Biography
Vyacheslav Bihun is a Ukrainian film director and legal philosopher. Educated at leading universities in Ukraine and abroad, Dr. Bihun, prior to turning to filmmaking, worked as a lawyer at the European Court in Strasbourg. He was later trained as a film director at the Sorbonne (adaptation of fiction and political cinema) and Baltic Film School. The filmmaker, active from 2013-14, shot films in Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, and France, nominated at over 150 film festivals, and celebrated with over 100 awards. He's well known for his active promotion of Ukrainian cinema. Bihun supported the release of his colleague, Oleg Sentsov, by joining him for 17 days in solidarity for a hunger strike. He’s one of the founders and chairman of the Directors Guild of Ukraine, which is the voice of film directors in Ukraine.
Directed
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Many summers. Stable (2020) — Director
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Penalty of Justice (2013) — Director
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Aeternus (2022) — Director
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Strong in Spirit (2018) — Director
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Chendej's Shadows (2020) — Director
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I Am Her (2014) — Director
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Light and Shadows. Ivan Chendej (2022) — Director
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Zirka (2023) — Director
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Last Call: Indian Son (2022) — Director
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Magnificus (2021) — Director
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Duma about Justice (2023) — Director
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Verdict 19 (2019) — Director
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Passion (2016) — Director
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Ukraine on Trial — Director
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Closest to God (2016) — Director
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A Letter to Tarkovsky (2016) — Director
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Moro (2019) — Director
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Last Soldier (2017) — Director
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The Heart of Mother Gongadze (2017) — Director
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Angel City (2015) — Director
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Fatalis (2020) — Director
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Marusia (2016) — Director
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Mother. In the Name of Millions (2014) — Director
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Superficio — Director
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I Am Tyachiv (2021) — Director
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Sanctuarium (2014) — Director
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Lady and Bread (2015) — Director
- Between Hell and Paradise (2017) — Director
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Dovzhenko. Ukrainian Homer of Cinema (2013) — Director
- Last Shooting (2023) — Director
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Tulipa (2025) — Director
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Unforgotten. Ruslan (2025) — Director