Vyacheslav Turyanytsya

Vyacheslav TURYANYTSYA began his filmmaking journey in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, where he collaborated with filmmakers from Kyiv on Philip Sotnychenko’s debut feature, La Palisiada (2023). He joined the film company Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema in 2020. He holds a Master’s degree from the Director’s Faculty of Kyiv National Ivan Karpenko-Kary University of Theatre, Cinema and Television. He is currently pursuing a PhD in film studies. During the onset of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Vyacheslav and producer Inna Lastochkina made his student short film Kharkiv Music Fest Did Happen (2022). The film received a Special Mention in Directing at the Early Bird International Student Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2024, Vyacheslav wrote and directed the short film Rozdumy pro myr pid chas povitrianoho nalotu/Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid, extracts of which were presented at Cinéma de Demain Focus WiP 2024 Rendez-vous Industry.

Filmography

(all short) Kharkiv Music Fest Did Happen (2022), Rozdumy pro myr pid chas povitrianoho nalotu/Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid (2024)