https://www.juliaivanovafilms.com/work daily 0.75 2015-08-25 https://www.juliaivanovafilms.com/films daily 1.0 2019-01-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/t/5c45574a1ae6cfd79f1938ef/1548048202642/ Work - High Five: a Suburban Adoption Saga 2012 90 and 60 min director/editor/co-cinematographer/writer Produced by Interfilm Productions, producer Boris Ivanov. Developed by Piksuk Media. Commissioned by Knowledge Network, executive producer Murray Battle Cathy and Martin Ward from a cookie-cutter North American suburb travel to Ukraine to adopt five siblings, the youngest six and the oldest sixteen. The children are separated when only the adoption of the two middle sisters goes through. When a year later the kids are re-united, Yuliya, the oldest girl, who had years of assuming the role of protective mother in the orphanage, can not find her place in a new family. She favors Martin, the father, over Cathy, the mother, and grieves the loss of the bond with siblings. The camera stays with the family for another three years capturing the complicated reality of international adoption mixed with the dramatic intensity of teenage years and the growing pains of a family of two becoming a family of seven. “Ivanova’s sensitivity to the complexity of her subjects makes her keenly aware of when to step back and let the camera linger, and when to intervene to expose the larger truths that might otherwise remain hidden. The result is an intimate and emotional look at a modern 21st-century family.” – Alex Rogalski – Hot Docs Film Festival “Time of History Second Prize” Award, SEMINCI Film Festival – 2013 (Spain) Variety Magazine review Rent or download https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/t/5c4552c5c2241ba6b9474f9f/1548047045218/ Work - Family Portrait in Black and White 2011, 87 and 52 min director/editor/co-cinematographer/writer Produced by Interfilm Productions, producer Boris Ivanov Sundance Film Festival, Hot Docs, LA Film Festival, IDFA, Hamptons, Cleveland, Seattle Film Festivals and many more. The reality of growing up as a bi-racial child in Ukraine, a rare and truly visible minority, is not for the faint of heart. Family Portrait in Black and White follows passionate supermom, Olga Nenya, during three turbulent years that see her brood of 17 foster children grow into adolescence. Unlike many in Easter Europe, Olga holds no racial prejudices as 16 of her foster children are bi-racial, results of taboo relationships between local Ukrainian girls and African students. Olga is a loving mother but she is no Mother Teresa. Raised by the Soviet regime, she believes in communal responsibility over individual freedom and runs the family with Stalin-like authority. Her parental limits are tested daily and her iron-fisted ways become a refuge for some and prison for the others. Forced to constantly defend themselves from racist neighbors and skinheads, these children have to be on guard against the world that surrounds them. The film is a multi-dimensional portrait of one family, the country they live in, and the bigger world they are a part of. ”Grand Prize: Best Canadian Feature Film”, HOT DOCS Film Festival – 2012 “Cultural Diversity Award” and “Time of History Third Prize” Awards, SEMINCI Film Festival – 2012 (Spain) Audience Award, MIRADASDOC Film Festival - 2012 (Spain) “Jury Award – Best Documentary”, ADDIS Film Festival 2012 (Ethiopia) Nominee: Best Feature Documentary, GENIE Awards (Canada) 2012 Nominee: Best Feature Documentary, HAMPTONS Film Festival 2012 “Engaging docu. Well-crafted, nicely scored.” –Variety Critics Pick “Family Portrait is Riveting”-LA Weekly Rent or download Variety Sundance Film Festival review https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/t/5c455bdeb91c9153b2025b29/1548049374511/ Work - Love Translated 2010 84 and 60 min director/co-editor/co-cinematographer/writer Produced by Interfilm Productions, producer Boris Ivanov Modern day dating can be a real headache. For men with little experience or those hurt by an ugly divorce, the idea of looking for a wife in a foreign country, known for its solid family values, might seem like a viable solution… Odessa, Ukraine: full of rich culture, beautiful architecture, pulsating discos, and busloads of lonely middle-aged Western guys looking to land hot 20-year-old brides. Burned by women back home, guys from Minnesota to Marseilles are heading East - but can they tell the difference between the girl of their dreams and the gold diggers? This seductive documentary follows a dozen delightfully awkward guys through a comedy of cultural misconceptions on a 10-day hunt for true love. “Far more entertaining than reality TV’s “The Bachelor,” but with its own share of disturbing moments… good-looking, intelligently structured film.” — Alissa Simon, Variety “Can’t-look-away reality show meets intriguing investigative journalism: Ten bachelors—ranging from sad to despicable—go on a matchmaking tour to Odessa, Ukraine, in an attempt to find wives in just ten days in this fantastic documentary. “—Time Out Chicago Chicago International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Vancouver (VIFF), Little Rock Film Festival Variety Magazine review Rent or download https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/t/5c455e126d2a73efe1e21c89/1548049938280/ Work - Fatherhood Dreams 2007, TV Hour - 52min director/writer Produced by Interfilm Productions, producer Boris Ivanov Commissioned by Global TV, executive producer Michael Ghent ”I've never met another man who is doing what I'm doing and that's been the most difficult thing.” - Scott, a single gay man, on pursuing fatherhood through surrogacy in Canada, 2006 As the camera follows four fathers - Steve, Scott, Randy and Drew - the rewards they enjoy becoming and being dads through adoption, surrogacy and co-parenting are revealed. But the challenges are enormous and the sacrifices often seem overwhelming. In 2006, just a few years after Canada became the first country outside of Europe to legalize same-sex marriage, society had so many questions. Will the