Elena Andreicheva
Elena Andreicheva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ukraine |
| Education | Imperial College London |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Notable work | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) |
| Awards | Academy Award Oscar for Best Documentary in a Short Subject (2019) |
Elena Andreicheva is a Ukrainian-born producer and filmmaker. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11, and later studied physics at Imperial College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Science and then a Masters in Science Communication. She worked in TV film production beginning in 2006.[1]
She is the producer of the 2019 documentary film Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl), for which she and Carol Dysinger won the (Oscar) Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 92nd Academy Awards.[2][3][4][5] Her Oscar outfit was made sustainably and she related that to her work "dealing with inequality and injustice".[6] She spoke at the Athens Science Festival in 2021 on how documentary film can help people understand science and technology.[1] She was assistant director to Rebecca Marshall on a documentary titled The Forest in Me. The film was shot in Siberia and followed seventy-year old Agafia Lykova, a woman living a two weeks walk away from the nearest person, virtually a recluse from the Stalin era.[7] She also helped fact check for Nick Rosen's book How to Live Off-Grid.[8]
On winning the Oscar, Andreicheva became the first female winner of Ukrainian origin since the country gained independence.[9]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | IDA Documentary Award | Best Short Documentary | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) | Won | [10] |
| 2020 | BAFTA Award | British Short Film | Won | [11] | |
| 2020 | Academy Award | Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Won | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Elena Andreicheva | Science Communication via Documentaries". Athens Science Festival. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Schmidt, Ingrid (February 10, 2020). "Oscars 2020: Stars step out in sustainable looks by Louis Vuitton and Laura Basci". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Chianne, Breanna (February 9, 2020). "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) is the 2020 Oscar Winner for Documentary (Short Subject)". oscar.go.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Weinberg, Lindsay (February 9, 2020). "Joaquin Phoenix, Kaitlyn Dever Wear Eco-Friendly Outfits to Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (February 10, 2020). "Oscars: 'Parasite' Wins Best Picture – The Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Ingrid (February 10, 2020). "Oscars 2020: Stars step out in sustainable looks by Louis Vuitton and Laura Basci". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Headlines, Nick Holdsworth for Russia Beyond the (November 12, 2015). "Stalin, Siberia and salt: Russian recluse's life story made into film". the Guardian. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Rosen, Nick (2007). How to live off-grid : journeys outside the system. London. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-4464-6388-8. OCLC 973328775.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ukrainian-Born Filmmaker Elena Andreicheva on Oscar Win and Life in Ukraine, retrieved February 26, 2022
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (December 7, 2019). "IDA Documentary Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Kiefer, Halle (February 2, 2020). "1917 Is No. 1 at This Year's BAFTA Awards". Vulture. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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