Film Director

Graduated from National Fine Arts Academy. Graduated from Higher Courses of Script Writers and Directors Goskino.

Film director, theatrical director, scriptwriter, play writer, set and costume designer, graphic artist and painter.

Honored Artist of Ukraine, Academician of National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Head of the Film Department of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Laureate of Shevchenko National Prize, Docent of National Fine Arts Academy, Member of National Fine Art, Theatrical and Cinematographers Associations.

Village Doctor, 1988

fiction (after F.Kafka) 9 min;
1988

The Different One

fiction (after D.Bakin) 18 min
1989

Josephine, the Singer and the Mice People

fiction (after F.Kafka) 100 min
1994

The Noise of the Wind

fiction 80 min
2002

The World of Sasha Shumovich

documentary; 36 min
1997

… from Bulgakov

documentary-fiction; 29 min
1999

Lider

documentary-fiction (after K.Pitoeva); 31 min
2000

Galshka’s House

corporative; 30 min
2002

1911

fiction (with S.Diachenko & M.Diachenko); 100 min
not implemented
2003

Nevseremos’!

documentary 27 min
2005

Devotee (Diamond Cross)

fiction; 100 min
not implemented
2011

Ukrainian Argument

documentary; 60 min
2014

Farfelue

fiction; 170 min
in progression
2016

Skovoroda

fiction; 100 min
not implemented
2018

Yasa

fiction; 150 min
i2019

Varsava

fiction; 120 min
in progression
2020

In the Crowd

fiction; 100 min
in progression
2022

Exodus

fiction; 100 min
in progression
Exodus

Faust by Wagner

after J-W.Goethe
Kyiv Theatre on Podol
1990

Theatrical Novel

after M.Bulgakov
Kyiv Theatre on Podol
1992

Carmen

after P.Merime, A.Pushkin, A.Mehliak & L.Galevi
Budapest Magyar Szinhaz
2001

Dangerous Liaisons

after Choderlos de Laclos
Les Kurbas Centre,
New Drama Theatre on Pechersk;
Kyiv
2012

Verba

after Lesia Ukrainka’s “The Forest Song”
Kyiv National Ivan Franko theatre
2019

Respected Madmen

after Jean Giraudoux «The Madwoman of Chaillot»
Theater on Podol, Kyiv
2024

Village Doctor

fiction, 9 min; 1988

Production: Highest Courses of Script Writers and Film Directors, Goskino, Kiev Dovzhenko Film Studio

Grand Prix of the Film School (Highest Courses of Script Writers and Film Directors Film Festival, Moscow 1988)
Prize for the best artistic solution (Highest Courses of Script Writers and Film Directors Film Festival, Moscow 1988)
Prize for cinema language (All-Union "Debut" Film Festival, Moscow 1990)

Presentations: Clermont-ferrand (Int. Film Fest), London, Warsaw, Moscow

The Different One

fiction, 18 min; 1989

Production:The union of Cinematographers, Cinema Fund, Parité Art association, Highest Courses of Script Writers and Film Directors of the Goskino, Kyiv Dovzhenko Film Studio.

Prize for the best directing (Short film Festival "Vita Longa", Moscow, 1989)
Prize for Cinema language (All-Union "Debut" Film Festival, Moscow, 1990)
Prize for humanism and the highest aesthetic qualities of the film (Author’s Film Festival, Polotsk, Belorussia, 1991)
Prize for the best student feature film (International Student Film Festival "VGIK-92", Moscow, 1992)
Prize for the best feature film, directing and acting (International Festival “France-Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1992)

Presentations:
International Cannes Film Festival program «Semaine de la critique», Cannes, France, 1990
Oberhausen (Int. Film Fest), Paris, New-York, Moscow (Int. Film Fest).

Josephine, the Singer and the Mice People

fiction, 100 min; 1994

Production:Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, National Dovzhenko Film Studio, Innova-film Company Germany

Prize for the best directing (Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt 1995)
Prize for the best feature film (International Film Festival "Molodist", Kyiv, Ukraine, 1994)
Prize for the best artistic solution of the film (Open Russian Film Festival "Kinoshok", Anapa, 1994))
Prize for the best cinematography (to A.Shumovitch) (Open Film Festival "Kinoshok", Anapa, 1994)
Prize for the best role played by unprofessional actor (to V.Skuratovski) (Ukrainian Film Festival, Kyiv, 1995)
Prize for the best cinematography (to A.Shumovitch) (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night” Kyiv, 1997)
Prize for the best development of literature source (Int. Film Festival "Literature in Cinema", Gatchina, 1997)

Presentations:
Tiger Award nomination (Rotterdam International Film Festival, 1995)
Strasbourg (Int. Film Fest), Moscow (Int. Film Fest), St-Petershurg (Int. Film Fest).

