Zlata Veresniak is a filmmaker born and raised in Ukraine. Since 2015, she is exiled in Europe, primarily in Poland. In her latest films, she focuses on the study of the present-day reality of displaced persons and refugees from Ukraine.
Zlata studied Journalism at the Wroclaw University in Poland, and film directing at the Thessaloniki University in Greece. During the period of her studies she was also a member of the FOSA Academic Club of Filmmakers. So far, as a director, she has completed five documentary and three fiction short films, and as an assistant director, camera operator, production manager, and editor, she has participated in over 10 short and feature-length projects. In 2023, Zlata was nominated for the city cultural award in Wroclaw, Poland - WARTO, in the film category, for directing "Ada".
This year, Zlata graduated with a master's degree in documentary directing at DOC NOMADS and the First Film program at the Władysław Ślesicki Film Foundation. The director has already returned to Poland, where she is currently finishing two short documentary films and working on her feature-length debut.