Tetiana Khodakivska

Tetiana Khodakivska
Born (1980-10-22) October 22, 1980 (age 44)
Kyiv, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Occupationfilm director

Tetiana Khodakivska (born October 22, 1980) is a Ukrainian film director currently based in New York; a member of the European Film Academy, the Ukrainian Film Academy, the Ukrainian Guild of Directors, and the Ukrainian documentary filmmakers' association Babylon'13. Tetiana is a laureate of the Chicago International Film Festival (Gold Plaque)[1] and Ukrainian Film Academy Award "Golden Dzyga". Among Ms. Khodakivska's academic experience are editing master-classes Ukrainian Guild of Directors and lectures in the Harriman Institute of the Columbia University[2]

Tetiana is the director of the mini-series “Angels of War,” which follows the stories of siblings during the Second World War. The film received the Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival.[3] Among her other projects is a cinéma vérité documentary about mortality “Enticing, Sugary, Boundless or Song and Dances about Life” that was nominated as best documentary at the Ukrainian Film Academy Awards.[4]

Biography

Tetiana (Tania) Khodakivska was born on October 22, 1980, in Kyiv, Ukraine,[1] where she later completed her studies in journalism.[5]

Since 2010, Tetiana Khodakivska began specializing in films with visual effects, computer animation, and the use of cutting-edge technologies. She has been living and working in New York since 2015,[1] where she started her career with a documentary project for the United Nations.[6]

In 2016 Tetiana directed a documentary "Enticing, Sugary, Boundless or Songs and Dances about Death". The world premiere of the film took place on October 27, 2017, at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.[7] The Ukrainian premiere of the film happened at the Docudays UA,[8] where the film received two special acknowledgments:

  • "With its blissful cinematic moments and unexpected constellations (fingers and fabrics, gestures and cultural landscapes), this universal film about death (and what follows) impressed us with its craftsmanship. It moved us with its calm thirst for life."
  • "For the audacity of an experiment without boundaries and a journey without limits."[9]

The film was nominated for the Ukrainian Film Academy Award "Golden Dzyga" as the "Best Documentary Film".[10]

In 2020, along with Volodymyr Zapriahalov, she became a laureate of the "Golden Dzyga" film award in the "Best Editing" category for the film "Foxter & Max" [uk].[11]

In December 2020, Tetiana Khodakivska was elected to the Council of the Ukrainian Guild of Directors.[12] In May 2021, she became a member of the European Film Academy.[13]

In 2022, she was the author and co-curator of the exhibition "Hi-Resolution: Ukrainian Culture and Contemporary Art Now!" in New York — at the James Gallery of the CUNY Graduate Center. The exhibition showcased 51 works by 40 Ukrainian artists (from the late 1980s to 2022). The co-curators of the exhibition were artists Oleksiy Sai and Mykyta Kadan, along with curators Ksenia Malikh, Kateryna Karl (James Gallery), and Inga Lais (Museum of Modern Art).[14][15]

During the same year, Tetiana presented Ukrainian artists at the event "Art During War," organized by the Harriman Institute of the Columbia University.[2][16]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Personal information | Khodakivska Tetiana | Dzyga MDB". dzygamdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. ^ a b "Art in Time of War: Celebrating the Resilience of Ukrainian Culture". Columbia University Neighbors. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ ""Angels of war" conquer Chicago". FILM.UA Group (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. ^ Khodakivska, Tania; Stekolenko, Aleksandr (2017-10-27), Enticing, Sugary, Boundless or Songs and Dances about Death (Documentary), Pronto Film, retrieved 2023-10-18
  5. ^ "Номінантки на премію "Золота Дзиґа" про працю за кадром і виклики роботи в кіноіндустрії". Wonderzine. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  6. ^ "FILM EDITING. Action scenes: what to know. 5 tips from the film director and film editor Tetiana Khodakivska's own experience. – Українська гільдія режисерів". 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  7. ^ "The Ji.hlava IDFF kicks off its 21st edition". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  8. ^ "Манливий, солодкий, без меж, або Пісні і танці про смерть". docudays.ua. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  9. ^ "Міжнародний фестиваль документального кіно про права людини Docudays UA". docudays.ua. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  10. ^ a b "Номінація "Найкращий монтаж" для тих, хто ставить останню крапку". vglcinema.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  11. ^ AIANO, ZOE (2007-11-07). "Tedious, Intriguing and Poignant". EEFB. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  12. ^ "The New Board of the Ukrainian Guild of Directors elected – Українська гільдія режисерів". 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  13. ^ a b "Режисерка Тетяна Ходаківська стала членкинею Європейської кіноакадемії". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  14. ^ "Hi-Resolution: Ukrainian Culture and Contemporary Art Now!". The Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  15. ^ "The Art of the Ukraine War". www.gc.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  16. ^ "Art in Time of War: Celebrating the Resilience of Ukrainian Culture". The Harriman Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  17. ^ a b c "Tania Khodakivska - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-18.