Polina Kino
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Biography
Born in Kyiv in 1994. She first completed her acting education and later received a degree in directing. She works as an acting teacher and has been part of the Kyiv Independent Theatre on Mykhailivska Street since 2009, where she directs performances for both adults and children. She made her film directing debut in 2026 with the short film FAL: Fatal Act of Love.
From the Judges, on FAL: Fatal Act of Love (2026)
From the Judges, on FAL: Fatal Act of Love
Two performances hold the screen together, grounded and vulnerable in entirely different registers, and the panel came back again and again to the chemistry between them and the way each actor carried a distinct emotional perspective while still feeling wholly connected. Expressions of nihilism and grief land with real weight, and the lighting is beautifully handled throughout. Direction keeps the shifting tension of the conversation feeling natural and compelling, a simple and deeply affecting piece of work.
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