Yelena has directed movies such as The Santa Incident,[1] The Colt, Hidden Places, Hybrid, Primal Doubt,[2] and series Law & Order: SVU, among others.
Writer Stephen Harrigan has WGA Awards and Humanitas Prize nominations for The Colt.
Her films have been highly acclaimed by critics and press such as The New York Times[4] Two of her movies became the 2nd and the 17th most-watched telecasts in the history of the Hallmark Channel.
In addition, she has won participation in a highly prestigious grant program Directing Workshop for Women at American Film Institute.
Lanskaya has a bachelor's degree in performance (piano) and has toured with the chamber orchestras and her rock band.