Based in North Rhine-Westphalia, he is currently developing new documentary and fiction projects for the European market.

Since relocating to Germany in 2022, Ivan Kravchyshyn has continued his career within the German and European film industry. In 2026, he completed the IHK qualification as Mediengestalter Bild und Ton in Cologne.

Working across fiction and documentary cinema, he has developed projects from the initial idea and screenplay through directingand cinematography to editing and post-production. His background as a cinematographer and editor has shaped a strongly visual approach to directing, with a particular focus on character, atmosphere and authentic environments.

His work includes four feature films and around 100 documentaries and television productions. His films have been presented at international film festivals and industry events across Europe and the United States. His feature Stop Revolution! competed in the East of the West Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, while his documentary In Search of the Ark received the Golden Cedar Grand Prize in Beirut. He was also recognized with Ukraine’s Teletriumph Award for Best Director.

Ivan Kravchyshyn is a Ukrainian film director and documentary filmmaker with more than three decades of professional experience in film and television.