Olha Bregman
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Olha Bregman

Ukrainian film producer

Olha Mykolaivna Bregman (née Beskhmelnytsina; born 4 December 1985) is a Ukrainian film producer and co-founder of 2Brave Productions.2

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Born Dec 4, 1985.1

About

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

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedKyiv National University of Culture and Arts3
  • Date not recordedUkrainian State University of Finance and International Trade3

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.

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Career

Occupation: film producer.7

  • Date not recordedChairperson of the executive board, Ukrainian Film Academy4 5
  • Date not recordedFounded 2Brave Productions6

Bregman began her career in 2012 as an assistant producer at 435 Films, later working with MaGiKa Film, Digital Religion, and ESSE Production House.

In 2022, she co-founded 2Brave Productions with producer Natalia Libet. The company develops documentary and fiction films in international co-production.

Bregman is a member of the Ukrainian and European Film Academies, 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. Cuba and Alaska, directed by Yegor Troyanovsky, received the Best Documentary Award at the Rome Film Festival in 2025.

In 2026,Traces, directed by Alisa Kovalenko and co-directed by Marysia Nikitiuk, received the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

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

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Personal life

  • BornDec 4, 1985, Kyiv8
  • CitizenshipUkraine9

Since September 2024, Olha Bregman has been married to Ethan Bregman.

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Awards

  • 2025Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class10 11