Yelena Lanskaya facts for kids

Yelena Lanskaya is a talented American director, producer, and editor. She helps create movies and TV shows!

She has directed many movies like The Santa Incident and Hidden Places. She also directed episodes of the popular TV show Law & Order: SVU. Yelena even helped produce and edit a musical called First Love: It's The Music!, working with the same people who made High School Musical!

Yelena Lanskaya's Award-Winning Films

Yelena's films have won many awards at film festivals around the world.

Acclaimed Movies

• The movie Hidden Places, which Yelena directed, received the CAMIE Award and the Grace Award in 2007.
• The famous actress Shirley Jones was nominated for Emmy Awards and SAG Awards for her role in Hidden Places.
• The writer Stephen Harrigan was nominated for WGA Awards and the Humanitas Prize for his work on The Colt.

Popularity and Reach

Critics, like The New York Times, have praised her films. Two of her movies became some of the most-watched shows ever on the Hallmark Channel. Her films are shown in 122 countries and have been translated into 35 languages!

Working with Big Studios

Yelena works with many well-known companies in the entertainment world.

Major Film and TV Companies

She has worked with big names like Columbia TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, and Warner Bros. Pictures. She also works with Hallmark Entertainment, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Lifetime, and Sci Fi.

Yelena's Journey in Film

Yelena studied film at a famous school and has a background in music and journalism.

Education and Training

She studied film at the AFI Conservatory (American Film Institute). She also won a special grant to participate in the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute.

Before Film Directing

Before becoming a director, Yelena earned a bachelor's degree in piano performance. She even toured with chamber orchestras and her own rock band! At the same time, she worked as a TV and print journalist.

Where Yelena Lives

Yelena Lanskaya lives in Los Angeles, California.