Larysa Kondracki facts for kids
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Larysa Kondracki
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Alma mater | McGill University Columbia University |
| Occupation | producer, director, screenwriter |
Larysa Kondracki is a talented Canadian producer, director, and screenwriter. She is known for telling important stories and creating popular TV shows. Her first big movie, The Whistleblower, came out in 2011. This film was nominated for six Genie Awards, which are major Canadian film awards. These nominations included Best Picture and Best Director. Larysa Kondracki has also been praised internationally for sharing stories of people who faced difficult situations in the former Yugoslavia.
Early Life and Education
Larysa Kondracki grew up in Toronto, Canada. Her family is Ukrainian-Canadian. She went to McGill University and studied English literature and theatre, finishing in 1999.
Later, she decided to study film directing. She earned another degree in film directing from Columbia University in 2001. She continued her studies there until 2006, working towards a master's degree in film.
Today, Larysa Kondracki lives in Los Angeles. She has written many projects for big companies like Focus Features, HBO Films, and Showtime Entertainment.
Her Work in Film and TV
Larysa Kondracki has directed and produced episodes for many well-known television shows. Some of these include The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, Rogue, The Americans, and Graceland.
In 2015, a publishing company announced that Larysa Kondracki's team bought the rights to make a film based on the book Haunted Girl: Esther Cox and the Great Amherst Mystery.
In 2018, she made a special agreement with Amazon. This deal means she will develop and create TV shows for Amazon. She also directed episodes of the TV series Picnic at Hanging Rock, which is based on a famous Australian story.
Film and TV Projects
Here are some of the films and TV shows Larysa Kondracki has worked on:
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 2009 | Viko | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2015 | The Americans | Season 3, Episode 10: "Stingers" |
| Better Call Saul | 2 episodes | |
| The Walking Dead | Season 5, Episode 11: "The Distance" | |
| Reign | Season 2, Episode 12: "Banished" | |
| 2014–2015 | Halt and Catch Fire | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Divide | Season 1, Episode 8: "To Whom Evil Is Done" |
| Graceland | Season 2, Episode 10: "The Head of the Pig" | |
| 2013–2014 | Covert Affairs | 3 episodes |
| Rogue | 6 episodes | |
| 2013 | Copper | 7 episodes Also executive producer (13 episodes) |
| 2016 | Gotham | Season 2, Episode 19: "Azrael" |
| 2017 | Legion | Season 1, Episode 4: "Chapter 4" |
| 2018 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | 3 episodes, showrunner |
| 2019 | The Fix | Season 1, Episode 1: "Pilot" |
| 2022 | Power Book IV: Force | Season 1, Episode 1: "A Short Fuse and a Long Term Memory" |
See also
In Spanish: Larysa Kondracki para niños
