The UN Refugee Agency is making an appeal for donations in order to continue providing self-saving protection to families forced to flee their homes. [gr]: https://donate.unhcr.org/gr/el/ukraine-emergency
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Documentary Director: Johann Feindt & Tamara Trampe Genre: Documentary, war Country: Germany, France Language: Chechen, German voice over Length: 92 Minutes Synopsis: Der brisante Dokumentarfilm reflektiert anhand der Erfahrungen junger Soldaten, die seelisch und körperlich gebrochen aus dem Einsatz zurückkehren, über den Krieg in Tschetschenien. Als Montage emotionaler Konfrontationen angelegt, gewinnt er durch die Nähe und das Vertrauen zwischen Regisseuren und Protagonisten. Die Reflexionen der jungen Männer werden durch Erinnerungen eines älteren Afghanistan-Veteranen, Szenen aus dem Moskauer Komitee der Soldatenmütter und Bilder eines brutalen Einsatzes der russischen Armee gegen Tschetschenen erweitert und vertieft. – Sehenswert ab 16. (Source: filmdienst.de) Further
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We are collating academic, scientific, arts, professional and freelance opportunities that are currently available for people fleeing war. Start looking for jobs by simply searching within a specific country or by switching between academic and industry opportunities.
Fiction Other Title: Iz zavyazanymy ochyma Director: Kateryna Gornostai Genre: Drama Country: Ukraine Language: Ukrainian Length: 100 Minutes Synopsis: Young MMA fighter Yuliya has lost her boyfriend in the war in eastern Ukraine. She starts a new relationship to make her life move forward. (Source: Cineuropa) Winner Best Feature Debut at Warsaw International Film Festival 2020 Further Information: imdb.com
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Fiction Other Title: Director: Kateryna Gornostai Genre: Drama Country: Ukraine Language: Ukrainian Length: 121 Minutes Synopsis: An introverted high-school girl Masha sees herself as an outsider unless she hangs around with Yana and Senia who share her non-conformist status. While she is trying to navigate through an intense time of the pre-graduation year, Masha falls in love that forces her to leave her comfort zone. From a debutant Ukrainian director Kateryna Gornostai, a deeply personal story about self-discovery and the patience it requires. (Source: Cineuropa) Stop-Zemlia was produced by Kyiv-based ESSE Production House, and Germany’s Pluto Film has the international rights. Further Information: imdb.com
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Fiction Other Title: Носоріг Director: Oleh Sentsov Genre: Drama Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine Language: Ukrainian Length: 101 Minutes Synopsis: Starting out as a petty thief, a young man nicknamed “Rhino” quickly works his way up the criminal hierarchy in 1990s Ukraine. Rhino has only known power and cruelty, but with nothing left to lose, could he finally find a chance at redemption?. (Source: Cineuropa) Rhino was produced by Ukraine’s Arthouse Traffic and Cry Cinema, and was co-produced by Poland’s Apple Film Production and German outfit ma.ja.de Fiction. Its world sales are handled by WestEnd Films. Further Information: imdb.com Wikipedia in English Wikipedia in Ukrainian
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Germany, International, Poland, Ukraine
PKF hospitality group made a plattform , where you can book hotel rooms all over Europe for a maximum of 5 nights for free. The hotel list includes many luxury hotels. You need a Ukrainian passport or proof of residency or refugee status in Ukraine at check-in. The website is Ukrainian, Russian and English.
Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, International, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
Plattform to search for and offer private accommodation in the whole of Europe.
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Berlin, Dresden, Graz, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Warsaw
Fiction Director: Peter Kerekes Genre: Drama Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine Language: Russian Length: 93 Minutes Synopsis: Lesya has committed a crime of passion which brings her a seven-year sentence in one of Odessa’s women’s correctional facilities. She has just given birth to her first child, and now she is entering a world populated only by women: inmates, nurses and wardens, women of all ages, wives and widows, daughters, sisters, pregnant women, and women with children. If not for the colour of the uniform, it would sometimes be hard to tell who is who. (Source: Cineuropa) Further Information: imdb.com Wikipedia
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Fiction Director: Roman Bondarchuk Genre: Drama, Comedy Country: Ukraine, Germany, Monaco Language: Ukrainian Length: 106 Minutes Synopsis: A series of odd coincidences has left Lukas, an interpreter for an OSCE military checkpoint inspection tour, stranded near a small southern Ukrainian steppe town. With nowhere to turn, this city boy finds shelter at the home of a colorful local named Vova. With Vova as his guide, Lukas is confronted by a universe beyond his imagination, one in which life seems utterly detached from any identifiable structure. Fascinated by his host and his host’s daughter Marushka, with whom he is rapidly falling
Germany, International, Monaco, Ukraine
Documentary other title: Михайло та Даниїл Director: Andrei Zagdansky Country: Ukraine, USA Language: Ukrainian Length: 63 Minutes Andrei Zagdansky’s powerful documentary portrait entitled Michail and Daniel about an artist working on a series of portraits entitled “Franz Kafka’s Diary” and his deaf and mute son who also suffers from cerebral palsy. Returning to the subject of a short film shot two and a half decades earlier Zagdansky provides us with a meditative and observational masterpiece on the heroism of this striking family. (Source: zagdansky.com) Availability: https://www.zagdansky.com/michail-and-daniel Further Information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5027320/
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The Hellenic Red Cross is making an appeal for donations to help and support displaced people from Ukraine. All monetary contributions to the Hellenic Red Cross bank account should be marked “Ukraine” (tel.: +30 210 3609825, +30 210 3611425).
