During the first stage of the event, 330 participants presented their projects, and 180 Ukrainian and international experts joined the expert panels. As noted by Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Minister of Culture of Ukraine, a total of 1,227 projects from all corners of Ukraine advanced to the finals of “Tysiachovesna.”
It is worth noting that the pitch sessions took place simultaneously in eight halls. Project authors and their teams presented their ideas, explained their concepts, identified their target audiences, and discussed their teams, implementation plans, and expected results. The pitch sessions featured ideas for new films, TV series, and music, theater, and art projects.
The final pitching session is the third and crucial stage of the evaluation process. Experts assess the creativity and quality of the presentation, the feasibility of implementation, the team’s professional readiness, budget compliance, and the project’s international potential. The amount of co-financing proposed by the participants is also taken into account.
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As previously reported, the public pitch sessions for the “Tysiachovesna” initiative have already begun. Guests at the event are offered a rich educational and entertainment program. The “Tysyachovesna” initiative is the largest state program supporting Ukrainian cultural products, with a budget of 4 billion hryvnias. The program’s goal is to strengthen the Ukrainian cultural sphere and promote the creation of contemporary content.
