Natalia Libet

Natalia Libet
Portrait of Ukrainian film producer Natalia Libet
Born(1972-12-06)December 6, 1972
Lviv, Ukraine
CitizenshipUkraine
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2017–present
Organization2Brave Productions
AwardsOrder of Princess Olga (III class)

Natalia Libet (born 6 December 1972)[1] is a Ukrainian film producer and co-founder of the Kyiv-based production company 2Brave Productions. She has worked on documentary and fiction films, including international co-productions presented at film festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and the Tribeca Festival.[2] [3][4]

Career

Libet has worked as a producer on fiction and documentary projects, with a focus on international co-productions.[5]

In 2017 she joined the Ukrainian production companies Digital Religion and ESSE Production House.[6]

In 2022 Libet co-founded the production company 2Brave Productions with producer Olha Bregman.[7] The company works on Ukrainian and international films, including the documentary Rule of Two Walls (2023), directed by David Gutnik, and After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home (2025), directed by Sarah McCarthy.[8]

Ukrainian media have covered Libet's work on international co-productions and the support of Ukrainian cinema during the Russia–Ukraine war.[9][10]

Natalia Libet has collaborated on several projects with director Kateryna Gornostai.[11] Their collaborations include Stop-Zemlia and the documentary Timestamp (2025).[12][13][14]

She produced Forever-Forever (2023), directed by Anna Buryachkova, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival[4] and Cuba and Alaska directed by Yegor Troyanovsky, which premiered at Sheffield DocFest[15] and later received the Best Documentary award at the 2025 Rome Film Festival.[16]

Libet is a member of the European Producer's Club[17], the European and Ukrainian Film Academies[18] and serves as head of First Cut+.[19]

Recognition

Libet has produced and co-produced films that have screened at major international film festivals. Her collaborations with Kateryna Gornostai include Stop-Zemlia (2021),[12] which received the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus section of the Berlin International Film Festival[20] and Timestamp (2025), selected for the festival's main competition.[21]

Rule of Two Walls received a Special Jury Mention in Tribeca's documentary competition in 2023.[22]. In 2026, Traces, produced by 2Brave Productions, received the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2026.[23]

Awards

In 2026, Libet was awarded the Order of Princess Olga (III class), a state honour of Ukraine, for her contribution to Ukrainian culture.[24]

Selected filmography

Narrative

  • Stop-Zemlia (2021), producer
  • Forever-Forever (2023), producer
  • Do You Love Me? (2023), development producer
  • Easter Day (2025), producer
  • Blueberry Summer (2024), co-producer
  • Parthenon (2019), co-producer
  • Anna (2019), executive producer

Documentary

  • Trances (2026), producer
  • Timestamp (2025), producer
  • Cuba & Alaska (2025), associate producer
  • After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home (2024), co-producer
  • Rule of Two Walls (2023), executive producer
  • Diary of a Bride of Christ (2022), producer
  • Plai. A Mountain Path (2022), executive producer

References

  1. ↑ "Персональна інформація | Dzyga MDB".
  2. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (Feb 20, 2025). "'Timestamp' Review: Powerful Ukrainian Documentary Captures Both Pain and Resilience of Children During Wartime". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Dec 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Aguilar, Carlos (Nov 2, 2024). "'Rule of Two Walls' Review: Ukrainian Artists Find Refuge Amid War in This First-Hand, Hauntingly Meta Documentary". Retrieved Dec 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Barraclough, Leo (Jul 31, 2023). "Love Triangle Drama 'Forever-Forever' Picked Up by Pluto Film Ahead of Venice Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved Dec 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava (2021-11-23). EMERGING PRODUCERS 2022: Natalia Libet (Ukraine). Retrieved 2026-07-21 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "War Seen by Children: "Timestamp" Unveils a Quiet Revolution in Ukrainian Documentary Filmmaking". UNITED24 Media. 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  7. ↑ "«Люди живуть у фільмі». Ольга Брегман і Наталія Лібет про премʼєри в Берліні та Шеффілді". Wonderzine. 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  8. ↑ "A spotlight on one of the 'great tragedies' of the Ukraine War: Lord McConnell reviews: 'After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home'". Politics Home. Nov 24, 2024. Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ Челяк, Софія (Aug 31, 2022). "Наталя Лібет про фільм "Стоп-Земля", Netflіx і кіноіндустрію". Суспільне | Новини. Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "War Seen by Children: "Timestamp" Unveils a Quiet Revolution in Ukrainian Documentary Filmmaking". UNITED24 Media. 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  11. ↑ "Як Катерина Горностай зняла «Стрічку часу» – кінодокумент життя школярів під час війни". The Village Україна. Jun 18, 2025. Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Челяк, Софія (Aug 31, 2022). "Наталя Лібет про фільм "Стоп-Земля", Netflіx і кіноіндустрію". Суспільне | Новини. Retrieved Dec 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Наталія Лібет, продюсерка, членкиня Європейської та Української кіноакадемій". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved Dec 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ "| Berlinale | - Strichka chasu | Timestamp". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved Dec 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (Jun 5, 2025). "Java Films Acquires 'Cuba & Alaska' Ahead of Sheffield Doc Fest World Premiere, Releases First Look Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ukrainian documentary Cuba & Alaska wins at Rome International Film Festival". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2BRAVE PRODUCTIONS". europeanproducerclub (in French). Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  18. ↑ Lopez, Ana (May 9, 2023). "The Academy welcomes 462 new members". Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  19. ↑ "First Cut Lab Belgium and First Cut Lab Netherlands open their calls - Country Focus: Belgium". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Oct 25, 2023. Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Stop-Zemlia and Beans win the Crystal Bears in Berlinale's Generation". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. May 27, 2021. Retrieved Dec 12, 2025.
  21. ↑ Balaga, Marta (2025-02-17). "Ukraine's Kateryna Gornostai Finds Hope in Berlinale Doc 'Timestamp': 'This Generation Needs to Live'". Variety. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  22. ↑ Carey, Matthew (Aug 2, 2024). "Monument Releasing Acquires Rights To 'Rule of Two Walls,' Nonfiction Story Of Artists In Ukraine EP'd By Liev Schreiber". Retrieved Dec 10, 2025.
  23. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (2026-02-21). "Political Films on the Far Right, Ukraine War Win Berlin Panorama Audience Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  24. ↑ "Natalia Libet awarded the Order of Princess Olga (III class)". State Film Agency of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 22 January 2026.
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