Step Dan, a dramedy produced by FILM.UA, made it to top five finalists of International Format Awards 2017 traditionally held by С21Media, an international media company. The Ukrainian version of a popular New Zealand format Step Dave competed in the Best Scripted Format category.
Step Dan is a family drama with comedy elements. The story is based on a relationship of two protagonists, Dan and Tina. Dan is a real minion of fortune. He is 24, handsome, witty and takes his success with women for granted, without ever getting into a serious relationship. Tina is 39, she is a self-made businesswoman and a mother of three children. They have met in unusual circumstances with a rather usual development: a date, then casual sex and no strings attached… Both are totally happy with it until Dan suddenly realizes he has fallen head over heels in love. But can Dan become a stepfather for Tina’s three children? What to do with their grandmother who has not accepted the “pup” from the very start? And how will Tina’s nearest and dearest react to such an obvious misalliance?
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Except Step Dan, the finalists include series from France (Le Secret d’Elise), the US (Eyewitness) and Finland (Black Widows). And the winner of Best Scripted Format is The A Word from the UK.
This year, competition organizers received over 320 applications in 9 categories. 42 formats made it to the final, and the winners in each category were chosen by leading format buyers and investors.
Just a reminder: in 2012, Countryhouse Gentlemen reality show jointly produced by FILM.UA Television and ICTV channel made it to top five finalists of the Best Competition Reality Format category.
