Oleksa Nehrebets'kyi


Leonid Yuriiovych Dmytrenko, better known by the pseudonym Oleksa Nehrebets'kyi, is a Ukrainian dubbing director, editor and translator who works mainly with feature films.

Career

Nehrebets'kyi is a graduate of the biological faculty in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 1978. From 1998 to 2002 he studied at the university's faculty of philology. Since 1994 he has worked as a writer and freelance translator.
By his efforts such famous films as ALF, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, the animated series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Teletubbies, the animated film Cars, Open Season, Flushed Away, The Adventures of Despereaux and Happy Feet were translated into Ukrainian. He collaborated with editing books of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. In 2002-2003 he worked as a screenwriter of radio series called "The Life in distance of ten minutes". He also translated David Mitchell's novel Number 9 Dream. In 2009 he became dubbing director and author of the translation of the film Enemies of Society with Johnny Depp in the leading role.
Among his best known translations are Coraline, Paul, and Ted.

Translation for cinema

Translator and director of dubbing

Love without rulesYou Don't Mess With the ZohanThe Adventures of DespereauxHelboy: The Golden ArmyI love you, man

TV series translation

Thomas & Friends

Author of scripts

  • 2009 - The television series "Only Love" - editor, dialogues author, scriptwriter of last series
  • 2004-2008 - Sunday poetical TV lottery "Patriot"
  • 2003-2004 - Daily radio serial "Life in distance of 10 minutes"

Books translation