Maryna Er Gorbach

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Maryna Er Gorbach

Maryna Er Gorbach (born 1981, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian filmmaker who writes, directs, produces, and edits films, often with her husband, Turkish filmmaker Mehmet Bahadir Er. [1] She won the directing award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival for her film Klondike. [2] She was among a group of Ukrainian filmmakers who called for international aid for Ukraine in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3]

Maryna Er Gorbach has been a member of the European Film Academy since 2017. [4] Like a number of other Ukrainian artists, Er Gorbach wrote an open letter in March 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling for a halt to the war. [5]

Her short film Rotation premiered at IFFR 2026 as one of the first projects funded through the Displacement Film Fund. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleNotesRef
2009 Black Dogs Barking co-directed with Mehmet Bahadir Er
2013Love Meco-directed with Mehmet Bahadir Er [1]
2019Omar and Usco-directed with Mehmet Bahadir Er [7]
2022 Klondike [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Besserglik, Bernard (8 November 2013). "Love Me (Lyuby Mene): Cottbus Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Lodge, Guy (29 January 2022). "'Klondike' Review: Harrowing Drama Braids Marital and Political Warfare on the Russian-Ukrainian Border". Variety.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Grater, Tom (25 February 2022). "Ukrainian Filmmakers Call For International Aid: "This Is A Full-Scale War... It Is Time To Fight"". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Klondike. In: berlinale.de. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Ukrainian director Maryna Er Gorbach joins her colleagues in requesting the end of the Russian invasion. In: cineuropa.org, 9 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Dijksterhuis, Edo (14 January 2026). "Eerste resultaten Displacement Film Fund getoond op IFFR" [First results of the Displacement Film Fund showcased at IFFR]. Filmkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Berlin 2022: Screen's guide to the Panorama titles". Screendaily.com. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.


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