Online platform DzygaMDB won the competition for the development of the film industry database from
The USAID Competitive Economy of Ukraine (CEU) Program supports startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase their competitiveness in Ukraine's domestic and international markets, helps develop a simplified and transparent business climate, and provides Ukrainian companies with the advantages of international trade.
“Ukrainian audiovisual content producers have significant potential and are already successful in creating high-quality content for the growing audiovisual global markets. USAID CEP is providing a comprehensive support for developing the necessary conditions to strengthen the competitiveness of the audiovisual sector in Ukraine. Among others, this includes providing access and information about Ukrainian film locations and high-quality professional teams to be engaged in creating feature films, TV series, video clips, animations, and post-production services. We are glad to start partnership with the DzygaMDB platform to populate and consolidate a database of film industry professionals, promote them on international platforms and build up the image of Ukraine as an attractive creative destination, ”said Mr. Karen Isahakyan, Emerging Industries / Competitiveness Team Leader at USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP). ”
Thanks to the support of the USAID Competitive Economy of Ukraine Program, the following functionality will be implemented:
- Consolidation of information about film professionals from various databases;
- Integration and training of film industry professionals regarding the presence and promotion at the international online platforms for film industry professionals;
- Chat between the platform users for effective collaboration and workflow coordination;
- Calendar of employment of film professionals, which allows to offer cooperation to the required specialist;
- Information on the legal aspects of the filming process in Ukraine - a consolidated collection of laws and regulations that will facilitate the organization of filming process;
- Creation of the section “Film Commission in Ukraine” with data on the existence of film commissions in different regions of the country and detailed information on their capabilities.
“The support of international organizations is important to us, since it directly proves the importance of our activities,” says Anna Machukh, co-founder of DzygaMDB platform. “Our work within the industry is aimed on the ordinary viewers who love Ukrainian cinema. We want Ukraine to occupy a worthy place in the world cinema, so we promote it by all means possible.”
We would like to remind that DzygaMDB is an online database of the Ukrainian audiovisual sector, its professionals and projects. Presently, it contains data on more than 3,000 professionals on the market, more than 130 companies and over 3,000 projects. The platform has already implemented functionality for convenient casting, placement of vacancies, and search for the required film professional in just a few clicks. All the entries are automatically translated into English and promoted among the world's film professionals. Almost every week, the project's Facebook page hosts webinars from the best professionals in the industry.
