Vladolena Pictures Inc. was founded in 2017, Vancouver, British Columbia by award-winning filmmakers Olena Fetisova and Volodymyr Kozyr who recently moved from Ukraine to Canada. read more

Olena Fetisova
Director | Producer

Biography

Olena Fetisova is an award-winning producer, director and writer. After graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow she has been continuously working in film production.
In 2005-2008 Olena produced and directed a series of award-winning documentaries. 
In 2008 she produced the fairy-tale An Awesome Tale, Ukrainian-Estonian co-production. In 2013 she produced, wrote and directed the biopic drama Paradjanov, Ukrainian-French-Georgian-Armenian co-production, supported by ARTE France Cinema. The film was premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF Competition and received 9 awards at International film festivals. In 2015 Olena produced the comedy Now I’m Gonna Love You, Ukrainian-Georgian co-production. In 2018 she co-produced the mystic drama Ether, Polish-Ukrainian-Hungarian-Lithuanian co-production. All films were theatrically released and distributed internationally.
Keen to explore a new world and share her professional and cultural experience, Olena recently moved from Ukraine to Canada and started the production company Vladolena Pictures Inc. 
In 2018 she produced and directed her first Canadian film, feature documentary 360+. 
Currently Olena is developing a fiction drama Game Over, a limited drama series #Lovetodeath and two documentaries The Clive Sisters and Me and My Partner.

