Applications for 'Thousand Springs' closed, 1,151 applications registered - Zelenskyy

The application period for the national initiative "Thousand Springs" has concluded. The commission has accepted 1,151 applications for consideration across seven categories totaling 10.8 billion hryvnias. The review of applications is ongoing. The final results will be presented on June 12. This was reported by UNN with reference to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the press service of the Ministry of Culture.

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This year, we are launching the first full-format program to support Ukrainian culture, "Thousand Springs." Billions of hryvnias will be guaranteed annually for the creation of cultural products. The program covers seven areas, from films, TV series, and animation to music, performing and visual arts, as well as content creation for social networks. We already have 1,151 applications. The review process is ongoing, so there will be more. We will present the final results on June 12

He added that projects from all corners of the country submitted applications, and about 17% of them are debuts.

This is the starting year. From now on, support for Ukrainian culture will only grow every year. Thank you for such active participation in the program right at the start. The development of modern Ukrainian culture, support for our authors and projects, and the creation of new Ukrainian products are vital parts of our strength. It is especially valuable to see that even during a time of full-scale war, creative energy in Ukraine does not fade. I thank everyone who works to ensure the Ukrainian voice sounds even stronger through creativity

As the Ministry of Culture reported, the leading categories by the number of applications submitted at the moment are:

• audiovisual shows and videos for social networks - 270 applications;
• feature films and series – 238 applications;
• non-fiction (documentary) films and series – 180 applications.

The Ministry also reminded that the technical selection will continue until June 12—competition commissions of the Ministry of Culture, the State Film Agency, and the State Arts Agency will check the documents of all submitted candidates for correct formatting. After this, projects that meet the requirements will move to the second stage of the competition - expert evaluation.

The lists of participants who passed the technical selection and will participate in the second stage of the initiative will be published on the websites of "Thousand Springs," the Ministry of Culture, the State Film Agency, and the State Arts Agency. Expert evaluation starts on June 17 and will last until July 28. It is at this stage that a comprehensive professional assessment of the submitted projects will take place.

The distribution of applications among experts in each category will be conducted in an open broadcast format. Each project will be evaluated by five independent experts based on ten criteria, including:

• compliance of the submitted project with the theme and the competition;
• consistency of the budget with the creative concept;
• professionalism of the team;
• audience engagement potential;
• artistic and substantive value;
• originality of the idea;
• social significance and potential impact;
• inclusivity, accessibility, and diversity;
• feasibility of implementation;
• the team's experience in implementing similar projects.

Based on the evaluation results, a list of participants who will proceed to the next stage of the competition—pitching—will be formed. Final pitchings will take place from August 12 to 16. Participants will present their projects to experts and competition commissions, who will determine the winners of the program. Projects that successfully pass all selection stages will be eligible for state funding and the realization of cultural initiatives

Recall

Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy of Ukraine - Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tetiana Berezhna presented the state program for supporting cultural products "Thousand Springs". This took place during a meeting with representatives of the film industry.