Oleksiy Makukhin Explained

Oleksiy Makukhin (Ukrainian: Макухін Олексій Олександрович; born 29 October 1980) is a Ukrainian producer, media manager, and public activist who serves as the general director of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.

Early life and education

Oleksiy Makukhin was born in Kyiv on 29 October 1980 in the family of a philologist and a nuclear power plant engineer. Oleksiy's grandfather, Oleksiy Makukhin, was the Minister of Energy and Electrification of the Ukrainian SSR.

In 2011, he became a finalist in Waldemar Dziki's course on producing.[1]

He studied at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in public relations. In 2012, he completed a film production course at the New York Film Academy (LA/Universal Studios).

In the fall of 2015, he graduated from the Leadership in Strategic Communications program of the State Department in Washington.

Career

From 2002 to 2010, Oleksiy Makukhin worked in advertising and communications for international brands in Ukraine. In particular, he worked as a media manager at international advertising agencies BBDO and Initiative. As Head of Communications, he was responsible for the launch of Beeline Ukraine, a mobile communications brand in Ukraine. The communication campaigns received the Golden Effie Award in 2007 and the Silver Effie Award in 2008.[2]

From 2010 to 2014, he worked at 1+1 TV media group. First as a marketing manager, then as a producer of TV series and feature films.[3]  In 2014, under the influence of the Revolution of Dignity, he joined the reform team of Ukraine Crisis Media Centre (UCMC).[4]

From 2015 to 2017, as a part of UCMC, he was a public relations advisor to the Minister of Defence.[5] During this period, he produced three military documentaries, such as "Airport. That Day",[6] [7] "Raid",[8] [9] "Debaltseve".[10] At the same time, he was the launch manager and producer of the first military radio station Army FM.[11] [12] [13]

In 2018, Oleksiy became the first director of the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group.[14] This research unit analyzed Russian disinformation and propaganda based on big data collected from open sources of Russian media. Oleksiy was one of the authors of the study "Image of European Countries on Russian TV."[15]

Since 2020, Oleksiy has been the chief producer of artistic projects at the Babyn Yar International Holocaust Centre.[16]

He led the creation of the Symbolic Synagogue in Babyn Yar,[17] the audiovisual installation Mirror Field,[18] and the Crystal Wailing Wall by artist Maryna Abramovich.[19]

In 2023, he was appointed as a general director of the Babyn Yar International Holocaust Center.[20] [21] In the same year, on behalf of the Babyn Yar, Oleksiy received the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights.[22] [23]

He was the general producer of the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victims of Babyn Yar, with the participation of the presidents of Ukraine, Israel, and Germany, as well as the solemn concert of Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. The event took place directly in Babyn Yar.

In 2023, together with Oleg Kokhan, Oleksiy Makukhin produced the anthology film War Through the Eyes of Animals, which featured American actor Sean Penn.[24] [25] At the same year, Makukhin was also one of the producers of the documentary film Defiant, directed by American filmmaker Kareem Amer, which premiered at the TIFF in Toronto in September 2023.[26] [27] [28]

