Sergiy Kulybyshev
Directing
Biography
Sergiy Kulybyshev is a Ukrainian director and writer working across film, television, and theatre, and a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy. Born in Crimea and displaced by the Russian occupation in 2014, he has written and directed over 400 episodes for television since 2003. In 2024, he was awarded Playwright of the Year by Ukrinform’s Theatrical Infoboom. His recent works include the original series comedy drama BURYING THE EX (Sweet.tv, UA, 2025), named Best Series of the Year at the Black Lotus Awards 2026, and the short film THE SUNNY (2024), which has received multiple awards and was officially selected for Palm Springs International ShortFest 2025. Sergiy is also the creator of the socially impactful sitcom HROMADA (NLO TV, UA), winner of USAID’s PITCH UA 2019. His theatre works include MAGNIFICENT CENTURY. HAPPY (winner of the Drama.ua Award 2023 and nominated for the GRA Theatre Award 2026) and POLYANDRY staged at the Franko National Theatre in Kyiv. In his film and theater projects, he tackles important and complex topics, blending them with elements of humor. In 2026, he is working on an upcoming feature film about the Ukrainian music band Gadyukins.
Known For
A successful Instagram life coach tries to be a good single dad, even though he was raised by an abusive father. One day, his 10-year-old son declares that he wants another dad and asks to be let live with a neighbor.
Sunny
Closer to midnight, the city is not sleeping. Freshman students - even more so! On this day, they organized a large-scale party for the first time, dedicated to Valentine's Day. Their night could have been perfect if a jealous boyfriend, a jealous ex, and a DJ who has taken the blow of unrequited love hadn't met on the same dance floor!
Saint Valentine's Night
Four strangers meet at the funeral of a woman they all once dated — a soldier who died on the front line. She invited them to be there, but why? At her favorite bar, their stories about her slowly shift into stories about themselves.
Burying the Ex
Volunteer Danya promises his mobilized older brother, Bodia, to obtain military first-aid kits by the evening. The task proves more difficult than it initially seemed.
Warmantic
The Hadyukini Brothers and their frontman Serhiy Kuzminsky are undoubtedly one of the brightest phenomena in Ukrainian music of the 1990s. Bursting into it with an enchanting mix of reggae, blues, rock and roll and folk, they brought a rebellious spirit of true creative freedom, which won the love of the public for many years.