Olha Bregman
Olha Mykolaivna Bregman is a Ukrainian film producer and co-founder of 2Brave Productions. She works in international co-production across documentary and fiction filmmaking. Films she has produced have screened at major international film festivals, including Berlin, Rome, and Tribeca
Bregman is a member of the Ukrainian and European Film Academies, and served as Chair of the Ukrainian Film Academy from 2022 to 2024.
Early life
Olha Bregman was born in Kyiv on 4 December 1985. She graduated from the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts with a degree in Film Directing in 2012. She also studied International Economics at the Ukrainian State University of Finance and International Trade.Career
Bregman began her career in 2012 as an assistant producer at 435 Films, later working with MaGiKa Film, Digital Religion, and ESSE Production House.In 2022, she co-founded 2Brave Productions with producer Natalia Libet. The company focuses on international co-productions and the promotion of Ukrainian cinema at global film markets.
Her work has been presented at major international film festivals. She co-produced two films directed by Kateryna Gornostai: the narrative feature Stop-Zemlia, which won the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus section of the Berlin International Film Festival, and the documentary Timestamp, which was selected for competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
The documentary Rule of Two Walls, directed by David Gutnik and co-produced by Olha Bregman and Natalia Libet, received a Special Jury Mention in Tribeca’s documentary competition in 2023. Cuba and Alaska won the Jury Prize and the International Audience Award at the Brussels Film Festival and was awarded Best Documentary Film at the Rome Film Festival in 2025.
In addition to her film work, Bregman is one of the four co-authors of two editions of the English-language guidebook Kyiv by Locals.