Limitless

On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine, destroying part of the infrastructure and forcing millions of Ukrainians to flee their region and even their country. This war resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides and was accompanied by war crimes committed by the Russian army and its militias.

In response to this invasion, many anti-war filmmakers and intellectuals from all walks of life were forced to leave Russia in a hurry, fearing reprisals for their opposition to the regime. These artists had to abandon everything they had built up to save their freedom of expression. Faced with this situation, it became essential for us to react and create a space dedicated to these marginalised and uprooted voices.

And so, a year later, Limitless was born. Run by Russian producer Yanna Buryak, who herself emigrated to France at the start of the conflict, and French producer Ludovic Henry, Limitless’ mission is to support exiled filmmakers while being deeply rooted in the Mediterranean region.

Our vision is based on a dual objective: on the one hand, to support filmmakers in exile, particularly those who have fled oppressive regimes such as Russia, but also other artists from around the world facing similar contexts. Secondly, we want to develop and support a network of artists from the different regions of the Mediterranean, a cultural crossroads that has always been marked by diversity and a melting pot of cultures. The name Limitless, which means ‘without borders’, reflects this desire to transcend geographical, political and artistic barriers.

By uniting these two dimensions – artists in exile and Mediterranean creators – Limitless aims to be a platform without borders, where marginalised voices can express themselves freely and where new forms of storytelling can emerge, at the crossroads of cultures and realities.