
Alisa Kovalenko
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1987-09-24 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
Zaporozhye, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Zaporizhia, Ukraine]
Alisa Kovalenko
Biography
Alisa Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Аліса Коваленко; 24 September 1987; Zaporozhye) is a Ukrainian documentary director. She graduated the Karpenko-Kary University of Cinema of Kyiv and the Andrzej-Wajda cinema school of Warsaw. Her first feature-documentary "Alisa in Warland"premiered at IDFA Amsterdam in 2015 in the First appearance competition. Alisa’s second documentary, "Home Games" was again an IDFA selection, selected in more than 120 festiovals and being the first Ukrainian creative film acquired by Netflix. Alisa has become a member of The European Film Academy (EFA) in 2019. She's the programmer of the Molodist Kyiv FF documentary competition. In March 2022, she went to fight for her country in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Acting
(2025)
My Dear Theo
as Self
(2015)
Alisa in Warland
as Self
Crew
(2025)
My Dear Theo
Director, Director of Photography
(2023)
We Will Not Fade Away
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
(2023)
Girl Away from Home
Director
(2019)
72 Hours
Producer
(2018)
Home Games
Director, Screenplay
(2017)
Home Match
Director, Camera Operator
(2015)
Alisa in Warland
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
(2014)
Sister Zo
Cinematography, Script, Director
(2012)
Beyond Euro
Director