Denys Kushnarov should not be confused with Denys Kushnirov.
Denys Kushnarov (Ukrainian:) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, journalist and actor. He is the first Ukrainian TV-journalist to cover the Oscar Awards[1] and the Golden Globe Award Ceremony 2019–2020.[2] He is also the author of special TV-reports from the Cannes Film Festival in 2016–2017 & Venice Film Festival 2018 for different media: TV-channel INTER.[3] TV-Channel Ukraine, daynight.tv[4]
Kushnarov graduated from lyceum “Erudite” with a golden medal in Liberal Arts. He graduated from Donetsk National University with a specialization in translation (German, English). He moved to Kyiv and won a quiz show, which helped him to graduate from TV school.
He worked as a freelance journalist for the travel magazines Welcome to Ukraine and International Tourism.[5] He then began working for Ukrainian TV channels as a journalist and screenwriter.
In 2015 he began work as a film director and released Rocketman, a documentary that was awarded "Best Ukrainian Short 2015" by the National Filmmakers' Union of Ukraine.
His short film Make Music, Not War was shortlisted at multiple film festivals: Szczecin European Film Festival (Poland),[6] Show Me Justice Film Festival (USA),[7] and the 39th Elche International Independent Film Festival. Kushnarov's short film There is a Place was awarded at the Short Cut Film Festival (Serbia)[8] and at the 7th International Green Culture Festival (Serbia).[9] It was also shortlisted at the 29th Girona Film Festival (Spain).[10] In 2018 his short film Annihilation entered as an official selection of the 36th Fajr International Film Festival in Iran, Tehran.