Gurin Company, Film.UA launch representation partnership
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| 17 October 2022
Los Angeles-based The Gurin Company and Ukrainian indie Film.UA Group have formed a new partnership, under which the US producer will represent Film.UA’s non-scripted programming in the US and other international territories.
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Under the deal, The Gurin Company will select Film.UA formats and readymade properties that are deemed as having international potential and provide development, distribution and co-production services to enable each project to realise its full commercial and creative potential outside of Ukraine. The partners will also work together to originate and develop new properties for the US, Ukrainian and international markets.

The partnership is kicking off for MIPCOM 2022 with two new formats: The History of Criminalistics and The Insiders Project. The History of Criminalistics is a multi-part, high-end docu-drama that brings viewers inside the most fascinating criminalistic discoveries from the past two centuries. While exploring the innovative methods embraced by criminologists through unique, high end visual effects and dramatic recreations, audiences will get a historical, scientific and entertaining look into these breakthrough techniques that are still used today.

The Insider’s Project is an exploration into sites typically unseen and abandoned, from an obsolete nuclear reactor to uninhabited mansions. In this self-contained episodic series, our fearless host will venture to these sites and structures that are overlooked and bring the viewers along for a journey of true discovery. In covering these hidden sites of wonder, what are described as state-of-the-art graphics have been used to recreate these structures to their former states of distinction.

“While predominantly known for their scripted output, Ukrainian storytelling expertise is well known, highly regarded and deserves to be known far beyond its borders,” said Phil Gurin, president and CEO of The Gurin Company.
“With a project like The History of Criminalistics Film US was able to execute some terrific dramatic recreations with great skill. Even more, its cinema-quality special effects and CGI, all done locally in Ukraine, can stand against any of the big global studios, and we can’t wait to bring that level of production to our productions in other territories. The intriguing and compelling adventure of Insider’s Project can effortlessly be adapted in any territory with a history of large-scale abandoned buildings and infrastructure.”

Kateryna Vyshnevska, head of development and co-productions, FILM.UA Group added: “We are glad to extend our collaboration to our new slate of factual and docudrama projects. We are especially pleased that the cooperation encompasses projects touching upon the subject of war in Ukraine but also pure entertainment, from crime docudrama to extreme urban explorations. The Ukrainian AV industry is comprised of talented people who have been, are and will continue creating great content with a viewer in mind. We are not defined by the war only, and this co-development deal is a great testament to that.”