Anastasia Babenko is a Ukrainian writer/director based in Seattle, WA. Her debut short film The Diaper Cake received a Vimeo Staff Pick and played over twenty Oscar-qualifying film festivals around the globe, including Clermont-Ferrand IFF, Palm Springs ShortFest, Short Shorts & Asia, etc. Her latest project was invited to participate in Talents Sarajevo Script Lab 2023.
Publications
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2022 – Ukraine films bring dose of reality to Palm Springs ShortFest / Palm Springs Life
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2022 – Ukrainian film director turns focus to plight of home country / Kyodo News+
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2022 – Seattle art show honors Ukrainian symbols of hope / Crosscut
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2021 – Small Talk: Anastasia Babenko, Ukrainian film director / Marie Claire Ukraine
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2021 – Three participants of 7+7 festival about their films, gender, and prejudice / BESTIN.UA