Larysa kondracki biography of albert

Canadian film director and screenwriter

Larysa Kondracki is a Canadian producer, director and screenwriter.^[1][2] Her debut feature film, The Whistleblower, was released in 2011 and received nominations for six Genies at the 32nd Genie Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.^[3] She has received international accolades for reporting on the stories of victims of trafficking in the former Yugoslavia.^[4]

Life

Kondracki is originally from Toronto, born into a Ukrainian-Canadian family; she studied English literature and theatre at McGill University, graduating in 1999.^[5] She later completed a second BA in film directing at Columbia University, graduating in 2001.^[6][7][8] She also studied at the MFA in film program at Columbia University School of the Arts until 2006.^[9]

Based in Los Angeles, Kondracki has written projects for Focus Features, HBO Films,