Myroslav Mykhailovych Slaboshpytskyi, a renowned Ukrainian film director, was born on October 17, 1974. He is the son of Ukrainian writer and literary critic Mykhailo Slaboshpytskyi and grew up in Lviv until 1982. Slaboshpytskyi's early life and education laid the foundation for his future success in the film industry.
He graduated from the National University of Theater, Film, and TV in Kyiv, focusing on film and television directing. Prior to his formal education, Slaboshpytskyi worked as a reporter and written scripts for film and television. In the early 1990s, he began working at the Dovzhenko Film Studios.
As a member of the Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers since 2000, Slaboshpytskyi has been actively involved in the Ukrainian film community. He also served as the vice-president of the Association of Young Filmmakers of Ukraine.
In 2002, Slaboshpytskyi faced a conflict with Anna Chmil, the head of the State Cinematography Service, which led him to relocate to St. Petersburg, Russia. He began working as a screenwriter and second director on various projects at the Lenfilm film studio. During his time in St. Petersburg, he collaborated with Igor Lifanov and others on the series "Detachment".
Slaboshpytskyi's breakthrough film, The Tribe, premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim. The film, entirely in Ukrainian Sign Language with no subtitles, won several awards, including the Nespresso Grand Prize, the France 4 Visionary Award, and the Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award.
In 2018, it was announced that Slaboshpytskyi would direct the film Tiger, based on the non-fiction book by John Vaillant. The project had previously been in development, with Brad Pitt and Darren Aronofsky initially set to star and direct, respectively. However, Slaboshpytskyi was ultimately chosen to direct the film, which is currently in production.
