Directing
Alisa Kovalenko
UK, EN, PL cinema · 10 credits
Born
24 September 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace
Zaporozhye, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Zaporizhia, Ukraine]
Alisa Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Аліса Коваленко; 24 September 1987; Zaporozhye) is a Ukrainian documentary director. She graduated the Karpenko-Kary University of Cinema of Kyiv and the Andrzej-Wajda cinema school of Warsaw. Her first feature-documentary "Alisa in Warland"premiered at IDFA Amsterdam in 2015 in the First appearance competition. Alisa’s second documentary, "Home Games" was again an IDFA selection, selected in more than 120 festiovals and being the first Ukrainian creative film acquired by Netflix. Alisa has become a member of The European Film Academy (EFA) in 2019. She's the programmer of the Molodist Kyiv FF documentary competition. In March 2022, she went to fight for her country in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Known for
Filmography
Traces
Director
My Dear Theo
as Self, Director, Director of Photography
We Will Not Fade Away
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
72 Hours
Producer
Home Games
Director, Screenplay
Home Match
Director, Camera Operator
Alisa in Warland
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Sister Zo
Cinematography, Script, Director
Beyond Euro
Director