Within less than one month of joining the project, we :
- Secured a commitment from Germany to support schools in Ukraine – positioning the film for long-term issue success.
Inspired by the film and impact ideas presented by Think-Film, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development expressed keen interest to discuss with Osvitoria how it could use its municipal partnerships between Ukraine and Germany to expand and make more systematic their support for schools.
This was a hugely meaningful expression of commitment, which could in time represent tens or hundreds of thousands, even millions of Euros worth of support to Ukraine schools and education.
- Connected with key international stakeholders – broadening the film’s network and opening doors to future impact actions.
We engaged in targeted outreach to 135+ identified relevant individuals and organisations – focusing on decision-makers and international NGOs who could be onboarded as partners to advance the longer-term objectives of TIMESTAMP. This secured particular interest in a longer-term partnership from Save The Children Germany, and opened access to potential social media reach of 350k+ from all accounts combined.
- Facilitated an EFM DocSalon panel moderated by Deadline – placing the film for industry, press, and wider audience visibility.
As part of our holistic support for the film’s successful launch at Berlinale Film Festival – where it was the only documentary in the main competition, we persuaded the European Film Market to place a panel in the DocSalon programme. Moderated by Deadline Editor, Matt Carey, the panel was a prestigious recognition of the film’s importance in the context of the festival as a whole, and opened a conversation on German distribution.
- Generated impact press – gathering future audience potential.
The EFM DocSalon panel was covered by Business Doc Europe, generating unique press for the film amid the flurry of reviews. We further secured offers from Institute for Cultural Diplomacy and GetYourWings to include a film impact feature in their next newsletter and magazine publication respectively, extending even further the reach of the film to relevant issue audiences.
Investing in all these efforts for the film’s launch at Berlinale ensured that TIMESTAMP was presented as competitive in the film market, introduced to high-level issue stakeholders, and primed for continued success.
