Lubomyr Levytskyi

Lubomir Vasyliovych Levitski (; September 17, 1980) is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and producer most noted for his production of the 2006 horror film .

In 2023, he released the documentary Follow Me, a reporting on the Shooting of Andrii Bohomaz.

Early life and education Levitski was born on September 17, 1980, in Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. He studied archeology at Chernivtsi University before attending film school in Germany.

Career Levitski is a director, producer, and film maker. In 2006, with screenwriter Oleksiy Khoroshko, Levitski directed the horror Штольня [UK]. Marta Shokalo writing for BBC News Ukrainian noted how unusual it is for a Ukrainian language film to be in a genre other than Ukrainian nationalism. In the film students navigate an underground maze searching for a lost idol of the Slavic god Perun. While many well known critics avoided reviewing the film, those who did largely produced positive reviews.

Levitski has produced television commercials, as well as working on the films: Штольня (English: Stolnya, 2006), Ломбард [UK] (Pawnshop, 2013), Тіні незабутих предків [UK] (Shadows of Unforgotten Ancestors, 2013), Хранитель шляху (Guardian of the Path, 2015), Smash (2015), #SelfieParty [UK] (2016), as well as short films Обійми мене (Hug Me, 2009) and 20 доларів (20 Dollars, 2007),

In 2023, Levitski released the film Follow Me, a documentary about the Shooting of Andrii Bohomaz.

Personal life Levitski is married with one son.

Filmography Year Type Name Original name Credited as Notes Director Scriptwriter Producer Other 2004 Animated film Terkel in TroubleTerkel i knibe Ukrainian-language dubbing director; in the credits it is listed as "Lyubomyr Kobylchuk-Levytskyi" 2006 Feature film Tunnel Штольня The first debut full-length feature film; listed as "Lyubomyr Kobylchuk" in the credits 2007 Short film 20 dollars20 доларів Russian-language short film shot in Ukraine 2009 Short film Hug me Обними меня Russian-language short film shot in Ukraine 2013 Feature film Pawnshop (film) Ломбард Russian-language feature film shot in Ukraine; Ukrainian dubbing was made for Ukrainian distribution 2013 Feature film Shadows of Unorgotten Ancestors Тіні незабутих предків Ukrainian-language feature film shot in Ukraine for distribution 2016 Feature film #SelfieParty #SelfieParty Ukrainian-language feature film shot in Ukraine 2021 Feature film Mad Wedding 3 Скажене весілля 3 2023 Feature film Captain Ukraine Капітан Україна English-language feature film shot in Ukraine; the project was stopped because of the war TBD Feature film Path keeper Хранитель пути "Kazakh Russian-language film shot in Kazakhstan" TBD Feature film Sceleton in the closet American feature film TBD Feature film Black Friday American project; canceled at the stage of writing the script