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Alisa Kovalenko

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  • Cinematographer
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Alisa Kovalenko
Alisa Kovalenko is an award-winning Ukranian documentary filmmaker, based in Kyiv. Her first two feature-length documentaries, "Alisa in Warland" (IDFA 2015) and "Home Games" (Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018) were both screened over 100 festivals, winning multiple awards. Alisa's third film, "We Will Not Fade Away", a teenage adventure documentary set in war-torn Donbas, premiered at the Berlinale 2023. "We Will Not Fade Away" won 20 international awards, was named Best Ukrainian Documentary in 2023 by the Ukrainian Film Academy and was selected for the European Film Awards 2023. The same year, she co-directed together with Simon Lereng Wilmont a short documentary for youth audience, - "Girl Away from Home" (IDFA 2023).

After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Alisa joined a volunteer combat unit associated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and fought on the frontline for months, before returning to filmmaking. From this existential experience she has drawn a new personal documentary, "My Dear Théo" (CPH:DOX 2025).

Alisa is an awardee of the Chicken & Egg Award 2024. Her films have been screened by major broadcasters and platforms such as Netflix and Arte.
BornSeptember 24, 1987
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 22 nominations total

    Known for

    We Will not Fade Away (2023)
    We Will not Fade Away
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2023
    Home Games (2018)
    Home Games
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2018
    My Dear Theo (2025)
    My Dear Theo
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2025
    Home Match (2017)
    Home Match
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017

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    Director



    • My Dear Theo (2025)
      My Dear Theo
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Erdenchimeg, Daniar, Javed, Ravi, and Poonam in Grandir sur la route de la soie (2017)
      Grandir sur la route de la soie
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Girl Away from Home (2023)
      Girl Away from Home
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • We Will not Fade Away (2023)
      We Will not Fade Away
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Home Games (2018)
      Home Games
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Home Match (2017)
      Home Match
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Alisa w krainie wojny (2015)
      Alisa w krainie wojny
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Sestra Zo (2014)
      Sestra Zo
      • Director
      • 2014

    Cinematographer



    • Erdenchimeg, Daniar, Javed, Ravi, and Poonam in Grandir sur la route de la soie (2017)
      Grandir sur la route de la soie
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Girl Away from Home (2023)
      Girl Away from Home
      6.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • We Will not Fade Away (2023)
      We Will not Fade Away
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Home Match (2017)
      Home Match
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Alisa w krainie wojny (2015)
      Alisa w krainie wojny
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Sestra Zo (2014)
      Sestra Zo
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014

    Writer



    • Erdenchimeg, Daniar, Javed, Ravi, and Poonam in Grandir sur la route de la soie (2017)
      Grandir sur la route de la soie
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • We Will not Fade Away (2023)
      We Will not Fade Away
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Home Games (2018)
      Home Games
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Alisa w krainie wojny (2015)
      Alisa w krainie wojny
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Sestra Zo (2014)
      Sestra Zo
      • Writer
      • 2014

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    • Born
      • September 24, 1987
      • Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

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