Ukrainian Film Academy Co-Founder Julia Sinkevych Named Series Mania Jury President
deadline.comThe Co-Founder of the Ukrainian Film Academy has been named Jury President for this year’s Series Mania.Julia Sinkevych will judge the annual event’s International Competition, joining a jury featuring German actor Christian Berkel (Downfall, Valkyrie), Israeli actress Shira Haas (Unorthodox), Turkish creator and director Berkun Oya (Bir Baskadir) and French singer-songwriter and model Yseult.Her presence at the Lille evvent next month is still not certain and so Freench writer/direector Marc Dgain has been appointed Vice-President.The tireless Sinkevych is the Co-Founder of the Ukrainian Film Academy and a member of the Euroipean Film Academy.From 2010 to 2020, she worked as General Producer of Odessa International Film Festival, one of the biggest audience film festivals in Eastern Europe.She is also a producer and is currently working on feature films Lucky Girl Marysia Nikitiuk and Lesia by Nana Janelidze.
Past credits include Vitaly Mansky’s Close Relations and Nadia Parfan’s Heatsingers.Series Mania Founder Laurence Herszberg said: “We have always said that series are the mirror to a period of time that resonate through their stories, their characters, and their subjects.“Series Mania has always been dedicated to reflecting this continuous and intimate dialogue between culture and society.
This is why we feel it is essential today to turn our attention to the tragic situation that is shaking Ukraine and the entire world.
We are honored to have Julia serving as our jury president.”Sinkevych said she is “deeply moved and honored.”She added: “At these times we know that culture is a powerful tool to stop the aggression and to bring to the world new talent.
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