Last week FORMAT SHOW Spring Edition took place in Kyiv and as part of the conference was held the final round of the pitching contest Small World. Big Ideas, during which five finalists presented their concepts to the international expert jury – Tim Crescenti, President of Small World IFT (USA), Martina Makeeva, Producer of Friends Production (Ukraine) and Viktoriya Liezina, General Producer, 1+1 Production (Ukraine). This year the finalists of the contest were:

Avtandil Sturua and Aleksei Merkulov (Ukraine) – Move Out Now!
Elena Malkova and Igor Storchak (Ukraine) – Generations on Tour
Igor Klyuchnikov (Russia) – 72 Hours to Sell
Amatzia Samkai (Israel) – A Soong is Born
Maya Zamir Arditi (Israel) – Dinner Surprise

The winner of the third edition of SMALL WORLD. BIG IDEAS became the project Generations on Tour by Ukrainian producers Elena Malkova and Igor Storchak (the project was pitched by Marina Bulgakova). This year, along with the participant’s badge of the international audio-visual content market MIPCOM (France) and exclusive partnership with Small World IFT (USA) the winner also receives a roundtrip flight to France and accommodation in Cannes for the period of participation in MIPCOM 2017 (October 16-19).

The other finalists, as well as the participants of SMALL WORLD. BIG IDEAS, that received high points from the experts, were given the opportunity to present their ideas to the contest’s partner, representatives of Ukrainian TV channels and major prodcos during special Face-to-Face Meetings session.