Leonid Osyka

Leonid Mykhailovych Osyka (Ukrainian: Леонід Михайлович Осика) (8 March 1940 in Kyiv – 16 September 2001 in Kyiv) was a Ukrainian movie director, producer, and screen writer. Osyka was awarded the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize of Ukraine, which was established to honor outstanding contributions to the development of Ukrainian cinema.

Selected films 1965 - The One Who Goes Into the Sea ("Та, що входить у море"), director 1968 - The Stone Cross ("Камінний хрест"), director; late 2009 saw the beginning of the digital restoration of this film. 1968 - Who return, will love to the end ("Хто повернеться — долюбить"), director 1971 - Zakhar Berkut ("Заxap Бepкут"), director 1976 - The Disturbed Month of September ("Тривожний місяць вересень"), director

1978 - Sea ("Море"), director 1985 - Earth-reaching bowing ("Вклонися до землі"), director, writer 1987 - Enter, the suffered ones ("Увійдіть, стражденні!"), director, writer 1991 - Gift on Birthday ("Подарунок на іменини"), director, writer 1993 - Hetman's Regalia ("Гетьманські клейноди"), director, writer