Filmography

2018 – 360+ by Olena Fetisova, feature documentary, Canada. Writer, Director, Producer​ trailer
​2018 - Ether by Krzysztof Zanussi, fiction, Polish-Ukrainian-Hungarian-Lithuanian co-production. In post-production. Producer trailer
  • Rome IFF, Main Competition, Italy, 2018
  • Warsaw IFF, Main Competition, Poland, 2018
  • Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Main Competition, Poland, 2018
  • Camerimage IFF, Main Competition, Poland, 2018
  • Torun IFF Tofifest, Main Competition, Poland, 2019
  • Santa Barbara IFF, International Competition, USA, 2019
  • Festival de Cine de Punta del Este, Official Program, Cuba, 2019
  • Sofia IFF, Official Program, Bulgaria, 2019
  • Chicago European Film Festival, Official Program, USA, 2019
  • Hong Kong IFF, Masters Programme, 2019
  • GoEast Film Festival, Official Program, Germany, 2019
2015 - Now I Am Gonna Love You by Roman Shirman, fiction, Ukrainian-Georgian co-production. Producer trailer
  • Ukrainian Film Academy Awards Nominee, 2017
2013 - Paradjanov, fiction, Ukrainian-French-Georgian-Armenian co-production. Producer, Co-director, Writer trailer
  • Sao Paulo IFF, New Directors Competition, Brazil, 2013
  • Karlovy Vary IFF, East of the West, Competition, Czech Republic, 2013
  • Odessa IFF, Golden Duke Prize, Ukraine, 2013
  • Festival du Cinema Europeen en Essonne, Special Jury Prize, France, 2013
  • Tallinn Black Nights IFF, Special Jury Prize, Estonia, 2013
  • Les Arcs European Film Festival, Main Competition, France, 2013
  • Batumi Arthouse IFF, Jury Prize, Georgia, 2013
  • Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, Main Competition, France, 2013
  • Hamburg IFF, Main Competition, Germany, 2013
  • Listapad IFF, Opening Film, Belarus, 2013
  • Spirit of Fire IFF, Silver Taiga Prize and Film Critics Prize, Russia, 2014
  • Trieste IFF, Official Program Tribute to Paradjanov, Italy, 2014
  • Sofia IFF, Official Program, Bulgaria, 2014
  • Cinepolitica IFF, Special Jury Prize, Romania, 2014
2011 - Pit No.8 by Marianna Kaat, feature documentary, Estonian-Ukrainian co-production. Producer
  • Hot Docs, Official Program, Canada, 2011
2009 - Not Alone At Home, feature documentary. Producer, Director, Writer
  • Monterrey IFF, Official Program, Mexico, 2009
  • Golden Knight IFF, Silver Knight Prize, Russia, 2009
  • Open Documentary Film Festival Russia, Audience Award, Russia, 2009
  • Molodist IFF, Special Jury Diploma, Ukraine, 2009
  • Golden Apricot IFF, Official Program, Armenia, 2009
2008 - An Awesome Tale by Roman Shirman, fiction, Ukrainian-Estonian co-production. Producer trailer 
  • China International Children's FF, Main Competition, 2009
  • Art Amphora Balkans Festival for Films and Television, Grand Prix, Bulgaria, 2009
  • Children and Youth Just Film IFF, Main Competition, Estonia, 2009
  • Wings Children’s IFF, Prize for the Best Film, Ukraine, 2009
  • Open TVPRO Festival, Best Foreign Film for Children Award, Russia, 2009
  • Golden Chicken IFF, Prize for the Best Film, Ukraine, 2009
  • ARTEK International Children's FF, Award for the Best Film and Best Actress Award, Ukraine, 2008
  • Sevastopol IFF, Special Jury Prize, Ukraine, 2008
2007 - Wishes Coming True by Evgen Kovalenko, short film. Producer
2006 - There Was A Woman Who Lived In A Shoe, documentary. Producer, Director, Writer
  • National TV Festival Open Ukraine, Ukraine, 2006
  • Golden Knight IFF, Silver Knight Prize, Russia, 2006
  • International Social Films Forum Time-To-Live, First Prize, Russia, 2007
  • Post-Revolution Blues Polish-Ukrainian Film Festival, Special screening, USA, 2007
  • International Sevastopol's Film Festival, Special screening, Ukraine, 2008
2005 - If I Were A Saxophone, feature documentary. Producer, Director, Writer 
  • Music on Film – Film on Music (MOFFOM) IFF, Competition Program, Czech Republic, 2006
  • Mediawave IFF, Competition Program, Hungary, 2005
  • Parnu IFF, Competition Program, Estonia, 2005
  • International Documentary Film Festival Contact, Special Jury's Diploma, Ukraine, 2006
  • International Film Festivals Kinolitopys, Special Jury's Diploma, Ukraine, 2006
  • International Sevastopol's Film Festival, Special screening, Ukraine, 2008
2005 - Our Avalon by Hanna Yarovenko, documentary. Producer
2002 - Blue Moon by Andrea Maria Dusl, fiction. Line Producer 
  • Locarno IFF, Main Competition, Switzerland, 2002
  • Bratislava International Film Festival, Main Competition, Slovakia, 2002
  • Diagonale Film Festival, Grand Prize, Austria, 2003
Volodymyr Kozyr
​Producer

​Biography

​Volodymyr Kozyr, Ph.D., studied Finance and Engineering in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Since 2004 he has been working as Producer/Executive Producer of documentaries and feature films for Interfilm Production Studio. He has a reputable portfolio of international co-productions, containing award-winning documentaries and fictions. He is currently based at Vladolena Pictures Inc. in Vancouver, BC, Canada, working on a slate of projects, including 360+ documentary by Olena Fetisova.

