Oksana Karpovych | |
|---|---|
| Оксана Карпович | |
 | |
| Born | 1990 (age 35–36) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Kyiv Mohyla Academy |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Notable work | Intercepted |
Oksana Karpovych (born 1990) is a Ukrainian documentary film director, most noted for her 2024 film Intercepted.[1]
Originally from Kyiv, she moved to Canada in the 2010s to study documentary filmmaking at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.[2]
Her first documentary film, Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open (Ne khvylyuysya, dveri vidchynyatsya), premiered at the 2019 Montreal International Documentary Festival, where it won the New Vision Award.[3] It was a nominee for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2020.[4]
Intercepted premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival,[5] and was subsequently screened at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[6] It won the Grand Prize for National Feature at the 2024 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[7] and was a shortlisted finalist for the 2026 Prix Luc-Perreault.[8]
References
- Smith, Kyle (3 October 2024). "'Intercepted' Review: Eavesdropping on Evil in the Ukraine War". wsj.com.
- A. Jade Munsie, "Documentary gives insight into Ukrainian society". NAIT Nugget, May 3, 2022.
- Liam Lacey, "Hot Docs Review: ‘Don’t Worry, the Doors Will Open’". Point of View, May 30, 2020.
- "In brief: Latimer, Deer among DGC’s Discovery long list". Playback, September 18, 2020.
- Clarisse Fabre, "At the Berlinale, the war in Ukraine told through the voices of Russian soldiers". Le Monde, February 21, 2024.
- Jason Gorber, "Oksana Karpovych on Intercepted and Stories from the Other Side". Point of View, April 30, 2024.
- Pat Mullen, "Intercepted and Republic Top RIDM Winners". Point of View, December 1, 2024.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Finalistes du Prix Luc Perreault/AQCC 2025". Films du Québec, January 7, 2026.