# Olena Fetisova

Olena Fetisova is the European Documentary Network and Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers member, 2009 Ukrainian State Film Award Winner, 2009 EAVE Graduate. Olena was born in Kyiv, Ukraine to a family of filmmakers, in 1964. Still lives in Kyiv.

## Career

She graduated from the Moscow Film School VGIK, 1987. She has been working in the film industry without interruption ever since. In 2001, she founded the Interfilm Production Studio. Fetisova refused the State Award of Armenia in 2014 in protest of Armenian recognition of the “referendum” in Crimea.
In 2013, she was director, screenwriter and producer in Paradjanov.
In 2019, Fetisova participated in the Trans-Atlantic Partners, a joint initiative between Germany’s Erich Pommer Institute, the Canadian Media Producers Association, Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Original Title | Genre | Length | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Blue Moon | Голубая луна | Feature | 90’ | Line Producer (Ukraine) | Grand Prix at Diagonale FF, Austria, 2003 Variety Critic's Choice of Europe's 10 Best Films, Karlovy Vary IFF, 2003 |
| 2004 | Love is… | Любовь это... | Shorts | 26’ (x12) | Producer | |
| 2004 | If I Were a Saxophone | Вероника и саксофон | Documentary | 52’ | Director/Writer/Producer | Official Selection MOFFOM IFF, Czech Republic, 2006 Official Selection “Mediawave” IFF, Hungary, 2005 Official Selection Parnu IFF, Estonia, 2005 |
| 2004 | Cinemania | Киномания | Documentary | 55’ | Producer | First Prize of the Festival «Vidkryta nich», Kyiv, Ukraine, 2004 Special Prize of the Film Festival «To Love a Cinema», Moscow, Russia, 2004 Diploma of the International Docs Festival «Contact», Kyiv, Ukraine, 2005 Nominated for the National award «Teletriumph» in 2005 |
| 2005 | Roots | Русские корни, или Однажды в Оренбурге | Documentary | 52’ | Director/Writer/Producer | Official Selection 34th Kyiv IFF “Molodist”, Ukraine |
| 2005 | Our Avalon | Наш Авалон | Documentary | 30’ | Producer | |
| 2006 | There Was a Woman Who Lived in a Shoe | Стояла себе хатка | Documentary | 30’ | Director/Writer/Producer | Grand Prix at III TV Festival “Open Ukraine” First Prize at II IFF “Time-To-Live”, Russia Silver Knight Prize at XV “Golden Knight” IFF, Russia |
| 2006 | 4-th Chair. The Art of How To End a War | 4-й Стул. Искусство Окончания Войны | Documentary | 56’ | Line Producer (Ukraine) | |
| 2007 | Wishes Coming True | Исполнение желаний | Short | 23’ | Producer | |
| 2008 | Extraordinary Chernomyrdi | Чрезвычайный Черномырдин | Documentary | 44’ | Director/Writer/Producer | Official Selection 38th Kyiv IFF “Molodist”, Ukraine |
| 2008 | An Awesome Tale | Прикольна казка | Feature | 88’ | Producer | 2009 Ukrainian State Film Award for the Best Children’s Film Grand Prix at X “Art Amphora” Balkans Festival for Films and Television Programs for Children and Youth, Bulgaria, 2009 Official Selection 10th China International Children’s FF, 2009 Official Selection 13th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Children and Youth Film Festival Just Film, Estonia, 2009 The Prize “For the Best Film” at XIII “Golden Chicken” IFF, Ukraine, 2009 Prizes for Best Fascinating Film and for Best Girl’s Character at XVI International Children’s FF “ARTEK”, Ukraine, 2008 Special Prize at IV Sebastopol's IFF, Ukraine, 2008 Special Jury's Mention and Diploma "For Artistic and Professional Implementation in Genre Film" at VIII International Producer's Film Festival "KinoYalta", Ukraine, 2008 Best Film for Children Award at the First IFF “Wings”, Ukraine, 2009 Best Foreign Film for Children Award at III Open “TVPro” Festival, Russia, 2009 Opening FILM of the Ukrainian Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland, 2008 Screenings at the Ukrainian Film Festival, Montreal-Saskatoon-Regina, Canada, 2008 Special screening at the Baltic Event Forum, Tallinn, Estonia, December 2008 |
| 2009 | Not Alone at Home | Не один дома | Documentary | 52’ | Director/Writer/Producer | Official Selection 5th Monterrey IFF, Mexico Silver Knight Prize at XVIII “Golden Knight” IFF, Russia Audience Award at XX Open DFF “Russia” Special Mention at 39th Kyiv IFF “Molodist”, Ukraine Official Selection 6th “Golden Apricot” IFF, Armenia |
| 2010 | Pit # 8 | Шахта №8 | Documentary Feature | 90’ | Producer | Official Selection 14th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Special Mention, 2010 Official Selection Crossing Europe Film Festival, Austria, 2011 Official Selection Cape Winelands Film Festival, South Africa, 2011 Official Selection One World Romanian Doc Film Festival, 2011 Official Selection Нot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, 2011 Official Selection Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2011 ZAGREBDOX International Documentary Film Festival, Croatia, Special Mention by the Jury "Movies that matter", 2011 |
| 2013 | Paradjanov | Параджанов | Feature | 100’ | Director/Writer/Producer | developed at EAVE 2009 |