UK cinemas hold Olga’s charity screenings in favor of Ukraine
Cinemas across the UK are uniting in support of Ukraine with a series of charity screenings of the new film Olga.
lga is about a young Ukrainian female gymnast who is forced to practice living in exile in Switzerland after leaving her home in Kyiv, where her mother works as a journalist covering events. Euromaidan protests.
From 18 March, more than 200 cinemas in the UK will host charity screenings of the film’s preview.
A donation will be made from each ticket sold to aid Ukraine through the Disaster Emergency Committee.
Participating cinemas include the Cineworld, Curzon, Everyman, Odeon and Picturehouse chains, as well as independent locations.
The BFI is working with 606 Distribution to coordinate the preview initiative.
Olga’s lead actress Anastasia Budiashkina plays not only the film’s 15-year-old gymnast of the same name, but also a former member of Ukraine’s national gymnastics team.
Budiashkina recently arrived in Poland after fleeing Kharkiv in Ukraine due to the ongoing war.
She said: “I am very happy that Olga will be seen in the UK, and people will see what is happening with Ukraine.
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“Everyone involved with Olga worked really hard, and I put my part in the movie.
“I hope everyone will like Olga.”
The film is set against the backdrop of the 2014 Maidan Revolution taking place in Ukraine, the end of the Euromaidan protests, caused by the Ukrainian government’s decision not to sign the EU-Ukraine Agreement, instead. that chose closer ties with Russia.
During the revolution, deadly clashes between protesters and security forces in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv culminated in the overthrow of President-elect Viktor Yanukovych and the overthrow of the Ukrainian government.
Anastasia Budiashkina, who played Olga, is a former member of the Ukrainian national gymnastics team (606 Distribution / PA)
Olga held her world premiere during International Critics’ Week at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
The film had its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival earlier this week.
Pat Kelman, director of 606 Distribution, said: “I was planning to release Olga in late spring, but the invasion of Ukraine made me very nervous about the film’s release.
“When Watershed Cinema Director Mark Cosgrove mentioned that the venues were looking to show support for Ukrainians, I realized that this very humanistic and dramatic film is set during the Maidan Revolution of 2013 of Ukraine can now resonate and connect with UK audiences in a meaningful way.
“Once news began to spread, it became clear that 606 needed help making this event a reality.
“I am extremely grateful to BFI Distribution for coming and providing this technical and marketing support.
“I am overwhelmed by the tremendous support the film distribution and exhibition community is giving this project, and I hope we will see enough homes across the country to support Ukraine and its people. Ukraine.”
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