References

  1. Web site: «Белая ворона украинского телерынка». Памяти Вальдемара Дзики . 4 March 2024 . МедиаНяня - таблоид для и про медиа.
  2. Web site: 31 August 2006 . Булавин и Павленко поделят эфир . 4 March 2024 . detector.media . uk.
  3. Web site: Kulakov . Igor . 25 January 2021 . В Киеве построят Мемориал Холокоста: представлена концепция мемориализации Бабьего Яра . 4 March 2024 . Еврейский сайт Украины . ru-RU.
  4. Web site: 18 December 2015 . З 1 березня за підтримки американської громадської ініціативи буде запущена власна військова радіостанція – радник міністра оборони України . 4 March 2024 . Uacrisis.org . uk.
  5. Web site: Заходи - Департамент суспільних комунікацій КМДА . 4 March 2024 . dsk.kyivcity.gov.ua.
  6. Web site: Петренко . Галина . 15 September 2016 . Жарт «Кварталу 95» вартістю 50 млн грн., або Другий день пітчингу Держкіно . 4 March 2024 . detector.media . uk.
  7. Web site: Zaxid.net . 11 October 2016 . Кіно державним коштом . 4 March 2024 . ZAXID.NET . uk.
  8. Web site: 13 October 2015 . Міноборони готує фільм «Рейд» про десантників на Донбасі . 4 March 2024 . web.archive.org.
  9. Web site: Що подивитися: 15 новинок українського кінематографа . 4 March 2024 . tvoemisto.tv.
  10. Web site: «Дебальцево это наша - Бородинская битва» . 4 March 2024 . KP.UA . ru.
  11. Web site: Міноборони запустить військове радіо . 4 March 2024 . Українська правда . uk.
  12. Web site: 1 March 2016 . В Україні запрацювало перше військове радіо «Армія FM» - радник міністра оборони України . 4 March 2024 . Uacrisis.org . uk.
  13. Web site: З весни 2016 р. в Україні розпочне мовлення військове радіо . 4 March 2024 . Інтерфакс-Україна . uk.
  14. Web site: Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group . 2024-04-15 . Uacrisis.org . en-US.
  15. Kaltseis . Magdalena . 1 August 2023 . War Discourse on TV: A Glimpse into Russian Political Talk Shows (2014 and 2022) . Zeitschrift für Slawistik . en . 68 . 3 . 375–397 . 10.1515/slaw-2023-0019 . 2196-7016. free .
  16. Web site: 31 May 2023 . Директором Меморіального центру Голокосту «Бабин Яр» став Олексій Макухін . 4 March 2024 . Главком Glavcom . uk.
  17. Web site: Хто і коли збудує меморіал у Бабиному Яру? – Музеї України журнал . 4 March 2024 . uk.
  18. Web site: У Бабиному Яру відкрили аудіовізуальну інсталяцію в пам'ять про жертв розстрілів. ФОТО . 4 March 2024 . Українська правда. Життя . uk.
  19. Web site: Пам'ять про тих, чиї долі перекреслили. У Бабиному Яру відкрили Кристалічну стіну плачу як продовження стіни в Єрусалимі - фото . 4 March 2024 . nv.ua . uk.
  20. Web site: Директором Меморіального центру Голокосту «Бабин Яр» призначили Олексія Макухіна . 4 March 2024 . Історична правда.
  21. Makukhin . Oleksiy . 1 June 2023 . Introduction . Eastern European Holocaust Studies . en . 1 . 1 . 1–2 . 10.1515/eehs-2023-0033 . 2749-9030. free .
  22. Web site: Severance . Jaclyn . 2023-10-26 . Memories of the Past, to Support the Future: UConn Presents 2023 Dodd Prize with Sweeping Conversation about Global Democracy . 2024-03-13 . UConn Today . en-US.
  23. Web site: “Babyn Yar” Holocaust Memorial Center receives the prestigious Thomas J. Dodd Prize with the participation of Prof. Peto Department of Gender Studies . 2024-03-13 . gender.ceu.edu.
  24. Web site: Шон Пенн зніметься у фільмі режисера Мирослава Слабошпицького . 4 March 2024 . Українська правда. Життя . uk.
  25. Web site: Баранівська . Марина . 22 May 2023 . Шон Пенн зіграє у фінальній новелі українського кіноальманаху «Війна очима тварин» . 4 March 2024 . detector.media . uk.
  26. Web site: Pictures and Photos - Getty Images . 4 March 2024 . www.gettyimages.ae.
  27. Web site: Roxborough . Scott . 2023-05-22 . Sean Penn Joins Ukrainian War Film (Exclusive) . 2024-04-02 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  28. Web site: Goldbart . Max . 2023-12-07 . Sean Penn Ukraine Film ‘War Through The Eyes Of Animals’ Wraps Scenes In LA; More Details Emerge . 2024-04-02 . Deadline . en-US.

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