Ella Shtyka is a culture manager, documentary film producer, educator
2021 together with the team of like-minded colleagues, established Indie Media Polis to produce documentaries, foster development through media education and innovative cultural practices.
Since 2013 Ella manages and curates Indie Lab, documentary workshop for young filmmakers. We support young Ukrainian artists working on their debut short documentary and manage the community of Ukrainian documentarians.
Since 2011 Ella is documentary programmer of American Independence Film festival in Kyiv, Ukraine.
2024 Ella coordinates Ukrainian documentary filmmakers editing residency in Warsaw initiated by American Film Showcase programme and US Embassy in Ukraine. Mentors documentary projects for Media Development Foundation (Ukraine) and provides expertise in audiovisual project assessment to Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
2017-2018 mentored media projects and investigative documentaries at Open Media Hub by Thomson foundation.
2021 together with the team of like-minded colleagues, established Indie Media Polis to produce documentaries, foster development through media education and innovative cultural practices.
Since 2013 Ella manages and curates Indie Lab, documentary workshop for young filmmakers. We support young Ukrainian artists working on their debut short documentary and manage the community of Ukrainian documentarians.
Since 2011 Ella is documentary programmer of American Independence Film festival in Kyiv, Ukraine.
2024 Ella coordinates Ukrainian documentary filmmakers editing residency in Warsaw initiated by American Film Showcase programme and US Embassy in Ukraine. Mentors documentary projects for Media Development Foundation (Ukraine) and provides expertise in audiovisual project assessment to Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
2017-2018 mentored media projects and investigative documentaries at Open Media Hub by Thomson foundation.