After studying in Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theater, Cinema & Television University (Ukraine), Ukrainian awards-winning film director and screenwriter Maryna Er Gorbach graduated from Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing (Poland). Since 2017, she has been a member of the European Film Academy. Her latest movie Klondike was awarded at Sundance, Berlinale, Istanbul Film Festival (Golden Tulip Best Film) and many other very prestigious festivals. Klondike represented Ukraine at the Academy Awards in 2023.