Anton Shtuka

Anton Shtuka is a documentary photographer and film director from Kyiv, Ukraine.

He is a member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, and the Ukrainian Film Academy.

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From the very beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Anton has been documenting real and dramatic stories from Ukraine for Western audiences as a documentary photographer and filmmaker.

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Since 2022, Anton has worked with The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Times, PBS, NPR, AP, Reuters, AFP, Paris Match, and Radio Liberty.

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His documentary "The Year That Never Ended" was featured by The Guardian in 2023.

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In the spring of 2023, Anton received a grant from the European Union under the MediaFit program to produce the feature documentary film "Warning! Life Goes On", about a street artist from Kharkiv. The film premiered at the Odesa International Film Festival in the national competition.

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Currently, Anton is working on the documentary film "The Last Prometheus of Donbas", which tells the story of the last operating power station in the unoccupied part of the Donetsk region.

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Before 2022, Anton focused primarily on short-form projects.