Lada Kopytova is a Ukrainian-British writer and director, currently based in London. Lada’s most recent short, BLUEPRINT, screened at various BAFTA/BIFA qualifying festivals, received a Best Emerging Filmmaker award at Canadian Screen Award-qualifying Courts D'Un Soir, and was part of BFI Future Film Festival 2025. Her upcoming short, DIRT, was a recipient of the Full Short grant from Roman Coppola's Decentralized Pictures; Roman was also lada's mentor on the project.. Lada was included in 75 Filmmakers To Watch in 2024 list by Women X Film Festival, was featured in ELLE Ukraine, Director’s Notes, and The New Current. more...