In this morning session, we're excited to showcase the Generation Ukraine film collection and delve into the world of public broadcasters. We'll explore the types of documentaries that spark their interest, as well as the vital role that documentary films play in public broadcaster programming and their broader impact on culture and business. Using Generation Ukraine as a case study, we're going to examine how these documentaries serve as powerful vehicles for storytelling and cultural exchange.
Generation Ukraine* is a project of the French-German media platform ARTE in cooperation with ARTE France, ARTE G.E.I.E., ARTE Germany, Ministère de l’Europe et des affaires étrangères, Goethe Institut, Council of Europe, BR, MDR, RBB, SWR, 2DF, Documentary Association of Europe, Doc Society and the Ukrainian Institute, aimed at supporting the Ukrainian documentary filmmaking industry. The project will result in 12 documentaries made by Ukrainian filmmakers after the full-scale invasion and co-produced by ARTE. These films explore the Ukrainian reality from the inside, telling about the consequences of the Russian war against Ukraine.
*Provided by the press service of the Ukrainian Institute.
Speakers:
Fabrice Puchault,Head of Society and Culture Department at ARTE France;
Alexandre Marionneau, Head of International Co-productions for the Society and Culture Department at ARTE France.
Moderator: Yulia Fediv, member of the Board of Directors at Suspilne Ukraine.
Fabrice Puchault studied literature and is a graduate from the French National Film School (FEMIS). Independent producer from 1992 to 2003, he then joined the documentary Department in France 3 as Commissioning Editor for Science and Wildlife. In November 2005, he joined the factual department at France 2, the main French Public Broadcaster, and became Commissioning Editor for Specialist Factual. In 2008, he was appointed Secretary General of Programming at France 2. He was notably in charge of coordinating programs between the channel and digital media. From February 2011 to January 2016, Fabrice Puchault served as Director of the Documentary department at France 2. Fabrice is now Head of Society and Culture Department at ARTE France.
Alexandre Marionneau graduated from CELSA (Paris IV — Sorbonne) and began working for a production firm focused on institutional films. In 2012, he joined France Televisions and oversaw the digitization of the channel France 2. In 2017, he notably created and curated the first season of the strand 25 Shades of Documentary. After experimenting with various non-profits (such as becoming CEO of a non-profit dedicated to public speaking training for young people in France), Alexandre joined ARTE in 2021 as the head of international co-productions for the Society and Culture department.
Yulia Fediv, culture and media manager, winner of the UN Women's Award in the category "Cultural Manager 2021", member of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Institute, member of the Board of Directors at Suspilne Ukraine.
