Alina Panova (full name Alina Panova-Marasovich, born Alina Vaksman in

Kiev Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

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) is a Ukrainian-American film and stage

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and producer.

Biography

Panova was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1961. She studied art at the Shevchenko State Art School in Kiev, and

Cooper Union The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union, is a private college on Cooper Square in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-s ...

in New York City, after her family emigrated to the US in 1979.

Career

In 2006 Panova produced her first feature film, ''ORANGELOVE'' (directed by Alan Badoyev and starring Aleksei Chadov and Olga Makeyeva). The film premiered at the

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Family

Panova is married to Croatian composer Zeljko Marasovich. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' The Naked Man'' (1998) * '' Bruiser'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Standing Still'' (2005) * '' Orangelove'' (2007)

References

External links

Alina Panova Official Web SiteOrange Love- The Movie
* Ukrainian women artists Ukrainian Jews Film people from Kyiv 1961 births American film producers American costume designers Living people Cooper Union alumni Shevchenko State Art School alumni {{US-theat-actor-stub