Kohan Oleg

Date of Birth: 02.07.1976

Place of Birth. Education.

Born in Kyiv. In 2001, he graduated from the International Institute of Linguistics and Law with a degree in international business.

Career.

Since his student days, he tried his hand in television projects of the UТ-1 channel, then led the advertising campaign of the 'Stozhari' film festival as the head of the advertising department and executive producer. He is the founder of companies specializing in post-production, cinema advertising, marketing research in the film sector, and product positioning.

In 2001, he founded and headed the film company 'SOTA Cinema Group', whose first large-scale projects were Kirill Muratova's film 'Two in One'. The film's awards included the 'Nika' award (Best Film of the CIS and Baltic countries 2007), 'White Elephant', and 'Golden Apple' (for best directing).

In 2008, the company won the specialized advertising award in the field of film distribution '25th Frame' in the categories: best trailer, best cinema art, best tagline, and best BTL action for Kirill Muratova's film 'Two in One'. Bogdan Stupka and Natalia Buzko were recognized as the best actors of 2007 for their work in this film, and K. Muratova was named a 'Legend of Ukrainian Cinema'.

In March 2008, 'SOTA Cinema Group' began producing the world-renowned director Krzysztof Zanussi's 'Heart in the Palm' in collaboration with the Documentary and Art Film Studio (Poland). In April 2008, a cooperation agreement was signed with producer Philip Bober. Production of the art film by well-known documentary filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa 'My Joy' began in co-production with Germany, the Netherlands, and other international partners.

In 2009, the production of K. Muratova's new film 'Melody for an Enchantress' was completed, and Roman Balayan's film 'Paradise Birds' was presented to the global film community in the competition of the 30th Moscow International Film Festival, where Roman Balayan was recognized as the best director with the 'Golden Apple' of the producer festival 'Kino-Yalta 2008'.

Films Produced.

2007 - 'Two in One' (Directed by Kirill Muratova), 2007 - 'Doll' (Directed by Kirill Muratova), 2008 - 'Paradise Birds' (Directed by Roman Balayan), 2008 - 'Heart in the Palm' (Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi), Ukraine - Poland, 2009 - 'Melody for an Enchantress' (Directed by Kirill Muratova), 2009 - 'Women Without Men' (Directed by Shirin Neshat), Germany-France-Austria-Ukraine, 2010 - 'My Joy' (Directed by Sergei Loznitsa), 2010 - 'Schtrumpa' (Directed by Otar Iosseliani), 2011 - 'On Saturday' (Directed by Alexander Mindadze), 2012 - 'Eternal Return' (Directed by Kirill Muratova).

Awards and Nominations. The 'Nika' award for Kirill Muratova's film 'Two in One' - best film of the CIS and Baltic countries 2007. (2007), The specialized advertising award in the field of film distribution '25th Frame' in the categories: best trailer, best cinema art, best tagline, and best BTL action for Kirill Muratova's film 'Two in One'. (2008), The 'Nika' award for Roman Balayan's film 'Paradise Birds' - best film of the CIS and Baltic countries 2009. (2009), Holder of the award for best film, Grand Prix 'Golden Lily' and cinema lover's prize from Jameson at the film festival in Brussels. (2011), The 'Nika' award for Kirill Muratova's film 'Eternal Return' in the category Best Film of the CIS and Baltic countries. (2012)

Personal Life. Married. Has one son.

01.07.2022