The Noise of the Wind

fiction, 80 min; 2002

Production:Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, National Dovzhenko Film Studio

Prize for the best directing (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night” Kyiv, 2002)
Prize for the best music (to E.Gofman) (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night” Kyiv, 2002)
Prize for the best shot of the film (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night” Kyiv, 2002)
Prize for the best cinematography (to B.Verzhbitsky) (Festival of Ukrainian films “Open night” Kyiv, 2002)
Prize for the best cinematography (to B.Verzhbitsky) (International film festival “Kinoshok”, Anapa, 2002)
Prize for the best music (to E.Gofman) (Int. film fest of Ukraine-Russia-Byelorussia, Berdyansk, 2002)
Prize for the best cinematography (to B.Verzhbitsky) (Int. film fest. of Ukraine-Russia-Byelorussia, Berdyansk, 2002)
Prize for the best female role (to A.Sergyiko) (Int. fest. of Ukraine-Russia-Byelorussia, Berdyansk, 2002)
Prize “The Silver Knight” (International film festival of Slavonic and orthodox people “Golden Knight”, Kaluga, 2003)
Prize for the best female role (to A.Sergyiko) (International actors film festival “Stozhary”, Kyiv, 2003)
Prize for the best male role (to D.Lalenkov) (International film festival “Love is folly”, Varna, 2003)
Prize of journalists (International film festival “Love is folly”, Varna, 2003)
Gold medal of Hanzhonkov festival (Hanzhonkov festival, Moscow, 2003)

Presentations:
Forum of cinematography of the countries CIS and Baltic republics, Moscow 2002,
International Filmmusik biennale, Bonn 2002, Budapest 2003,
Festival of festivals St-Petershurg (Int. Film Fest) 2003, Lagov,
Int. Film Fest, 2003, Insko,
Int. Film Fest, 2003,
Pécs Int. Film Fest, 2005

Yasa

fiction, 150 min; 2023

Production:“MentaldRive studio”, Ukrainian State Film Agency

The World of Sasha Shumovich

documentary; 36 min; 1997

Production:Studio 1+1” Ukraine

Monologues

documentary series; 16 h; 1997-1998

Production:“Studio 1+1” Ukraine

… from Bulgakov

documentary-fiction; 29 min; 1999

ProductionUkraine National broadcasting company, Studio “Contact”, “Studio 1+1” Ukraine

Prize for the best feature directing (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night” Kyiv, 2000)
Prize for the best documentary directing (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night” Kyiv, 2000)
Prize for the best documentary film (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night” Kyiv, 2000)
Prize of jury (International Film Festival “Kinoshok”, Anapa, Russia, 2000)
Prize of the 5th International Assembly of Fantasy Portal (Kyiv, 2008)

Presentations: Forum of cinematography of the countries CIS and Baltic republics, Moscow 2002; Budapest; Paris; International TV forum INPUT 2001, Cape Town, 2001; Int. TV forum „The best of INPUT“, Porto Allegre, 2002

Two Families

documentary-fiction; 30 min; 2000

Production
Ukraine National broadcasting company, Studio “Contact”, “Studio 1+1” Ukraine

Lider

documentary-fiction; 30 min; 2000

Production
Ukraine National broadcasting company, Studio “Contact”, “Studio 1+1” Ukraine

Prize
for the best documentary film (Festival of Ukrainian Films “Open night”, Kyiv) 2002

Galshka’s House

corporative; 30 min, 2002

Production
“Inspiration films” Ukraine.

Winners

documentary series; 30 min, 60 series; 2005

ProductionSTB TV Studio, Kyiv, Ukraine

Winners documentary series; 30 min, 60 series; 2005 Production: STB TV Studio, Kyiv, Ukraine

Nevseremos!

documentary; 27 min; 2005

Production: SDC Switzerland, “Inspiration films” Ukraine

Presentations: Zurich, Bern, Lugano, 2005; Paris, Lublin, Lagov, 2006

Ukrainian Argument

documentary; 60 min; 2014

Production“Inspiration films” Ukraine

Presentations: Wroclaw, 2014; Paris,2015

Own Voice

documentary; 77 min; 2016

Production: National agency of Ukraine for cinema, “Inspiration films”, Ukraine

Prize of Ivan Mikolaichuk, Kyiv, 2017

Presentations: International Gogol Festival of Modern art, Кyiv, 2016