ELLA SHTYKA
Ella Shtyka is a culture manager, a documentary producer, an Indie Lab curator, and a curator of the documentary film program and thematic panels at the American Independence Film Festival. Since 2001, as a team leader of New Kyiv Production Center, she has been developing training programs for young filmmakers, culture managers and activists with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, EU-UNDP Equal Opportunities and Women's Rights in Ukraine Programme, One Caucasus Interdisciplinary Festival, and Lab Docutoloka. Ella is committed to promoting development through culture, driving social changes through the implementation of new cultural practices and enhancing dialogue and cooperation among various regions of Ukraine.