Ihor Podolchak

Ihor Podolchak

at the movie set Las Meninas, Kyiv, 2006
Born Ihor Podolchak
April 9, 1962 (1962-04-09) (age 49)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Residence Lviv, Kyiv
Citizenship Ukraine
Alma mater

Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Art

(now - Lviv Academy of Fine Arts)
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, producer, painter, printmaker, photographer
Years active 1984 - present
Style Nonlinear, Psychological, Surrealistic
Influenced by Franz Kafka, Herman Hesse, Alain Resnais, David Lynch, Maya Deren, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel
Spouse Tamara Podolchak (1984-present)

Ihor Podolchak (Ukrainian: Ігор Подольчак) (born April 9, 1962) is an Ukrainian filmmaker and visual artist. Co-founder of creative association Masoch Fund[1]. Podolchak was born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine). Graduated from Lviv Academy of Fine Arts (then Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts) with distinction in 1984 .

Artist, creator of numerous projects in the field of visual art, winner of 25 international art exhibitions in Canada, USA, South Korea, Latvia, Poland, Norway, Spain, Ukraine. The artist’s book Jacob Bohme was awarded as World’s Best Book (Bronze Medal) by Stiftung Buchkunst Frankfurt am Main at Frankfurt Book Fair. One of his 24 personal exhibitions was the first art exhibition ever to be held in space, at space station Mir[2] in 1993. Artworks of Podolchak can be found in 26 museums and public collections worldwide.

His debut full-length movie Las Meninas had a world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Tiger Awards Competition[3]) on January 25, 2008[4][5].

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Selected prizes and nominations

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References

  1. ^ The Festival Jury Wiz-Art 2011 wiz-art.com.ua Retrieved December 5, 2011
  2. ^ YouTube — Art In Space Ihor Podolchak 1993
  3. ^ International Film Festival Rotterdam. IFFR announces competitions . filmfestivalrotterdam.com Retrieved February 4, 2010
  4. ^ Шпилюк, Алик. Игорь Подольчак покоряет голландские высоты. Коммерсант Украина, № 8 от 23.01.2008. Retrieved November 3, 2009 (Russian)
  5. ^ Константинова, Катерина. Український «натюрморт» вперше в Роттердамі. «Дзеркало Тиждня», № 3 (682) 26 січня — 1 лютого 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2009 (Ukrainian)
  6. ^ 11 Norwegian International Print Triennale. Fredrikstad: Norske Internasjonale Grafikk Triennale, 1995. pp. 269, 343, OCLC 47160369
  7. ^ 12 Międzynarodowe Biennale Grafiki, Catalog, Kraków: Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych, 1988, OCLC 34341741
  8. ^ Miejska Galeria Sztuki. Wyroznieni. Retrieved November 5, 2009
  9. ^ Trieste Film Festival. Ventesima Edizione Duemilanove. Trieste: Alpe Adria Cinema, 2009. pp. 48-49 OCLC 451007614
  10. ^ «Eastern Panorama Competition» — 16th Artfilm International Film Festival. Retrieved November 3, 2009