| Lubomir Levitski | |
| Native Name: | Любоми́р Васи́льович Леви́цький |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Birth Name: | народженні Кобильчук Любомир Васильович |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Alma Mater: | Chernivtsi University |
| Occupation: | Filmmaker |
| Notable Works: | Follow Me (2022 documentary) |
Lubomir Levitski (born Liubomyr Vasylovych Kobylchuk, September 17, 1980, in Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast[1]) is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and producer most noted for his production of the 2006 horror film Штольня [UK] (English: Tunnel).
In 2023, he released the documentary Follow Me, a reporting on the Shooting of Andrii Bohomaz.
Levitski was born on September 17, 1980, in Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. He studied archeology at Chernivtsi University before attending film school in Germany.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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), and the 2021 comedy Скажене весілля 3 [UK] (Crazy Wedding 3). In 2007, his film Штольня (Stolnya) won Best Trailer, Best Poster and Best Advertising Slogan at the IV Kyiv International Film Forum Ukraine, dubbed the Ukrainian Oscars by the media publication Telekritika [UK].[5]
In 2023, Levitski released the film Follow Me, a documentary about the Shooting of Andrii Bohomaz.[6] [7]
Levitski is married with one son.[8] [9]
| Year | Type | Name | Original name | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Scriptwriter | Producer | Other | |||||
| 2004 | Animated film | Terkel in Trouble | Terkel 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 dollars | 20 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 |
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| 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 | |||||