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Oleksiy Makukhin

Oleksiy Makukhin (Ukrainian: Макухін Олексій Олександрович; born 29 October 1980) is a Ukrainian producer, media manager, and public activist who serves as the general director of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.

Early life and education[edit]

Oleksiy Makukhin was born in Kyiv on 29 October 1980 in the family of a philologist and a nuclear power plant engineer. Oleksiy's grandfather, Oleksiy Makukhin, was the Minister of Energy and Electrification of the Ukrainian SSR.[citation needed]

In 2011, he became a finalist in Waldemar Dziki's course on producing.[1]

He studied at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in public relations. In 2012, he completed a film production course at the New York Film Academy (LA/Universal Studios).[citation needed]

In the fall of 2015, he graduated from the Leadership in Strategic Communications program of the State Department in Washington.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

From 2002 to 2010, Oleksiy Makukhin worked in advertising and communications for international brands in Ukraine. In particular, he worked as a media manager at international advertising agencies BBDO and Initiative. As Head of Communications, he was responsible for the launch of Beeline Ukraine, a mobile communications brand in Ukraine. The communication campaigns received the Golden Effie Award in 2007 and the Silver Effie Award in 2008.[2]

From 2010 to 2014, he worked at 1+1 TV media group. First as a marketing manager, then as a producer of TV series and feature films.[3]  In 2014, under the influence of the Revolution of Dignity, he joined the reform team of Ukraine Crisis Media Centre (UCMC).[4]

From 2015 to 2017, as a part of UCMC, he was a public relations advisor to the Minister of Defence.[5] During this period, he produced three military documentaries, such as "Airport. That Day",[6][7] "Raid",[8][9] "Debaltseve".[10] At the same time, he was the launch manager and producer of the first military radio station Army FM.[11][12][13]

In 2018, Oleksiy became the first director of the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group.[14] This research unit analyzed Russian disinformation and propaganda based on big data collected from open sources of Russian media. Oleksiy was one of the authors of the study "Image of European Countries on Russian TV."[15]

Since 2020, Oleksiy has been the chief producer of artistic projects at the Babyn Yar International Holocaust Centre.[16]

He led the creation of the Symbolic Synagogue in Babyn Yar,[17] the audiovisual installation Mirror Field,[18] and the Crystal Wailing Wall by artist Maryna Abramovich.[19]

In 2023, he was appointed as a general director of the Babyn Yar International Holocaust Center.[20][21] In the same year, on behalf of the Babyn Yar, Oleksiy received the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights.[22][23]

He was the general producer of the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victims of Babyn Yar, with the participation of the presidents of Ukraine, Israel, and Germany, as well as the solemn concert of Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. The event took place directly in Babyn Yar.[24]

In 2023, together with Oleg Kokhan, Oleksiy Makukhin produced the anthology film War Through the Eyes of Animals, which featured American actor Sean Penn.[25][26] At the same year, Makukhin was also one of the producers of the documentary film Defiant, directed by American filmmaker Kareem Amer, which premiered at the TIFF in Toronto in September 2023.[27][28][29]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Булавин и Павленко поделят эфир". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ Kulakov, Igor (25 January 2021). "В Киеве построят Мемориал Холокоста: представлена концепция мемориализации Бабьего Яра". Еврейский сайт Украины (in Russian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "З 1 березня за підтримки американської громадської ініціативи буде запущена власна військова радіостанція – радник міністра оборони України". Uacrisis.org (in Ukrainian). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Заходи - Департамент суспільних комунікацій КМДА". dsk.kyivcity.gov.ua. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ Петренко, Галина (15 September 2016). "Жарт «Кварталу 95» вартістю 50 млн грн., або Другий день пітчингу Держкіно". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ Zaxid.net (11 October 2016). "Кіно державним коштом". ZAXID.NET (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Міноборони готує фільм «Рейд» про десантників на Донбасі". web.archive.org. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Що подивитися: 15 новинок українського кінематографа". tvoemisto.tv. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  10. ^ "«Дебальцево это наша - Бородинская битва»". KP.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Міноборони запустить військове радіо". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  12. ^ "В Україні запрацювало перше військове радіо «Армія FM» - радник міністра оборони України". Uacrisis.org (in Ukrainian). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ "З весни 2016 р. в Україні розпочне мовлення військове радіо". Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group". Uacrisis.org. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  15. ^ Kaltseis, Magdalena (1 August 2023). "War Discourse on TV: A Glimpse into Russian Political Talk Shows (2014 and 2022)". Zeitschrift für Slawistik. 68 (3): 375–397. doi:10.1515/slaw-2023-0019. ISSN 2196-7016.
  16. ^ "Директором Меморіального центру Голокосту «Бабин Яр» став Олексій Макухін". Главком | Glavcom (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Хто і коли збудує меморіал у Бабиному Яру? – Музеї України журнал" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  18. ^ "У Бабиному Яру відкрили аудіовізуальну інсталяцію в пам'ять про жертв розстрілів. ФОТО". Українська правда. Життя (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Пам'ять про тих, чиї долі перекреслили. У Бабиному Яру відкрили Кристалічну стіну плачу як продовження стіни в Єрусалимі - фото". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Директором Меморіального центру Голокосту «Бабин Яр» призначили Олексія Макухіна". Історична правда. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  21. ^ Makukhin, Oleksiy (1 June 2023). "Introduction". Eastern European Holocaust Studies. 1 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1515/eehs-2023-0033. ISSN 2749-9030.
  22. ^ Severance, Jaclyn (26 October 2023). "Memories of the Past, to Support the Future: UConn Presents 2023 Dodd Prize with Sweeping Conversation about Global Democracy". UConn Today. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  23. ^ ""Babyn Yar" Holocaust Memorial Center receives the prestigious Thomas J. Dodd Prize with the participation of Prof. Peto | Department of Gender Studies". gender.ceu.edu. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  24. ^ Церемонія вшанування пам'яті жертв трагедії Бабиного Яру (80 років) | Частина 1, retrieved 4 March 2024
  25. ^ "Шон Пенн зніметься у фільмі режисера Мирослава Слабошпицького". Українська правда. Життя (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  26. ^ Баранівська, Марина (22 May 2023). "Шон Пенн зіграє у фінальній новелі українського кіноальманаху «Війна очима тварин»". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Pictures and Photos - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.ae. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  28. ^ Roxborough, Scott (22 May 2023). "Sean Penn Joins Ukrainian War Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  29. ^ Goldbart, Max (7 December 2023). "Sean Penn Ukraine Film 'War Through The Eyes Of Animals' Wraps Scenes In LA; More Details Emerge". Deadline. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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