Pavlo Kovtun
Pavlo is an editor and director from Ukraine, with 15 years experience and superb storytelling skills. He has a huge amount of short form credits, having directed and edited many commercials, fashion films and music videos. On top of this Pavlo also has experience within long form, crafting artistically expressive and emotional films.
Pavlo’s documentary editor credits include ‘Above the Ground’ for Netflix and ‘Shooting with Music’ with BAFTA-nominated director Jacqui Morris. He also served as the assistant editor on both the documentary series ‘Citizens at War: A Year in Ukraine’ for ZDF and ITV, and feature documentary ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ (produced by the same team as the Oscar / Cannes award winning ‘The Zone of Interest’).
Reliable, well-prepared and enthusiatic, Pavlo loves to collaborate and share both knowledge and opportunities with his peers.
More work by Pavlo
The Commandant’s Shadow
Above the Ground
Pride is Not Available in Your Region
Vaccination Kids
Shooting With Music
Marriage (In)Equality
The Commandant’s Shadow
Pavlo was assistant editor on this 110 min documentary follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz. Hans confronts his father’s involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust. This true story inspired the multi Academy Award winning feature drama ‘Zone of Interest’. Written, produced, and directed by acclaimed documentarian Daniela Volker, this film is receiving a limited U.S cinema release.
Above the Ground
In this awe-inspiring 90 min documentary, explore our species’ passion for the sky and flight experiences. The thin lines between mental freedom, exhilaration, adrenaline, joy, life and death. Incredible stories of professional jumpers, fliers and pilots. Directed by Vitaly Cheresh.
Pride is Not Available in Your Region
This short film describes the life of Ukrainian queer people during the war. It shows how they are fighting for our freedom – and how destructive this war is for queer people, for Ukrainians, and the whole world.
Vaccination Kids
Information campaign by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, about the importance of vaccinating children. With the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Shooting With Music
This 90 min documentary features Ukrainian band Okean Elzy and its frontman Slava Vakarchuk, explores the soft power of music as a force that can help in the fight against Russian aggression. Directed by Jacqui Morris.
Marriage (In)Equality
A short video art transports us to an imaginary world where heterosexual couples cannot legalise their relationships. The events take place during the war in Ukraine, which exacerbates the problems faced by couples – the inability to arrange guardianship for their children or to visit an injured partner in the hospital. Some of the characters are representatives of the LGBTQ+ community, who tell their authentic stories at the end of the video.
This project was prepared as part of an advocacy campaign, aimed at lobbying for the adoption of bill No. 9103 “On the Institute of Registered Partnerships” in Ukraine. This bill would allow LGBTQ+ couples to have some of the equal rights that heterosexual couples have after marriage. For example, in matters related to property, inheritance, insurance, pensions, medical care, and other important aspects of life. Directed by Yuriy Dvizhon.