10/09/2025
'The Ferryman' by Pavlo Dorohoi was presented as part of The Ukrainian Day at the 82nd La Biennale di Venezia (Work in progress-projects).
The Ukrainian Day was hosted by the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September. The central event was a panel discussion entitled 'Co-production with Ukraine: Opportunities and Prospects'.
"The Ferryman" is a co-production between Ukraine and Norway.
(producers: Olha Symonenko (eidos.productions/Ukraine) and Anita Norfolk ( Folk Film/Norway).
Pascal Diot, the head of Venice Production Bridge, opened the event and expressed his support for Ukrainian filmmakers. He also noted the high quality and genre diversity of the Ukrainian projects presented at the production stage this year.
We are grateful for this opportunity to present the film and find new partners!
The project was supported by: The European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films (development grant); the Media Fit Project (CFI, Agence Française de Développement des Médias, and Суспільне Мовлення; Film Aid; and Catalyst Ukraine.
Developed: EURODOC EAVE_Change (EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs)