Larysa Artiugina facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Larysa Mykhailivna Artyugina
Born	23 May 1971 Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Nationality	Ukrainian
Alma mater	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University
Occupation	Documentary film director, activist

Larysa Mykhailivna Artyugina (born 23 May 1971) is a Ukrainian documentary film director and activist. She creates films that tell important stories. Larysa is also known for her work helping people, especially children, in Ukraine. She is a member of several important groups, including the Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. She also leads a public organization called New Donbas NGO.

Early Life and Education

Larysa Artiugina was born in 1971 in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. She studied at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In 1993, she finished her studies there. Later, in 1999, she graduated from Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. Here, she learned how to be a director, journalist, and camera operator for television.

From 2008 to 2015, Larysa taught at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. She helped second-year students learn how to make documentary films. During the Euromaidan events, she encouraged her students to film what was happening. She said: "We decided to give them a task – to shoot about the Maidan. They had such a chance – that of filming history." The films her students made became a series called Black Diary of the Maidan.

Activism and Community Work

Larysa Artiugina is a founder of the New Donbas NGO. This group works to bring people together, especially school students, from the Donbas region. She started these projects in 2014.

She also made documentaries about the Euromaidan Revolution. Later, she directed her own film called “How We Became Military Volunteers.” This film is about the soldiers of the Donbas Battalion. Another film she made is “Bohdan’s Happiness.” It tells the story of the war in Eastern Ukraine through the eyes of a six-year-old boy.

Larysa joined the Euromaidan protests from the very beginning. She wanted to protect her friend, Yehor Soboliev, who was a journalist and activist. She filmed him to create a record in case anything happened. In 2018, she also signed an open letter. This letter asked world leaders to help Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov and other political prisoners.

Film Projects and Initiatives

Larysa Artiugina has worked on many important projects and films. Here are some of them:

Educational and Social Projects

• University Without Borders Project (2019): Larysa was the manager for this project.
• School of Documentary and Media in Lithuania for Teenagers Affected by the War: This project helped teenagers who were impacted by war.
• docUA Platform: Larysa is the project manager for this platform. It focuses on Ukrainian documentaries.
• Habilitation of Children Affected by the War (2018): This project helped children recover from war using cultural and educational activities.
• Adaptation of IDPs and Child Victims (2017): This project helped people who had to leave their homes and child victims. It focused on developing communication skills.
• Summer Peace Film Camp (2016): This camp was for children affected by war. They learned to make their first films here. Larysa was the project manager and a teacher.
• Platform of Ukrainian Documentary (2015): Larysa was a project manager, film director, and producer for this initiative.

Selected Films

Larysa Artiugina has directed many documentary and short films.

• "Collective Red" (2000): A documentary film.
• "GMO-free" (2011): A short film, part of the "Ukraine, Goodbye!" collection.
• "Yellow Flower for Monsieur Burion" (2012): A short comedy film. It was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
• "Stronger than a weapon" (2013): A documentary film that Larysa co-directed.
• "Avtomaidan" (2014): A documentary from the series "Winter that changed us."
• "How we became volunteers" (2015): A documentary film directed by Larysa.
• "Bogdan's Happiness" (2015): A documentary film directed by Larysa.
• "Dad" (2019): A documentary film.

Awards and Recognition

Larysa Artiugina has received several awards for her work:

• 1998: "Bronze Knight" prize at the International Film Forum "Golden Knight."
• 2001: "Silver George Award" at the International Festival "Golden George" for "A Place to Repent."
• 2003: First prize at the Enchanted Gum Film Festival for the film "Birds."
• 2007: Special prize at the DJUCE Mobile Film Festival for "Real Democracy."

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