Draft:Lesya Kalynska
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Lesya Kalynska (born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 196?) is a film director, screenwriter, and producer based in New York City where she leads her own production company, Pomegranate Studios. Kalynska is best known for writing, directing, and producing the critically acclaimed feature documentary A Rising Fury, which was long-listed for the 96th Academy Awards and has received widespread critical acclaim.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Kalynska holds an MFA in Film Directing and Writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts as well as a PhD in Slavistics from Kyiv University in Ukraine. She has authored screenplays, and scholarly articles on the subject of postmodernism in literature, as well as journalistic articles on film and music. Early in her career, Kalynska worked in various creative roles, including producing, writing, editing, and acting. In 2008, she worked for the director Oles Sanin in developing the script of his film The Guide (204).
Since 2013, Kalynska has divided her time between the U.S. and Ukraine. She is involved in cultural diplomacy, traveling internationally to promote Ukraine causes.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]- The Driven (2022)
- A Rising Fury (2022)
- Salt In The Air (2013)
- Ukrainian Lessons (2013)
- Helen (2013) - nominated for the Golden Duke at the Odesa International Film Festival 2013
- The Balloonist (2007)
- Niko (2006)
- The Debt (2006)
- In the Land of the Lost Crusaders
- Ama at Sea (2010)
- The Green Jacket (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ "12/08/2023 with Director and Producer Lesya Kalynska and Producer TJ Collins".
- ^ "KinoKultura".
- ^ "For Lesya Kalynska and TJ Collins, A Rising Fury is a Passion Project". 19 November 2023.
- ^ "On the Frontlines: Filming Ukraine's Fight for Freedom a Conversation with CIFF Filmmakers Evgeny Afineevsky & Lesya Kalynska".
- ^ "Lesya Kalynska - Filmmaker Magazine".