Olha Bregman

Olha Mykolaivna Bregman (née Beskhmelnytsina; born 4 December 1985) is a Ukrainian film producer and co-founder of 2Brave Productions. She is known for producing documentary and fiction films presented at international film festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival , the Rome Film Festival , and the Tribeca Festival

Early life Olha Bregman was born in Kyiv on 4 December 1985. She graduated from the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts with a degree in Film Directing in 2012. She also studied International Economics at the Ukrainian State University of Finance and International Trade. , and served as Chair of the Ukrainian Film Academy from 2022 to 2024.

She co-produced two films directed by Kateryna Gornostai: the narrative feature Stop-Zemlia (2021), which won the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus section of the Berlin International Film Festival , and the documentary Timestamp (2025), which was selected for competition at Berlinale in 2025.

The documentary Rule of Two Walls, directed by David Gutnik and co-produced by Olha Bregman and Natalia Libet, received a Special Jury Mention in Tribeca’s documentary competition in 2023.

In addition to film work, Bregman is one of the four co-authors of two editions of the English-language guidebook Kyiv by Locals.

Awards In 2025, Bregman was awarded the Order of Princess Olga (III class) for her contribution to Ukrainian culture.

Selected filmography

Documentary films The Living Fire (2014), dir. Ostap Kostyuk Vagrich and the Black Square (2014), dir. Andrii Zagdansky Ivan's Land (2019), dir. Andrii Lysetskiy Red Line. Corruption (2020) Demon (2020), dir. Yegor Troyanovsky Breaking into Baikonur (2019), Insiders Project Ukraine Overcoming the Darkness (2022) L'Arte Della Guerra (2023), dir. Tiziana Lupi, Marco Spagnoli Rule of Two Walls (2023), dir. David Gutnik Intercepted (2024), dir. Oksana Karpovych After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home (2024), dir. Sarah McCarthy Timestamp (2025), dir. Kateryna Gornostai The Eukrainian (2025), dir. Viktor Nordenskjöld Cuba & Alaska (2025), dir. Yegor Troyanovsky – Best Documentary, , Brussels IFF; Jury Award, Central Scotland Documentary Festival Traces (2026), dir. Alisa Kovalenko and co-dir. Marysia Nikitiuk

Short films Anna (2019), dir. Dekel Berenson ; Blueberry Summer (2024), dir. Masha Kondakova Easter Day (2025), dir. Mykola Zaseev

Animated films Prychynna: The Story of Love (2017), dir. Andriy Shcherbak

Feature films Stop-Zemlia (2021), dir. Kateryna Gornostai