Yelyzaveta Toptyhina

Yelyzaveta Toptyhina (she/her) is a Ukrainian director, screenwriter and visual artist. She was born in Odesa region, based in Kyiv. Yelyzaveta graduated from the directing department at the Kyiv National Karpenko-Kary University of Theater, Cinema and Television.
As a director, she works on fiction films, music videos, commercials and documentary projects. Her work explores emotional connections between characters, infused with warm irony in both storytelling and imagery. Curfew (2025), her short film, was selected at the 31st Sarajevo FF. The film won the Audience Choice Award in the Nation…