Oksana Karpovych (born 1990) is a Ukrainian documentary film director, most noted for her 2024 film Intercepted.
Originally from Kyiv, she moved to Canada in the 2010s to study documentary filmmaking at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.A. Jade Munsie, "Documentary gives insight into Ukrainian society". NAIT Nugget, May 3, 2022.
Her first documentary film, Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open (Ne khvylyuysya, dveri vidchynyatsya), premiered at the 2019 Montreal International Documentary Festival, where it won the New Vision Award.Liam Lacey, "Hot Docs Review: ‘Don’t Worry, the Doors Will Open’". Point of View, May 30, 2020. It was a nominee for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2020."In brief: Latimer, Deer among DGC’s Discovery long list". Playback, September 18, 2020.
Intercepted premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival,Clarisse Fabre, "At the Berlinale, the war in Ukraine told through the voices of Russian soldiers". Le Monde, February 21, 2024. and was subsequently screened at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Jason Gorber, "Oksana Karpovych on Intercepted and Stories from the Other Side". Point of View, April 30, 2024. It won the Grand Prize for National Feature at the 2024 Montreal International Documentary Festival,Pat Mullen, "Intercepted and Republic Top RIDM Winners". Point of View, December 1, 2024. and was a shortlisted finalist for the 2026 Prix Luc-Perreault.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Finalistes du Prix Luc Perreault/AQCC 2025". Films du Québec, January 7, 2026.
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