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Game Rules for the Streaming Media

Duration
90’

When film festivals and theatrical distribution end, every documentary aims to go online. Theoretically, various streaming platforms are waiting with open arms, but in practice... Well, we’ll talk about what it looks like in practice at the panel discussion “Rules of the Game in the Streaming Field,” where we will focus on the perspective of streamers. What kind of partnerships are platforms willing to offer? What films are they looking for? And how do audiences watch documentaries online? We’ll explore these questions with representatives from Megogo, Sweet TV, Kyivstar TV, and Takflix.

Participants:
Valeriia Tolochyna
  

Maryna Kaplun 

Yuriy Povoroznyk

Nadia Parfan


Moderator: Alex Malyshenko

Valeriia Tolochyna is a Global Chief Marketing Officer at MEGOGO. With over twenty years of experience in marketing, advertising, and PR, she has developed strategies at the intersection of creativity, innovation, and measurable business results for both national and international brands. 


Valeriya’s career path includes executive positions at leading companies. In 2006, she led the PR department at ELDORADO and later became its Director of Advertising and PR. In 2010, she joined INTERTOP as Marketing Director for Ukraine and Kazakhstan, overseeing brand development, e-commerce, and loyalty programs. 


Since 2020, she has been the Global CMO of MEGOGO, one of the largest media services in Eastern Europe. She is responsible for marketing strategy in over ten countries, launching new products and partnerships, developing the brand globally, and executing large-scale campaigns.

MEGOGO is an international media service founded in 2011 in Kyiv. It is a leader among OTT platforms in Ukraine and operates in countries of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus. A significant portion of its catalog is also available worldwide (excluding Russia and the Republic of Belarus).

MEGOGO’s media library includes tens of thousands of content units: TV channels with interactive features; movies, series, cartoons, and games; educational and blogger content; audiobooks, podcasts, and radio. The media service also holds exclusive broadcasting rights for sporting events, such as matches of the Ukrainian national football team in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey), the German Cup (DFB-Pokal), the Italian Cup, K2 Promotions Ukraine, Top Rank, and many others, organizing production in accordance with the requirements of the rights holders.

 

Yuriy Povoroznyk is a Ukrainian journalist, film critic, producer, media and content expert with many years of experience. Since 2020, he has been the Chief Content Editor at the national online cinema platform SWEET.TV, where he is responsible for shaping the platform’s strategic content policy. In 2024, he was appointed Chief Producer of the platform. Before joining SWEET.TV, Yuriy co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of Vertigo, a media outlet dedicated to film and pop culture. He also authorises the educational course “Television: History, Format, and Influence” on Projector.Humanitarium, where he explores the evolution of television from its origins to the present day. In addition, Yuriiy is actively involved in developing podcasting in Ukraine. His projects include Vertigo Weekly, Potterolovy, and Radio Palantyr, which have gained popularity among listeners and received critical acclaim.

SWEET.TV is Ukraine’s number one national online cinema platform with over ten million users. 

The streaming service offers over 300 top TV channels, Hollywood premieres right after theatrical release, exclusive Ukrainian films, and the best collection of movies, cartoons, and series in Ukraine from Disney, Universal, HBO, and other leading studios.

Currently, SWEET.TV is actively developing its original content. In April, filming wrapped on Burying the Ex, a dramatic mini-series with elements of dark comedy. Earlier, the platform released A Surprise for the Family, the first Ukrainian reality show about military families. In collaboration with KNIFE! Films, production is underway on a full-length documentary about the band Okean Elzy, marking their 30th anniversary. Recently, SWEET.TV also premiered the iconic anime series NARUTO, dubbed in professional Ukrainian by the platform’s own SweetSoundStudio. This fall, SWEET.TV is preparing another large-format reality show, but the details remain frozen for now.

Maryna Kaplun is the Head of Content at Kyivstar TV with over thirteen years of experience in media. She joined the 1+1 media team in 2017 and, since 2022, has led content at the partner film and television platform Kyivstar TV. The team is working on its first original dramedy seriesVitia, marking a major step in producing Ukrainian series for OTT platforms. The project is being developed as part of Kyivstar TV’s strategic partnership with FILM.UA Group. 


Kyivstar TV is a joint project by Kyivstar and 1+1 media, launched on December 11, 2019. The platform offers access to thousands of hours of Ukrainian and international content, live programming, and exclusive pre-premiere screenings. It includes over 430 TV channels and a VOD library with 20,000 films, series, cartoons, and shows. More: tv.kyivstar.ua.

Nadia Parfan is a film director, creative producer, and curator of cultural projects. Co-founder of the International Festival of Film and Urbanism “86” in Slavutych, Ukraine (2014–2018) and the production company Phalanstery Films. Founder and curator of the Ukrainian online cinema platform Takflix.com. Member of the Ukrainian Film Academy, the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine, and the Documentary Film Association. Director and screenwriter of Reve ta stohne on Tour (2016) – Special Jury Mention at Docudays UA, Heat Singers (2019) – Golden Dzyga and Kinokolo awards for Best Documentary, and It’s a Date (2023) – Special Mention of the Berlinale Jury. Producer of the anthology MyStreetFilmsUkraine (2015–2018) and the special project Takflix Original.


Takflix is a legal streaming platform for Ukrainian cinema and an international community united in support of Ukrainian creators. It hosts the largest legal collection of quality Ukrainian films, including arthouse mainstream, festival hits, film classics, creative documentaries, and short films. 50% of each ticket sale goes to the creators. 10% of each film’s revenue is donated to the “Come Back Alive” Foundation. Takflix Original is a series of short films produced by the platform, including six completed works and two in development. Among them is Berlinale 2023 award-winner It’s a Date.


Kino42
Kostiantynivska str., 11/13
Offline (KINO42) + Zoom
Language: Ukrainian
Industry accreditation
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10 June 2025
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