On February 18, Pitching of the Odesa International Film Festival was held as an associated event of the European Film Market, the international marketplace of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.

During Pitching, 12 projects were presented at the pre-production stage, including projects of feature films, feature films, short films and TV series.

12 Ukrainian film projects selected by OIFF:

• Feature film Golden Lion on the Eve of Ivan Kupala, LLC “Illienko Film Productions” (dir. Daria Onyshchenko, prod. Pylyp Illienko)
• Feature film Honeymoon, TOY (dir. Zhanna Ozirna, prod. Dmytro Sukhanov)
• Feature film SIBLINGS, ForeFilms (dir. Anna Yatsenko, prod. Volodymyr Yatsenko)
• Feature film The Happiness, Arsenal Films (dir. Vladlen Odudenko, prod. Valentyn Vasyanovych, Volodymyr Yatsenko)
• Feature film Ukraine is the capital of Great Britain, Family Production (dir. Tonia Noyabrova, prod. Anastasiya Bukovska, Danylo Kaptyukh)
• Serial 40 days of love, UKRKINO / MOREFILM (dir. Maksym Nakonechnyi prod. Olga Zhurzhenko)
• Serial A Girl from Tallinn, FILM.UA, Zolba (dir. Ilmaar Raag, prod. Olesya Lukyanenko, Kateryna Vyshnevska, Jevgen Supin)
• Serial Puzzle, Directory Films (dir. Lana Shapoval, prod. Igor Savychenko)
• Documentary project Listening to the World, TABOR (dir. Yelizaveta Smith, prod. Olga Beskhmelnytsina, Eugene Rachkovsky)
• Documentary project Omelko’s House / Guests from Kharkiv, Eleron Pictures (dir. Halyna Lavrinets, prod. Alexandra Bratyshchenko)
• Documentary project Queens of Joy, Quatros Group (dir. Olga Gibelinda, prod. Ivanna Khitsinska)
• Documentary project The Shadows, Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema (dir. Polina Kelm, producer Valeria Sochyvets)

Participation of Ukrainian productions at the Berlin Film Market is supported by USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP). The initiative is being implemented in cooperation with Goethe-Institut.

Recall that the Ukrainian National Stand also operates at the EFM. It is organized jointly by the Ukrainian State Film Agency, the Film Industry Association of Ukraine, Film Industry Association of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Motion Picture Association and with the financial support of German Films with the assistance of the European Film Market. The catalog of Ukrainian production companies (Production Guide of Ukraine) and opportunities for cooperation with Ukraine in the field of cinema is showcased within the Ukrainian stand. EFM's measures to support the presence of the Ukrainian film industry are co-funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.