Anastasiya Mykhaylova
Director | Production Designer
Anastasiya Mykhaylova is a Ukrainian/Canadian Production Designer and Director based in London, UK. Anastasiya's directorial work focuses on dark fantasy, folklore and magical realism. She is interested in making films that dive into the daily magic of our existence, exploring themes of loneliness, grief and the female experience.
Her debut short Made From Leakproof Plastic was funded by Toronto Arts Council and won a funding grant from CenterFrame. She was also the recipient of the 2024 Panalux Award as an Outstanding Filmmaking Student.
As a production designer she’s worked on 10+ short films which are currently doing festival rounds. This list of shorts includes: Praeis (Cannes Film Festival Official Selection - La Cinef 2024), Sparare Alle Anguire (shortlisted for BAFTA student awards) and Saving Art (which recently screened at Slamdance 2024 and Palm Springs International Shortfest 2024). Her first feature as a Production Designer, was a fantasy film titled Assassin’s Guild directed by Stuart Brennan and DPd by Doug Milsome (ASC, BSC) currently available on Amazon Prime and AppleTV.
Anastasiya is a BAFTA connect member. She joins Courageous Donuts as Creative Producer, sharing her taste for the quirky and surreal in our projects.
Her debut short Made From Leakproof Plastic was funded by Toronto Arts Council and won a funding grant from CenterFrame. She was also the recipient of the 2024 Panalux Award as an Outstanding Filmmaking Student.
As a production designer she’s worked on 10+ short films which are currently doing festival rounds. This list of shorts includes: Praeis (Cannes Film Festival Official Selection - La Cinef 2024), Sparare Alle Anguire (shortlisted for BAFTA student awards) and Saving Art (which recently screened at Slamdance 2024 and Palm Springs International Shortfest 2024). Her first feature as a Production Designer, was a fantasy film titled Assassin’s Guild directed by Stuart Brennan and DPd by Doug Milsome (ASC, BSC) currently available on Amazon Prime and AppleTV.
Anastasiya is a BAFTA connect member. She joins Courageous Donuts as Creative Producer, sharing her taste for the quirky and surreal in our projects.