Iryna Tsilyk

Iryna Tsilyk (Ukrainian: Ірина Цілик; born 18 November 1982) is Ukrainian filmmaker and writer, the member of Ukrainian PEN International. The winner of the “Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary” for the film "The Earth Is Blue as an Orange" at 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Iryna Tsilyk
Цілик Ірина Андріївна
Born (1982-11-18) 18 November 1982
Kyiv, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Occupationwriter and film director

Biography and career

Iryna Tsilyk was born in Kyiv. Graduated from Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinematography and Television named by Karpenko-Karyy summa cum laude. She used to work as 1st AD in advertising production and she works as director in a film industry now.

Moreover, Tsilyk is the author of several books (poetry, prose, children's books). Some of her works have been translated into English, German, French, Polish, Lithuanian, Czech, Romanian, Catalan, Swedish; were presented at different international literary festivals and events, such as "Poesiefestival Berlin" 2017, Leipzig Book Fair 2017, Frankfurt Book Fair 2016, „Lyrik für Alle“ (Babelsprech-conference, Salzburg 2016), Vilnius Book Fair 2016, “Meridian Czernowitz” (Ukraine, 2015-2016), Author’s Reading Month (Czech Republic, Slovakia 2016), Vilenica International literary festival (Slovenia 2008) and others.

In November 2020 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Tsilyk the title Merited Artist of Ukraine.[1] She refused the honour claiming she was "just starting my career in film directing" and she consider it "inappropriate to accept such awards with a light heart in times of uncertainty, when many of my colleagues from the film community were offended by the unjust actions of the current government."[1] A few days later the decree that awarded Tsilyk the title disappeared from the official website of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[1]

Tsilyk lives in Kyiv together with her husband writer Artem Chekh and their 10 y.o. son.

Films
  • Tayra ("Тайра"; short documentary film, 10', 2017) and Kid ("Малиш"; short documentary film, 15', 2017) for the cinema-almanac "Invisible Battalion".
  • Commemoration (Помин; short fiction film). 24', 2012. Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Molodist International Film Festival. Film was included into short film almanac "Ukrainian New Wave. Romantigue" which was distributed in 2013 in Ukraine.
  • Blue Hour (Вдосвіта; short fiction film). 10', 2008.


Publications

Poetry
  • Depth of Field (Глибина різкості; collection of poems), 2016.
  • Qi (Ці; collection of poems), 2007.

Prose
  • Red Marks on Black (Червоні на чорному сліди; short story collection), 2015.
  • Birthmarks (Родимки; short story collection), 2013.
  • The Day After Yesterday (Післявчора; novel), 2008.

Children's books
  • The City-tale of One’s Friendship (МІСТОрія однієї дружби; children’s adventure novel), 2016.
  • Such an interesting life (Таке цікаве життя; children’s book), 2015.

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) The decree on the awards of Vasyanovych and Tsilyk, who refused the awards, disappeared from the website of the President's Office, Ukrayinska Pravda (12 November 2020)
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