Lubomir Levitski

Lubomir Levitski (born Liubomyr Vasylovych Kobylchuk, September 17, 1980, in Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast ) is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and producer most noted for his production of the 2006 horror film Штольня [UK]  (English: Tunnel).

In 2023, he released the documentary Follow Me, a reporting on the Shooting of Andrii Bohomaz.

Early life and education
Levitski was born on September 17, 1980, in Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. He studied archeology at Chernivtsi University before attending film school in Germany.

Career
Levitski is a director, producer, and film maker. In 2006, with screenwriter Oleksiy Khoroshko, Levitski directed the horror Штольня [UK]. Marta Shokalo writing for BBC News Ukrainian noted how unusual it is for a Ukrainian language film to be in a genre other than Ukrainian nationalism. In the film students navigate an underground maze searching for a lost idol of the Slavic god Perun. While many well known critics avoided reviewing the film, those who did largely produced positive reviews.

Levitski has produced television commercials, as well as working on the films: Штольня (English: Stolnya, 2006), Ломбард [UK]  (Pawnshop, 2013), Тіні незабутих предків  [UK]  (Shadows of Unforgotten Ancestors, 2013), Хранитель шляху (Guardian of the Path, 2015), Smash (2015), #SelfieParty  [UK]  (2016), as well as short films Обійми мене (Hug Me, 2009) and 20 доларів (20 Dollars, 2007), and the 2021 comedy Скажене весілля 3  [UK]  (Crazy Wedding 3). In 2007, his film Штольня (Stolnya) won Best Trailer, Best Poster and Best Advertising Slogan at the IV Kyiv International Film Forum Ukraine, dubbed the Ukrainian Oscars by the media publication Telekritika [UK].

In 2023, Levitski released the film Follow Me, a documentary about the Shooting of Andrii Bohomaz.

Personal life
Levitski is married with one son.