Julia Kushnarenko grew up in small city in the North Caucasus and graduated at VGIK named after S.A. Gerasimov, directing department. For over 8 years, she worked as an editor on documentaries, including the feature film “Voy” directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maxim Arbugaev. Julia has collaborated as a director with National Geographic Magazine (USA), Vogue Magazine, Stereotactic production, and “E” film company. Her middle-length film “Terra” has won over 15 awards from multiple international film festivals, including a Jean Loup Passek Award at Melgacy Film Festival (Portugal).In 2022 she was granted a scholarship by DocNomads International Master’s Course in Documentary Film directing to make films between Portugal, Hungary, and Belgium. Currently Julia is based in Belgium.
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