Lesia Kordonets

Editor, Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Location Sound Mixer, Sound Editor, Compositor

Born and grew up in the remote border region of Ukraine, which was once a western outpost for the UDSSR and now represents the Eastern borders of the EU to Ukraine. Ukrainian citizenship. Shaped by the political whirlwind of her home country, she graduated from the Theodor-Heuss College, which promotes democratic leadership and public involvement into Eastern Europa.
In 2008, she moved to Switzerland and made in both countries short movies which won numerous international awards. 2013 BA in Film from ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), with a focus on editing. Since then she is working in postproduction. 2021 MA degree in documentary filmmaking (ZHdK). Her diploma work, the feature-length documentary Pushing Boundaries, had its world premiere at the 52nd Vision Du Reel, and won the ZONTA award.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2021
Pushing Boundaries by Lesia Kordonets
2013
Balazher. Korrekturen der Wirklichkeit by Lesia Kordonets
2011
Die Namenlosen by Lesia Kordonets

Screenwriter

2021
Pushing Boundaries by Lesia Kordonets
2013
Balazher. Korrekturen der Wirklichkeit by Lesia Kordonets

Cinematographer

2021
Pushing Boundaries by Lesia Kordonets
2013
Balazher. Korrekturen der Wirklichkeit by Lesia Kordonets

Editor

2022
Wie der Wind dreht by Martin Skalsky
2021
Pushing Boundaries by Lesia Kordonets
2014
Wandelzeit – Eine Gletscherperformance by Jan-Eric Mack
2013
Balazher. Korrekturen der Wirklichkeit by Lesia Kordonets

Compositor

2013
Balazher. Korrekturen der Wirklichkeit by Lesia Kordonets

Location Sound Mixer

2017
Giraffen machen es nicht anders – Die Vater-Spur by Walo Deuber

Sound Editor

2013
Balazher. Korrekturen der Wirklichkeit by Lesia Kordonets

Awards

(a selection)

2012
Bad Aibling, Nonfiktionale Festival des dokumentarischen Films, Kamerapreis (Winner) in Die Namenlosen
2021
Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2021, Beste Regie (Kategorie Dokumentarfilm) (Winner) in Pushing Boundaries
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