Alisa Kovalenko
Directing
- Born
- September 24, 1987 (age 39) · Zaporozhye, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Zaporizhia, Ukraine]
Alisa Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Аліса Коваленко; 24 September 1987; Zaporozhye) is a Ukrainian documentary director. She graduated the Karpenko-Kary University of Cinema of Kyiv and the Andrzej-Wajda cinema school of Warsaw. Her first feature-documentary "Alisa in Warland"premiered at IDFA Amsterdam in 2015 in the First appearance competition. Alisa’s second documentary, "Home Games" was again an IDFA selection, selected in more than 120 festiovals and being the first Ukrainian creative film acquired by Netflix. Alisa has become a member of The European Film Academy (EFA) in 2019. She's the programmer of the Molodist Kyiv FF documentary competition. In March 2022, she went to fight for her country in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Known for
Behind the camera10
- 2026Traces Director
- 2025My Dear Theo Director, Director of Photography
- 2023Girl Away from Home Director
- 2023We Will Not Fade Away Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 201972 Hours Producer
- 2018Home Games Director, Screenplay
- 2017Home Match Camera Operator, Director
- 2015Alisa in Warland Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 2014Sister Zo Script, Cinematography, Director
- 2012