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Television director and video producer with 15+ years across prime-time entertainment, documentary, and commercial formats. Core strengths include directing non-professional talent on camera, producing against major international licensed formats, and running studio days and multi-camera shoots.
Based in the Netherlands since 2022, Maryna has worked as assistant director, researcher, and translator on Dutch documentary productions, bridging Ukrainian performers and Dutch filmmakers and supporting international crews with fluent English and in-depth documentary interviewing experience.
Experience Level
Language
Ukrainian
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Dutch
Beginner
Work Experience
Assistant Director & Translator at “Alles Goed” (dir. Peter & Petra Lataster) — L&F Productions
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024Assisted the directors during production in Ukraine. Provided on-set translation and supported research and workflow needs, including transcription and subtitling contributions during the production period.
Live Broadcast Director at National morning show, Kyiv
January 1, 2022 - PresentDirected live broadcast segments for a national morning show in Kyiv as a freelance director, managing show flow and on-air production requirements.
Content Editor, Social Media at GLEX / Expanding Agency, Porto
January 1, 2022 - PresentEdited social-first video trailers for a global exploration summit. Deliverables were featured on CNN and Discovery Portugal, focusing on short-form storytelling optimized for social distribution.
Assistant Director & Researcher (Interviewing and Simultaneous Translation) at Scenery — “Front Row” (dir. Miriam Guttmann)
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023Interviewing and simultaneous translation on documentary production. Proposed scenes that made it into the final film. Coordinated Ukrainian performers with Dutch filmmakers and supported on-set communication as part of an international crew.
Freelance Director (Social-impact documentary shorts) at Ukrainian television
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Directed and edited human-centered stories about displacement and resilience. Projects included “Svoi” I–II and “Nadileni dobrom,” with full creative execution from direction through editorial delivery.
Producer (Music videos)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021Produced music videos from concept to delivery, including creative development, casting, logistics, and on-set operations.
Director at Eurovision National Contest, Ukraine
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017Developed, directed, and edited artist story segments for broadcast. The show won Ukraine’s national television award for Best Entertainment Program of the Year.
Director at X-Factor Ukraine — season-launch documentary “Judges”
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017Directed and edited the behind-the-scenes film introducing new judges. Delivered the season’s flagship promotional piece, working with a scriptwriting team across the full shoot and edit process.
Director (Core directing team) at So You Think You Can Dance Ukraine
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017Created visual storytelling segments for performers and directed post-production edit of performances for broadcast over multiple seasons.
Education
Master’s Degree in Television and Film Directing at Kharkiv State Academy of Culture
January 11, 2030 - July 23, 2026Qualifications
Driving license B
January 11, 2030 - July 23, 2026Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment
Experience Level
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