Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa[a] (born 5 September 1964) or Serhii Volodymyrovych Loznytsia,[b] is a Ukrainian director of Belarusian origin known for his documentary as well as dramatic films.

Later the Loznitsa family moved to Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, where he completed high school.

[5][6] Maidan had its world premiere in a special screening at Cannes in May 2014, a record of the 2013–14 popular protests in Kyiv and their violent suppression.

[10] The same day, Loznitsa spoke against this decision, saying, "many friends and colleagues, Russian filmmakers, have taken a stand against this insane war. ...

Loznitsa issued a statement the same day, saying, "I was astonished to read of the Ukrainian film academy's decision to expel me for being a cosmopolite. ...

It is only during the late Stalinist era, from the onset of the antisemitic campaign unleashed by Stalin between 1948 and 1953, that the term acquired a negative connotation in Soviet propaganda discourse.