Olga Kozhema, 2nd AD, script translator, London | Crew United

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About Olga Kozhema

Second-generation filmmaker with strong background in casting, planning, and production. Work in all stages of development, pre-production and production for film, TV, and commercials. Speaks 5 languages including English and German.

Known for

Jerk
2022
Crowd 2nd AD
© Studio Zentral

Himmel & Erde - Небо та Земля
2022
2nd AD, script translator
The Silence
2021
2nd AD
The Rising Hawk
2018-2019
Production coordinator
©Beta

The Pleasure Principle
2019
2nd AD

Fictional movies as 2nd AD

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Kein Tier so wild / No Beast So Fierce (WT)	Feature Film	Burhan Qurbani	Sommerhaus Filmproduktion GmbH
2022	Обмін	Feature Film	Volodymyr Kharchenko-Kulikovsky	Kinocompany 2016 [ua]
2022	Himmel & Erde - Небо та Земля	TV Series, ZDFneo [de]	Maryna Vroda	Studio Zentral
2021	The Silence	Limited series, HRT [hr]	Dalibor Matanić	Drugi plan [hr]
2020	Storm School (WT) For shooting in Ukraine	Feature Film	Vincent Ward	Pronto Film [ua]	For shooting in Ukraine
2019	Legacy of Lies	Feature Film	Adrian Bol	Toy Pictures [ua]
2019	The Pleasure Principle For shooting in Ukraine	TV Series, Canal+ [pl], Ceska televize [cz]	Dariusz Jabłoński	Apple Film Production [pl]	For shooting in Ukraine

Advertising/Image/Music videos as 2nd AD

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	Riyadh - Season 2021	Commercial	Matthias Zentner	The Martini Shot [ua]
2019	Jake Bugg - Kiss Like the Sun	Music Video	Alexandre Courtès	Family Production [ua]

Fictional movies as script translator

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	Himmel & Erde - Небо та Земля	TV Series, ZDFneo [de]	Multiple	Studio Zentral

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	Paradise	TV Movie, Netflix	Boris Kunz	NEUESUPER GmbH	3rd AD Crowd Additional - 2 DT
2022	Jerk	TV Series, BBC [uk]	Tom McKay	Roughcut TV [uk]	Crowd 2nd AD
2022	Tempus (WT)	Short Film	Stephen Isaac Wilson	Cobblestone Filmproduktion	Crowd 2nd AD (local system)
2018	The Rising Hawk	Feature Film	John Wynn	Kinorob Film Production [ua]	production coordinator For international cooperation
2017	The Golem	Feature Film	Doron Paz	SE Film Production [ua]	script supervisor
2016	Brama	Independent Feature Film	Volodymyr Tykhyy	Bedlam Productions [uk]	casting assistant
2016	The Stronghold	Feature Film	Yuriy Kovalyov	Kinorob Film Production [ua]	casting assistant

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Gia Ford - Poolside	Music Video	Sergio Jaén	House on Fire Productions [uk]	1st AD
2023	Samsung - Do the SmartThings!	Commercial	Georg von Mitzlaff	Florida Entertainment GmbH [de]	1st AD
2022	Finch - JWD	Music Video	Johannes Grebert	Katapult Filmproduktion GmbH	1st AD
2017	AXA - Dancer	Commercial	Mark Zibert	Rogue Films [uk]	production assistant
2017	Coldplay - Up and Up	Music Video	Vania Heymann	Prettybird [us/uk]	production assistant
2017	Jorja Smith ft. Stormzy - Let Me down	Music Video	Hector Dockrill	Pulse Films [uk]	assistant production manager

Basic data

Nationality	Ukrainian
Languages	EnglishGermanJapaneseRussianUkrainian
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Germany, Poland Eastern Europe: Ukraine Western Europe: United Kingdom
Special skills	Simultaneous translation
Own equipment	Movie Magic, Final Cut, Final Draft
Education	Studied English for Translation. Grew up on a film set:)
Preferred place of work	London, Berlin
Immediate working area	London
2nd residence (if applicable)	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilities	London, Valencia
Associations	AD Guild UK [uk] Assistant Directors Union [de] British Entertainment and Cinematographer Trade Union [uk]