It’s official: VESNA is going to Cannes! 🇫🇷🇺🇦🇱🇹🇪🇪
We are thrilled to share that VESNA by Rostislav Kirpičenko @kirpicenko.rostislav is heading to the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Official Selection!
This success belongs to every single person who believed in this project. To our co-producers, partners, and our incredible crew — thank you for your tireless efforts and for standing with us.
Huge thanks to the selection committee of the Cannes Film Festival @festivaldecannes ! For us, the true value of being in Cannes is the chance to share this story with the world. The film addresses a sensitive but vital topic.
To everyone who supported us: this is for you.
L’aventure commence! See you in Cannes!
In winter, a small town in Russian-occupied south-eastern Ukraine. A priest forced to store executed civilians in his church-turned-morgue secretly returns their bodies to their families. As liberation nears, preserving proof of war crimes outweighs saving his own life.
Director, Screenwriter: Rostislav Kirpicenko @kirpicenko.rostislav
Director of Photography: Vilius Mačiulskis @machiulskis
Producers: Helena Pokorny @lennypokorna , Stasys Baltakis @stasysbaltakis
Co-Producers: Vitalii Sheremetiev @slovo_posle , Alexey Zgonik @alexey.zgonik
Production: Film Jam, Matka Films @matka_films , ESSE House @esse_house
In coproduction with: La Femme qui Aimait les Films @lafemmequiaimaitlesfilms , Lesterfilm @lesterfilm.lf
In association with Tessalit @tessalit_productions , Sons of Rigor Films @sonsofrigor
With the participation of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée @le_cnc , the Lithuanian Film Center @lietuvoskinocentras , Lithuanian National Radio and Television, the Estonian Film Institute @estonianfilminstitute
With the support of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region @region_nouvelle_aquitaine , in partnership with the CNC and with the support of ALCA, JHR films @jhrfilms , Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event @industrytallinn
Meet ESSE team in Cannes 🇫🇷
We are thrilled to announce that our producers Vitalii Sheremetiev, Alexey Zgonik, and Kateryna Skrynska are representing our team at the Marché du Film & Festival de Cannes.
We’re here to connect with fellow colleagues, explore new co-production opportunities, and share our latest projects.
Want to catch up? We’d love to see you! DM us to arrange a meeting!
May 13–21
Kateryna Skrynska
@catherineskrynskaya
May 13–23
Alexey Zgonik
@alexey.zgonik
May 15–20
Vitalii Sheremetiev
@slovo_posle
«Стоп-Земля» знову на великому екрані!
Друзі, запрошуємо на спецпоказ фільму @stop.zemlia із режисеркою Катериною Горностай @ka_krapka у кінотеатрі «Жовтень» @zhovten.cinema Вже у цю суботу, 28 березня, о 17:00.
Це чуттєва автобіографічна історія про дослідження себе. 16-річна Маша вчиться у звичайній київській школі. Не почуватися дивно в колективі їй допомагають близькі друзі Яна та Сєня. Окрім майбутніх екзаменів, вийти із зони комфорту Машу змушує закоханість в однокласника Сашу. Вона розуміє, якщо не наважишся спитати – ніколи не знатимеш, чи це навзаєм.
Стрічка, що руйнує четверту стіну, а в персонажах впізнаєте себе юними. Головні ролі тут за непрофесійними акторами-підлітками, які проживали на екрані те, що й у житті.
Фільм ніжний, а ще до біса якісний — призер Берлінале @berlinale , ОМКФ @odesafilmfestival та «Кіноколо».
До зустрічі у кіно!
ATTENTION: native German knowledge is required! Open Casting call for the lead role in Mazurian Summer Story.
Use the link in the bio for applications
#castingcall #castinggermany
Dive into the BTS of a project that holds a very special place in our hearts.
Thank you to the @musical.beings team for believing in us and to the incredible crew led by @alond555 and @neilcohen who made this possible. Together, we proved that even in the toughest times, creativity has no boundaries.
Client – Musical Beings @musical.beings
Project – Tembo
Creative Director/ Director – Alon Daniel @alond555
Creative Director/ Director – Neil Cohen @neilcohen
Production – ESSE House
DOP – Dmytro Cherniavskyi @chikunia
Executive Producer – Vitalii Sheremetiev @slovo_posle
Executive Producer – Oleksii Zgonik @alexey.zgonik
Executive Producer / Line Producer – Olya Oleshchenko @olyaoleshchenko
Post Production Producer – Tetiana Buialo @tetianabuialo
Junior producer – Margo Voronova @voronkanova
1AD – Val Semko @val_semko
PM – Andrii Naumchuk @naumchukandrew
PM Assistant – Dima Borysenko @dima__borisenko
Art Director – Dania Dubrovskii dubrovskydanil
Casting – Karolina Medvedeva @akter2012
Make Up/Hairstyle – Maria Pilunska @maria_pylunska@pylunskamaria
Wardrobe Stylist – Dina Golubeva @dinagolubeva.style@dinagolubeva
Playback – Oleksiy Goniaylo @alexgoniailo
Gaffer – Leonid Sydor @leonidsidor
1AC Cam A – Max Scherbanos
1AC Cam B – Sergiy Zakrevskiy
Focus Puller – Dima Tartyshnikov @zoomvszoom
Dolly – Vlad Foris @vlad.foris
Location Manager – Oleksiy Gordeychuk @gordeychuk.ua
SFX – Vadim Lysak, Tornado SFX @tornadosfx
Editor – Max Grebeniuk @max_mulderr
Colorist – Olya Korzhynska @olha.colourist
Equipment – Patriot Rental @patriotrental
Transport – Starwagen @starwagen.ua
Catering – Energy Catering @energy_catering
Demo/BTS – Bohdan Svintcitckiy @rudvotil