Teams from the ICRC have been delivering medical supplies, food, water and hygiene material in Kyiv, Mariupol, Odessa, Donetsk, Luhansk, and many other places. But it’s clear much more must be done to assist the skyrocketing number of people in need in Ukraine.
Food, Medical Help, Psychological Help, Transport
Donetsk, Kyiv, Luhansk, Mariupol, Odessa
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Well researched and current legal information about entering and staying in different European countries. The site is no substitute for professional legal advice, but it can offer a first overview. The language of the site can be changed in the bottom left part of the website.
"First Help" - legal Info on entering and staying in different European countries
Austria, France, Germany, International, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain
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Fiction Director: Antonio Lukich Genre: Comedy, Drama Country: Ukraine Language: Ukrainian, English, Hungarian, Russian Length: 104 Minutes Also known as: Мої думки тихі (Ukrainian title); Мои мысли тихие (Russian title); Moje myśli są ciche (Polish title); I miei pensieri sono silenziosi (Italian title) Synopsis: Twenty something Vadim is a sound engineer and a downer who is moving from Ukraine to Canada in three months. However, before his departure from the country he is assigned to record the voice of a very rare bird, which dwells only in the Transcarpathian mountains of Ukraine… (Source: Reason 8 Films) Availability: justwatch.com Further Information:
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Vicarious (or Second Hand) trauma is a process of change resulting from empathetic engagement with trauma survivors. Anyone who engages empathetically with survivors of traumatic incidents, torture, and material relating to their trauma, is potentially affected, including health professionals, volunteers and researchers. Please be aware of the signs and keep an eye on your fellow volunteers, if they are showing any signs. Second Hand trauma is very real! And keep in mind: You can’t help others, if you are too tired or too traumatized to function properly.
Signs and strategies for coping with Second Hand Trauma
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Fiction Director: Nariman Aliev Genre: Drama Country: Ukraine Language: Crimean Tatar, Ukrainian, Russian Length: 97 Minutes Also known as: Evge (Original Title), Додому (Ukrainian title) Synopsis: Having lost his oldest son in the war between Russian and Ukraine, Mustafa resolves to bring the boy’s body to the land of his birth: Crimea. Together, he and his younger son set out on a journey that will profoundly mark their relationship. (Source: Wild Bunch) Further Information: Homeward at IMDB Homeward at Wikipedia (English) Homeward at Wikipedia (Ukrainian) Homeward – Wild Bunch (Film Sales official site)
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Fiction Director: Myroslaw Slaboschpyzkyj Genre: Drama Country: Ukraine Language: Sign language (Ukrainian) Length: 132 Minutes Synopsis: Deaf mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for deaf-and-dumb. In this new place, he needs to find his way through the hierarchy of the school’s network dealing with crime and prostitution, The Tribe. By taking part of several robberies, he gets propelled higher into the organization. Then he meets one of the Chief’s concubines Anna, and unwillingly breaks all the unwritten rules of the tribe. (Source: Cineuropa) Streaming: justwatch.com Further Information: imdb.com Wikipedia in English Wikipedia in Ukrainian Wikipedia in Russian
Documentary Director: Sebastian Dehnhardt Country: Germany Language: German, English, Russian Length: 110 Minutes Synopsis: KLITSCHKO tells the captivating story of the boxing worlds most famous brothers: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. From the socialist drill of their childhood in the Ukraine, and their first successes as amateurs, to their move to Germany and subsequent rise as international stars on the verge of holding the championship titles of all five boxing federations (Wladimir secured this with his unanimous World Boxing Association win against David Haye on July 2nd, 2011). Along the way they experience defeats and setbacks, low points and triumphant comebacks
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Information on how to report a missing Ukrainian child across Europe, a list of Ukrainian children currently reported missing, resources for support to missing children and their families. International hotline 116 000.