Filmography

2018 – 360+ by Olena Fetisova, feature documentary, Canada. Producer trailer
​2018 - Ether ​by Krzysztof Zanussi, fiction, Polish-Ukrainian-Hungarian-Lithuanian co-production. In post-production. Co-producer trailer
  • Rome IFF, Main Competition, Italy, 2018
  • Warsaw IFF, Main Competition, Poland, 2018
  • Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Main Competition, Poland, 2018
  • Camerimage IFF, Main Competition, Poland, 2018
  • Torun IFF Tofifest, Main Competition, Poland, 2019
  • Santa Barbara IFF, International Competition, USA, 2019
  • Festival de Cine de Punta del Este, Official Program, Cuba, 2019
  • Sofia IFF, Official Program, Bulgaria, 2019
  • Chicago European Film Festival, Official Program, USA, 2019
  • Hong Kong IFF, Masters Programme, 2019
  • GoEast Film Festival, Official Program, Germany, 2019
2015 - Now I Am Gonna Love You ​ by Roman Shirman, fiction, Ukrainian-Georgian co-production. Producer trailer
  • Ukrainian Film Academy Awards Nominee, 2017​
2013 - Paradjanov, fiction, Ukrainian-French-Georgian-Armenian co-production. Producer trailer
  • Sao Paulo IFF, New Directors Competition, Brazil, 2013
  • Karlovy Vary IFF, East of the West, Competition, Czech Republic, 2013
  • Odessa IFF, Golden Duke Prize, Ukraine, 2013
  • Festival du Cinema Europeen en Essonne, Special Jury Prize, France, 2013
  • Tallinn Black Nights IFF, Special Jury Prize, Estonia, 2013
  • Les Arcs European Film Festival, Main Competition, France, 2013
  • Batumi Arthouse IFF, Jury Prize, Georgia, 2013
  • Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, Main Competition, France, 2013
  • Hamburg IFF, Main Competition, Germany, 2013
  • Listapad IFF, Opening Film, Belarus, 2013
  • Spirit of Fire IFF, Silver Taiga Prize and Film Critics Prize, Russia, 2014
  • Trieste IFF, Official Program Tribute to Paradjanov, Italy, 2014
  • Sofia IFF, Official Program, Bulgaria, 2014
  • Cinepolitica IFF, Special Jury Prize, Romania, 2014
2011 - Pit No.8  by Marianna Kaat, feature documentary, Estonian-Ukrainian co-production. Executive Producer
  • Hot Docs, Official Program, Canada, 2011
2009 - Not Alone At Home by Olena Fetisova, feature documentary. Producer
  • Monterrey IFF, Official Program, Mexico, 2009
  • Golden Knight IFF, Silver Knight Prize, Russia, 2009
  • Open Documentary Film Festival Russia, Audience Award, Russia, 2009
  • Molodist IFF, Special Jury Diploma, Ukraine, 2009
  • Golden Apricot IFF, Official Program, Armenia, 2009
2008 - An Awesome Tale by Roman Shirman, fiction, Ukrainian-Estonian co-production. Producer trailer
  • China International Children's FF, Main Competition, 2009
  • Art Amphora Balkans Festival for Films and Television, Grand Prix, Bulgaria, 2009
  • Children and Youth Just Film IFF, Main Competition, Estonia, 2009
  • Wings Children’s IFF, Prize for the Best Film, Ukraine, 2009
  • Open TVPRO Festival, Best Foreign Film for Children Award, Russia, 2009
  • Golden Chicken IFF, Prize for the Best Film, Ukraine, 2009
  • ARTEK International Children's FF, Award for the Best Film and Best Actress Award, Ukraine, 2008
  • Sevastopol IFF, Special Jury Prize, Ukraine, 2008
2007 - Wishes Coming True by Evgen Kovalenko, short film. Producer
2006 - There Was A Woman Who Lived In A Shoe by Olena Fetisova, documentary. Producer
  • National TV Festival Open Ukraine, Ukraine, 2006
  • Golden Knight IFF, Silver Knight Prize, Russia, 2006
  • International Social Films Forum Time-To-Live, First Prize, Russia, 2007
  • Post-Revolution Blues Polish-Ukrainian Film Festival, Special screening, USA, 2007
  • International Sevastopol's Film Festival, Special screening, Ukraine, 2008
2005 - If I Were A Saxophone by Olena Fetisova, feature documentary. Producer
  • Music on Film – Film on Music (MOFFOM) IFF, Competition Program, Czech Republic, 2006
  • Mediawave IFF, Competition Program, Hungary, 2005
  • Parnu IFF, Competition Program, Estonia, 2005
  • International Documentary Film Festival Contact, Special Jury's Diploma, Ukraine, 2006
  • International Film Festivals Kinolitopys, Special Jury's Diploma, Ukraine, 2006
  • International Sevastopol's Film Festival, Special screening, Ukraine, 2008
2005 - Our Avalon by Hanna Yarovenko, documentary. Producer
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