Pronto
ukraine
MAKSYM ASADCHYI
Owner, Producer
ANNA KALASHNYK
Producer
SASHKO CHUBKO
Head of Development
+380 (44) 490 2231
Company Profile
Since 2004 PRONTO FILM provides top-notch production services in Ukraine—for its own films, as well as for partners like Film.ua, Canal+, Netflix, and HBO Europe.
Pronto’s CEO Maksym Asadchyi is behind the first successful films of independent Ukraine. BROTHERS. THE FINAL CONFESSION (2013) by Victoria Trofimenko were selected to three class A festivals. THE GUIDE (2014) by Oles Sanin set a box office record for a local film.
Two Maksym’s films became Ukrainian Oscar submissions, and his documentary BREAKING POINT. THE WAR FOR DEMOCRACY IN UKRAINE (2016) was in the long-list for Documentary Oscar. Pronto’s films won 4 awards from Ukrainian Film Academy.
Pronto managed production for Ulrich Seidl’s IMPORT/EXPORT (2007); Ukraine’s most successful TV series SNIFFER (2013—); French thriller COLD BLOOD (2019) starring Jean Reno, and French-Swiss sports drama OLGA (2021) by Elie Grappe.
At the moment, Pronto is finishing production for the most ambitious Ukrainian film ever — epic action DOVBUSH by Oles Sanin, and a sports drama STORM SCHOOL by Vincent Ward in co-production with Germany, Australia, China and Switzerland. Pronto is looking for new projects for co-production or production service in Ukraine.
Company Highlights
BROTHERS. THE FINAL CONFESSION 2013
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Drama
Director: Victoria Trofimenko
Screenplay: Victoria Trofimenko
Cast: Natalka Polovynka, Mykola Bereza, Roman Lutsky, Veronika Shostak
Based on ‘Hummelhonung’ by Torgny Lindgren, this debut drama tells a story of a life-long rivalry between two brothers in the beautiful highland of Carpahian mountains.
Best Actress, Critics Jury Prize — Moscow International Film Festival
Best Debut — Romania IFF
Jury Prize — Baghdad IFF
Beijing International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
International Film Festival of India
BREAKING POINT 2016
Format: Documentary
Genre: Historical
Director: Mark Johnathan Harris, Oles Sanin
Screenplay: Mark Johnathan Harris, Oles Sanin, Paul Wolansky
Made in co-production with the USA, this documentary tells a story of several ordinary Ukrainians — a journalist, a medic, a children’s theater director — who left their normal lives in order to defend their country from Russian invasion.
Long-list for the Best Documentary Oscar
Theatrical release in the USA
100% positive Rotten Tomatoes rating
Best Documentary — Annapolis IFF (USA)
Best Documentary— San Luis Obispo IFF (USA)
Best Documentary — EtCultura IFF (USA)
Special Jury Mention — Regina IFF (Canada)
Official selection at Hot Springs DFF, Santa Barbara IFF, AmDocs IFF
FOXTER & MAX 2019
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Family, Sci-Fi
Director: Anatoly Mateshko
Screenplay: Scott Parisien
Cast: Bohdan Kozii, Maksym Samchyk, Tomasz Oswiecinski, Daria Polunina
A timid boy and AI in the form of robotic super-dog get into adventures, learning a lot from each other along the way.
Over 100.000 tickets sold in Ukrainian cinemas (#2 at the box office)
Over 3.000.000 viewers of the TV premiere
2 Ukrainian Film Academy Awards — Best Editing and Best VFX
Best Film Award — Children KinoFest (Ukraine)
Dream Award — Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (South Korea)
International rights sold to over 100 countries