children raised by gay fathers feel isolated? Different? Unhappy? Bullied? Will they 'turn' gay? The answer lies in getting to know gay fathers and their children. Since prejudice is fuelled by ignorance and a fear of the unknown, Steve, Scott, Randy and Drew decided to allow the camera into their lives. Nominee “BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY”, Canadian Film & TV Production Association INDIE AWARDS 2009 “TOP DOCUMENTARIES OF 2009” VIDEO LIBRARIANS 2009 Nominee “BEST DOCUMENTARY” TLA's GAYBIE AWARDS The film played at many Human Rights and LGBT film festivals, from Melbourne to Lithuania,including NEWFEST: The New York LGBT Film Festival Rent or download https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/t/5c4554e6898583fc9a8dab80/1548047590706/ Work - Limit is the Sky 2016, 107 min director-editor-cinematographer-writer Produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), producer Bonnie Thompson Limit is the Sky details loneliness, family sacrifice and self delusion in this timeless story of chasing gold in isolated frontiers. The feature-length documentary explores the lives of a diverse group of young dreamers whose search for money, meaning and identity leads them to a remote town in Northern Canada: Fort McMurray, the capital city of the world’s third-largest oil reserves. Shot over four years, Limit Is the Sky captures boom-bust-burn cycle in the oilsands from a deeply personal perspective. It is an unflinchingly honest portrait of a new generation of youth: diverse, ambitious, and driven. The film follows six young Canadians, including refugees from the Middle East and Africa, who come to Northern Alberta, the land of immense sky and dusty winds. “Fort Mac,” as it is known, becomes a testing ground for these young dreamers as they struggle with their own perceptions of money, glory and self-worth, amid plummeting oil prices, an unpredictable economy and a devastating wildfire. Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Documentary DOXA Documentary Film Festival - 2017 Multimedia Award Calgary Petroleum History Society - 2017 POV Documentary Culture Magazine review https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/t/5c456128f950b7a96fa351d2/1548050728738/ Work - My Dads, My Moms and Me 2019, IN POST-PRODUCTION 52 and 75 min tentative release spring 2019 director-producer-editor-cinematographer-writer Created thanks to Storyhive 100K Edition, the funding initiative byTelus. Ten years ago, I filmed the children of gay fathers in the documentary Fatherhood Dreams. They were the first generation after same-sex marriage was legalized in Canada. I’d like to return to these seven children a decade later in an attempt to find unbiased answers to questions that continue to be relevant: To what extent the upbringing in non-traditional families impacts a child? Have societal outlooks on non-traditional family structures changed in Canada since 2003? Ultimately, we will give viewers an unprecedented chance to observe ten years progressions in several families. Fatherhood Dreams was a non-political, character-driven film, shot and edited for the mainstream viewership; the new film will be made with the same mainstream audience and character-driven attitude in mind. https://www.juliaivanovafilms.com/fpibw daily 0.75 2019-01-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/t/5c454922c74c5024874c0aef/1548044578231/ FPIBW - Limit is the Sky 2016, 107 min director-editor-cinematographer-writer Produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), producer Bonnie Thompson Limit is the Sky details loneliness, family sacrifice and self delusion in this timeless story of chasing gold in isolated frontiers. The feature-length documentary explores the lives of a diverse group of young dreamers whose search for money, meaning and identity leads them to a remote town in Northern Canada: Fort McMurray, the capital city of the world’s third-largest oil reserves. Shot over four years, Limit Is the Sky captures boom-bust-burn cycle in the oilsands from a deeply personal perspective. It is an unflinchingly honest portrait of a new generation of youth: diverse, ambitious, and driven. The film follows six young Canadians, including refugees from the Middle East and Africa, who come to Northern Alberta, the land of immense sky and dusty winds. “Fort Mac,” as it is known, becomes a testing ground for these young dreamers as they struggle with their own perceptions of money, glory and self-worth, amid plummeting oil prices, an unpredictable economy and a devastating wildfire. Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Documentary DOXA Documentary Film Festival - 2017 Multimedia Award Calgary Petroleum History Society - 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c3c1ea08f5130d9fa75f079/5c4548a10e2e72c267d65968/5c4548c0758d4659a1a9e230/1548044578231/LITS_Poster.jpg FPIBW - Limit is the Sky 2016, 107 min director-editor-cinematographer-writer Produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), producer Bonnie Thompson Limit is the Sky details loneliness, family sacrifice and self delusion in this timeless story of chasing gold in isolated frontiers. The feature-length documentary explores the lives of a diverse group of young dreamers whose search for money, meaning and identity leads them to a remote town in Northern Canada: Fort McMurray, the capital city of the world’s third-largest oil reserves. Shot over four years, Limit Is the Sky captures boom-bust-burn cycle in the oilsands from a deeply personal perspective. It is an unflinchingly honest portrait of a new generation of youth: diverse, ambitious, and driven. The film follows six young Canadians, including refugees from the Middle East and Africa, who come to Northern Alberta, the land of immense sky and dusty winds. “Fort Mac,” as it is known, becomes a testing ground for these young dreamers as they struggle with their own perceptions of money, glory and self-worth, amid plummeting oil prices, an unpredictable economy and a devastating wildfire. 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