ALISA KOVALENKO
Born in1987 in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. She studied Journalism at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Cinema Documentary Directing at Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television. She completed the DOK PRO programme at the Wajda School. Her films include This Is How It Is (2012), Grandma Hallia. Portrait of an Accordion (2013) and Sister Zo (2014).

LIUBOV DURAKOVA
Born in 1986 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She studied Documentary Directing at Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, among others. She completed the DOK PRO programme at the Wajda School. Her films include Volodka (2011), Teacher of History (2012), Video-poetry of Maidan (2014) and Sister Zo (2014).