Director

Tasya Plieshyvtseva

TASYA PLIESHYVTSEVA is a Ukrainian director and producer who studied at Ukrainian Film School and Documentary Film School. She is a member of the Documentary Film Association of Ukraine. She has won awards for her social videos from the Molodiya Festival, 2020 and SAAD Festival, 2021. Tasya has worked as a shadow director on a Disney/NatGeo television show, and on projects for Netflix and US/Canadian productions. She is currently working on a show for a British broadcaster. She also holds producer credits on numerous Ukrainian documentary and fiction films, including Stop-Zemlia by Kateryna Gornostai (Crystal Bear, Generation 14+, Berlinale 2021) and Collapse. How the Ukrainians Ruined the Empire of Evil (2021 documentary series for Ukraine’s national broadcaster). Since 2023, she has also been working as a military translator and volunteering in the frontline regions of Ukraine.

Co-Director

Yegor Troyanovsky

YEGOR TROYANOVSKY is a Ukrainian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He has solid professional experience in the audiovisual sector working in film production, television programs, advertising, and music videos on Ukrainian and American TV. Yegor is the author and film director of his first short documentary films "Rear" (participated in the VI Odesa International Film Festival) and "Aerodrome". His first full-length documentary film "Demon" was a participant in XI Odesa International Film Festival and received the FIPRESCI award for BEST FILM. He is also one of the creators of the critically-acclaimed historical documentary series: "Collapse. How Ukrainians Destroyed the Evil Empire". Yegor currently serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Producer

Olha Bregman

OLHA BREGMAN is a Ukrainian producer with more than 15 years of experience in film production. She is a co-founder of a women-led “2Brave Productions”. Her credits include award-winning movies such as RULES OF TWO WALLS (Special jury prize at Tribeca FF 2023) by David Gutnik, STOP-ZEMLIA by Kateryna Gornostai (Crystal Bear Generation 14+ at Berlinale 2021), INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych (Two special mentions award at Berlinale 2024), COLLAPSE. HOW THE UKRAINIANS RUINED THE EMPIRE OF EVIL (2021 Documentary Series for Ukrainian National Channel). Olha served as Chairwoman of the Board of the Ukrainian Film Academy in 2022-24. Alumni of Ex Oriente and Eurodoc training programs.

Producer

Natalia Libet

Experienced in co-production and finance through her work with international companies, NATALIA LIBET is a producer and a co-founder of the women-led production company 2BRAVE PRODUCTIONS based in Kyiv/Ukraine. She has produced several successful features, including Kateryna Gornostai's TIMESTAMP (2025 Berlinale Competition) and STOP-ZEMLIA (2021 Crystal Bear Berlinale Generation 14+), Mantas Kvedaravicius' PARTHENON (2019 Venice International Critics’ Week) and Anna Buryachkova's FOREVER-FOREVER (2023 Venice Orizzonti Extra). Natalia holds a U.S. MBA as a recipient of the 2000 Edmund Muskie Fellowship Award. She is a member of the European Producers Club, as well as the European and Ukrainian Film Academies, and serves on the Board of the latter. She is an alumna of EURODOC 2021, Emerging Producers 2022 and Nipkow Program 2023. Natalia also serves as the Head of Tatino Films' First Cut+, an annual workshop focusing on marketing and positioning of feature films. In 2024, Natalia became a Film Independent Global Media Makers fellow.