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Ladies and Gentlemen,
A message from A Production, Ukraine:

A PRODUCTION

An inspired team of experts in their field, offering an opportunity to
stretch your shooting budget for advertisements or films without
sacrificing quality or time.

UKRAINE OFFERS

A rich and varied landscape featuring mountain scape's reminiscent of
fairy tales, valleys and villages from another era, unspoilt forests of
varying types, serpentine rivers, the Azov and Black seas, cities with
distinctive old and modern quarters, monumental buildings from
steel-and-glass to 19th century types, meandering cobbled streets, a
range of shooting sites in industrial areas, and even some Soviet-era
holdovers.

The array of locations advances the opportunity to enrich your projects
with an atmosphere currently underexposed in film and advertising. As
an additional kicker, filming in Ukraine means significant savings in
production costs.

Ukraine has a developed culture of film appreciation and with a
population of 46 million there presents a range of facial types and
memorable characters to be utilised in film and advertising projects.

Within a matter of days of first contact, the A Production team can
organize an array of services for your project: cast and casting, crew
and equipment, studios and locations, shooting and editing, legal
matters and licenses, music and music rights, broadcasting and
presentation, animation and graphics, encoding and authoring,
translations and subtitles, duplication and packaging, etc.

WHO WE ARE

Alyona Yegorova, Executive Producer - With 12 years in the business,
she has been involved in the creation of the Kyiv-based production
houses Radioactive Film and Adrenaline Brothers. She is the co-founder
of the film studio Marmelade Film.

Boris Chykulay, Producer - Acquired his experience in the film business
during his collaboration with Mykola Hejko (director of the films
Memento Mori, (uncredited) co-director of Kolja, and many others), in
the Studio Mirage and Golden Dawn (CZ). For many years he worked for
RFE/RL (Prague) and in various civic organizations.

Zhanna Bohdevych, Producer - Assists on all of Alyona Yegorova’s
projects. She was the casting director for the full-length feature
films Oh, Lucky Man (a Ukrainian-Russian television serial; director:
E.Parri Star Media & Kyiv Film), Svaty (Matchmakers; director:
Y.Morozov Kyiv Film) and 95 kvartal (95th Block), and Shche odyn shans
(One More Chance; director: S.Alyoshechkin, Nova Studiya).

Galka Jedger, Casting Director - A graduate of the Acting Faculty of
the Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theater, Film and
Television, in the last four years she has organized approximately 100
casting calls for advertising.

Roman Karnaukhov, Administrator - Extensive experience in film
production.

OUR CLIENTS

LIQUOR AND SPIRITS COMPANIES: Vinodel, Knyazhyy Hrad, Mernaya, Olimp,
Sovetnik. SUPERMARKETS: 925, Buryonka, Haysyn, Galina Blanka,
Slavoliya, Chumak. BANKS: Bank Centercredit. ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE
STORES: Citi.COM, Foxtrot, Unitrade. ADVERTISING AGENCIES: Panda
Advertising, Euro RSCG Kiev, JBKB, Lowe, Ganka, Sablya. TELEVISION
CHANNELS: ICTV. TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Kyivstar. POP AND ROCK STARS (MUSIC
VIDEOS): Flore, Aviator, Alina Grosu, Alyona Vinnycka, Ani Lorak,
Andriy Danylko (a.k.a. “Verka Serdyuchka”), Viktoriya Dayneka, Vitaliy
Kozlovskyy, Iryna Bilyk, Katya Chili, Lama Marichka Burmaka, Nataliya
Korolyova, Okean Elzy, Oleksandr Ponomaryov.

OUR PARTNERS

Artur Novikov, Director (Donetsk, Ukraine), Volodymyr Tykhyy, Director
(Kyiv, Ukraine), Ihor and Oleksandr Stekolenky, Directors (Kyiv,
Ukraine), Mykola Hejko, Director (Prague, Czech Republic), Mykola
Kaptan, Director (Kyiv, Ukraine), Fernando Vallejo, Director (Madrid,
Spain), Yuriy Barsuk, Director of Photography (DOP) (Kyiv, Ukraine),
Adelshyn Marat, DOP (Moscow, Russia), Vlad Onenyanc, DOP (Moscow,
Russia), Viktor Pryduvalov, DOP (Kyiv, Ukraine), Andriy Zlobin, Art
Director (Kyiv, Ukraine), Ivan Levchenko, Art Director (Kyiv, Ukraine),
Ilya Verkhman, Art Director (Kyiv, Ukraine), Ilya Isupov, Art Director
(Kyiv, Ukraine), Oleksandra Drobot, Art Director (Kyiv, Ukraine), Olha
Zlobina, Art Director (Kyiv, Ukraine), Marek Vsetecka, Food Stylist
(Prague, Czech Republic), Serge Roux, Food Stylist (Paris, France),
Operatorskie tekhnologii (Camera Technologies: Kyiv, Ukraine),
FILMOTECHNIC Camera Support Equipment, whose founder Anatoliy Kokush,
the holder of a patent for the unique gyrostabilizing camera crane that
won an Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievements for 2005
(Kyiv, Ukraine), At Point Location Service Group (Kyiv, Ukraine),
Barrandov Studio and Film Lab (Prague, Czech Republic), Salamandra
Creative Lab (Moscow, Russia), Condor Digital, The Chimney Pot, Kiev
Post Production (Kyiv, Ukraine), Cinnamon Digital FX (Kyiv, Ukraine),
Mirage Studio (Prague, Czech Republic), Patriot Rental (Equipment
Rental Services) (Kyiv, Ukraine), et al.

