Yuliia Kovalenko (1988, Ukraine) is a film critic, holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, and is the programming director of the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival: Docudays UA. She is part of the Berlinale Forum's pre-selection team. She has also taught courses on cultural theory and history at various universities in Odesa, Ukraine. As an independent curator, in 2022 she co-organized the series "Perspectives on Ukrainian Cinema" for the Deutsche Kinemathek. She is a member of the Union of Film Critics of Ukraine and the National Syndicate of Journalists.
