Lada Kopytova is an award wining Ukrainian-British film writer and director, working across both narrative and documentary. Her most recent short drama, Blueprint, is currently in its festival circuit, having screened at various BAFTA/BIFA qualifying film festivals, and won Best Emerging Film at Canadian Screen Award qualifying Courts D'Un Soir. Lada was featured in 75 Filmmakers to Watch in 2024 list by Women X Film Festival, as well as in ELLE Ukraine, Little White Lies, and The Calvert Journal.