VIDEOS AT http://www.aproduction.com.ua

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We await your ideas, film scripts, and treatments for which we will
prepare a scrupulously calculated budget and convenient timing,
organize a wonderful team, and guarantee dependable implementation and
a successful life on the screen.

Looking forward to our collaboration,

Respectfully yours,

Boris Chykulay and the A Production team


boris@aproduction.com.ua
http://www.aproduction.com.ua

tel.: +380 977 977 300
tel.: +380 444 821 597 tel/fax

skype: ok1wua


Kyiv, January, 28, 2009


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UK vs UKRAINE: The winner is Ukraine: total saving is 5 662£ more than 27% of your budget!!!

Art Department 1916 vs 1800
- Art Director 597 / 720
- Scenic Artist 496 / 360
- Stylist 433 / 360
- Assistant Art Director 390 / 360

Camera Department 3136 vs 2160
- Lighting Cameraman 1077 / 1080
- Camera Operator 441 / 216
- Focus Puller 383 / 216
- Script Supervisor 383 / 216
- Senior Video Operator 295 / 216
- Clapper Loader 295 / 108
- Video Operator 262 / 108

Costume & Wardrobe Department 1118 vs 648
- Costume Designer 468 / 360
- Wardrobe Buyer 390 / 144
- Wardrobe 260 / 144

Electrical Department 720 vs 273
- BECTU rate 410 / 187
- BECTU rate 310 / 86

Grips Department 819 vs 359
- Key Grip 383 / 187
- Second Grip 350 / 86
- Crane Technician £260 for 8 hours / 86

Hair & Make-Up Department 1418 vs 1008
- Chief Make-Up 449 / 360
- Chief Hairdresser 449 / 288
- Hairdresser 260 / 216
- Make-Up 260 / 144

Modelmaking Department 939 vs 750
- Model Animator 556 / 444
- Model Animator Assistant 383 / 306

Production Department 3901 vs 2844
- Director 654 / 720
- Producer 654 / 360
- Casting Director 597 / 288
- Production Manager 420 / 288
- 1st Assistant Director 468 / 360
- Location Manager 400 / 288
- 2nd Assistant Director 295 / 288
- Production Assistant 289 / 144
- Runner 124 / 108

Props Department 1200 vs 935
- Prop Buyer 390 / 310
- Master Props 345 / 270
- Props person 260 / 205
- Props Assistant 205 / 150

Rigging Department 1647 vs 1300
- Wire Supervisor 550 / 440
- Wire Technician 430 / 340
- Master Rigger 357 / 280
- Advanced/Electrician Rigger 310 / 240

Sound Department 1353 vs 1050
- Sound Mixer 449 / 350
- Boom Operator 357 / 280
- Sound Maintenance 285 / 220
- Sound Assistant 262 / 200

SFX Department 2036 vs 1590
- SFX Supervisor 1077 / 720
- Senior SFX Technician 449 / 360
- SFX Technician 357 / 280
- SFX Assistant 295 / 230

Other 644 vs 468
- Home Economist 449 / 360
- Driver 195 / 108

TOTAL: 20 847£ vs 15 185£

Based on BECTU RECOMMENDED RATES FOR COMMERCIALS PRODUCTIONS UPDATED JULY 2007. CREW. This rate-card gives recommended rates for a 10-hour day (except where indicated otherwise). It is broken down by Department for easy reference. 10-hour rate

No visa to Ukraine

Citizens of the following countries can now visit Ukraine without a visa for periods of up to 90 days over a 180 day period with a valid passport:

USA, Canada, Japan, EU nations, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Vatican, Iceland, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Mongolia, Lithuania and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (except Turkmenistan).


Citizens of these countries can stay in Ukraine for up to 90 days within any 180 day period without a visa. For longer stays a visa will be required. Until recently there was no 180 day stipulation, which meant that foreigners could simply cross the Ukrainian border every 3 months and avoid getting a visa. Now, as of July 11, 2007 this is no longer possible (link to decree in Ukrainian). If you intend to stay in Ukraine for more than 3 months, you will have to get a visa.