About
Katherine
Sheyno
Sheyno
Film director, Screenwriter and Producer
In 2020, Katherine wrote the screenplay for the feature film Jack & Blue, and to help launch it, she decided to make a short film, which was filmed in 2021 and completed in 2022. The Jack & Blue short film was successfully screened at 25 film festivals and received numerous awards. It also gained distribution through the Cannes Film Agency and on WeShort. After completing the feature film script, it became a semi-finalist in the prestigious Scriptapalooza Script Contest, a Golden Pen Script Award nominee, and a quarter-finalist in the ScreenCraft Competition.
Before this, in 2016, Katherine began developing her first feature film in the U.S., a psychological thriller titled Shaving Fish, as a director, screenwriter, and producer. The early pre-production took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She and her team created storyboards, chose locations, and completed the breakdown, schedule, and budget. Katherine signed an agreement with Stephen Dorff and Mena Suvari, and received impressive worldwide sales estimates. However, the project was halted due to the pandemic in 2020-2021.
Katherine graduated from the prestigious Film Conservatory for Film Directors and Screenwriters in Moscow, which included a two-year workshop with Oscar-winning director Vladimir Menshov. She also attended the Cannes Film Festival with her student short film Pretty Close. There, she was invited to the U.S. by producers from Los Angeles to develop new feature film projects.
During her two-year Master's program in film directing, Katherine made 20 micro-short films, honing various filmmaking techniques, as well as three standard short films: Yellow Boots (17 min), Angels and Demons of Tarakanova (16 min), and Pretty Close (37 min).
At the beginning of her career, Katherine was passionate about science and dreamed of discovering new civilizations in space. To pursue these goals, she graduated from university as a medical biotechnologist with an M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, along with studies in Physics, Math, and Chemistry. However, during her studies, the country's plans changed, and she went to work at the Cancer Research Center for four years, where she studied apoptosis in thymocytes.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, where she had received her university education, Katherine moved to Hong Kong in the late 1990s. She worked part-time at the Russian General Consulate and, a little earlier, changed careers. She obtained new qualifications and spent the next 12 years as an interior designer and small-form architect, heading her own studio, Cheshire Cat, and founding a construction company, Berling Co., which quickly gained recognition. She is a participant and winner of various design competitions. Each new project became more significant, and in 2007, she was named Designer of the Year. Afterward, she decided to transition from static art forms to dynamic ones and chose to pursue a career as a film director.
During her school years, Katherine graduated from music school, where she studied piano and classical guitar for 10 years.
Before this, in 2016, Katherine began developing her first feature film in the U.S., a psychological thriller titled Shaving Fish, as a director, screenwriter, and producer. The early pre-production took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She and her team created storyboards, chose locations, and completed the breakdown, schedule, and budget. Katherine signed an agreement with Stephen Dorff and Mena Suvari, and received impressive worldwide sales estimates. However, the project was halted due to the pandemic in 2020-2021.
Katherine graduated from the prestigious Film Conservatory for Film Directors and Screenwriters in Moscow, which included a two-year workshop with Oscar-winning director Vladimir Menshov. She also attended the Cannes Film Festival with her student short film Pretty Close. There, she was invited to the U.S. by producers from Los Angeles to develop new feature film projects.
During her two-year Master's program in film directing, Katherine made 20 micro-short films, honing various filmmaking techniques, as well as three standard short films: Yellow Boots (17 min), Angels and Demons of Tarakanova (16 min), and Pretty Close (37 min).
At the beginning of her career, Katherine was passionate about science and dreamed of discovering new civilizations in space. To pursue these goals, she graduated from university as a medical biotechnologist with an M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, along with studies in Physics, Math, and Chemistry. However, during her studies, the country's plans changed, and she went to work at the Cancer Research Center for four years, where she studied apoptosis in thymocytes.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, where she had received her university education, Katherine moved to Hong Kong in the late 1990s. She worked part-time at the Russian General Consulate and, a little earlier, changed careers. She obtained new qualifications and spent the next 12 years as an interior designer and small-form architect, heading her own studio, Cheshire Cat, and founding a construction company, Berling Co., which quickly gained recognition. She is a participant and winner of various design competitions. Each new project became more significant, and in 2007, she was named Designer of the Year. Afterward, she decided to transition from static art forms to dynamic ones and chose to pursue a career as a film director.
During her school years, Katherine graduated from music school, where she studied piano and classical guitar for 10 years.
