Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (; born March 23, 1983) is a Ukrainian author, film director and writer. Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk's feature-length debut film was Pamfir (2022), which had its world premiere at the Cannes film festival. The film was nominated for the Discovery of the Year Prize of the EFA and received over 30 awards, screening at more than 70 film festivals. His short films were selected for such prestigious film festivals as Sundance Film Festival, DOC NYC, IDFA, Toronto International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and others. He is a member of the Ukrainian (from 2017) and European (from 2018) film academies, founder and organiser of the Terrarium script development platform. Early life He was born on March 23, 1983 in Uman, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. His family originates from the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Graduated from the Chernivtsi Polytechnical college with a degree in architecture. Received a bachelor's degree at the philosophy and theological faculty of the National University of Chernivtsi. Studied in a journalism school and later worked as a cameraman and editor for several local and national TV channels, as well as a poster artist for a cinema in Chernivtsi.