Creative Director, Head of Research with a focus on integrating ai in filmmaking. phd researcher on AI IN VISUAL ARTS

#OPEN TITLES
#MOTION DESIGN

HIDE AND SEEK
Atmospheric and restrained, the opening titles for this Ukrainian crime drama unfold like fragments of a collective nightmare.
Stark industrial landscapes, ghostly silhouettes, and cold desaturated tones reflect the show’s central themes of disappearance and trauma.

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COSA NOSTRA
I designed the opening titles for the Ukrainian-Italian comedy Koza Nostra. Mama їде (2022), aiming to reflect its unique blend of mafia parody and heartfelt family dynamics.

The sequence combines bold illustrations, satirical symbolism, and dynamic compositions to set the irreverent tone from the very first frame.

Credits:
Creative Director, Designer: Eugene Sannikov
Illustrator, Motion Designer: Sofia Kopach
Project Producer: Olena Malkova
Execitive Movie Producer: Katerina Vyshnevskaya

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#MOTION DESIGN

FOCK
This title sequence immerses viewers in early 19th-century Estonia, blending stately minimalism with subtle surrealism.

Through layered textures, symbolic imagery, and restrained motion, it sets the tone for a historical crime drama where identity, inheritance, and justice intertwine.

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13TH DEPARTMENT
Built around the perspective of a blind woman detective, this title sequence translates sensory absence into haunting visual textures.

Glitched silhouettes, spectral colors, and defocused light create an atmosphere of uncertainty and fractured perception. The sequence serves as both a prologue and a psychological map to the series’ dark investigative world.

Vlad Yeschenko - Protagonist. Ukrainian Armed Forces veteran who lost his sight during combat. His journey forms the narrative axis of the film.

Illustration of how vision-restoring implants interact with the retina and visual cortex.

Scientific sources that shaped the conceptual and visual development of the project.

Movie poster inspired by the technology.

Simulation of spatial perception from the point of view of an implant user.

Part of the Promise of Vision series, generative art projects explores how identity and presence are reconstructed through the sensory logic of neuroimplants.

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#NEUROSCIENCE

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PROMISE OF VISION

An experimental science documentary exploring the future of sight restoration through neuroimplants. The project follows a Ukrainian veteran blinded in war as he visits leading labs across Europe and the US, searching for ways to see again.

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Credits:
Author of idea & director: Eugene Sannikov
Creative technologist: Eugene Sannikov
Protagonist: Vlad Yeschenko
Creative Producer: Olena Malkova
Execitive Producer: Lyubov Krokhmalna
Technical Director: Valentin Kravets
Photographer: Sergey Yushkov
Code: Keijiro Takanashi

PROBLEM

How can we tell a story about sight — when the protagonist can’t see? And how do we visualize technologies that are still invisible, fragile, and in development?

SOLUTION

I developed a hybrid visual style that blends real interviews with AI-generated representations of vision. The design draws on principles of neuroimplant feedback, retinal mapping, and visual abstraction. Research included expert talks (Sheila Nirenberg, Pieter Roelfsema) and scientific literature.

RESULT

The project evolved into a modular concept: documentary + VR experience + art installation. Currently in development with international neuroscience centers and festivals. Early visuals from the “Promise of Vision” art series were exhibited in 2024.

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MOVIE POSTERS

Creating movie posters has been my long-time passion.

Here is a curated selection of posters I’ve designed for various film promotional campaigns — spanning genres, moods, and visual storytelling approaches.

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DIGITAL ARTWORKS
These series reflect my ongoing exploration of states of presence, perception, and inner silence through digital painting.

From top to bottom:

1. Red frequences series, 2023
2. Celestial watchers series, 2024
3. Clots of time, Dmytro Dotsenko personal exhibition, 2025.