Elina Reddy – Host/Executive Producer

Elina is as the executive producer and presenter of Foreign Influence, an Antenna Award winning national TV show broadcast on Foxtel channel Aurora, C31 Melbourne, C44 Adelaide and WideBay ITV. Foreign Influence seeks out Australian stories with a multicultural connection and retells vivid and inspirational events that have help shaped the face of modern Australia.  Further, Elina has served as an executive consultant to the Miss Multiverse Australia reality TV series.

Born in Ukraine, Elina began her career in the fashion industry as a fashion house model. After emigrating to Australia, Elina graduated from the University of Melbourne with a double degree in psychology / sociology and social work.  After a career in social work and the arts, Elina moved on to her current career in Television.

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Yulia Sprenger – Executive Producer/Director

Originally from the Russian Federation Yulia Sprenger founded her love of moving media as a member of a morning show production team at a National TV station. Since then Yulia has had multi-cultural experiences throughout Asia, South East Asia and Europe where she came to appreciate humanity and the many stories we all hold.

More recently Yulia relocated to Melbourne where she has used this exposure to make positive contributions to Foreign Influence, drawing on her cultural experiences and passion for storytelling through the art of video.

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Michael Firus – Head Videographer

Michael has worked on countless productions from high value spec ads to Ecommerce campaigns. He splits his time between the technical side of commercial videography and the creative process of documentary and film development.

Michael is currently creating a documentary miniseries for Visia Studios and is acting as Director of Photography for an upcoming feature length film in Melbourne Australia.

Michael loves nothing more than to be out on a new production adventure. Whether it’s windswept waves, city night life or deep in the jungle, Michael is in his element creating moving picture magic.

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Olga Pokrovskaya – Photographer

Olga is a Melbourne based professional photographer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. She has a great level of expertise in the fields of family, corporate, fashion, wedding, and product photography, and is driven by her dedication and passion of making difference for her clients.

Olga is very proud of her success in the media industry that she attributes to the photography work that she did for the National Ukrainian TV channel for 6 years.

Olga also operates her own photo studio located in Caulfield East.

 

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Lana Barker – Head Makeup Artist and Hairstylist

Lana has over 13 years of experience in beauty and fashion, Master’s degree, awards finalist and she is published worldwide.

Lana was artistic from an early age, drawing, painting, sketching, and playing music as a means of expression. As she honed her craft in editorial, runway, fine art, and advertising, she developed a strong personal aesthetic and voice in the world of beauty. Lana’s passion lies in the unexpected — the subtle or bold twist that takes visual culture over the threshold into art.

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Valery Pudikov – Fashion Designer

Valery has been creating glamorous evening wear and stunning costumes for over 32 years in Eastern Europe and Australia. Valery Pudikov Couture’s exquisite designs are famous for quality and style.

His field of specialisation – High Fashion, known as “haute couture”.

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Marina Belenkaia – Fashion Consultant

Marina is an accomplished fashion stylist with clientele ranging from corporate to elite society circles and TV personalities.

Born in Moldova, she has always been drawn to the latest in vogue.

Marina has previously provided styling services and consultations to a number of reality TV programs.

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Olga Drobotova – Assistant Hair and Make Up Artist

Olga has been passionately pursuing her career for more than 6 years. Prior to moving to Melbourne, she spent 4 years as head makeup artist at a beauty salon in Kiev, her hometown in Ukraine.

Olga finds inspiration in the art of makeup and has deep interest in beauty, loves working in high-fashion and TV! Hence, she is happy to dedicate her life to it and thinks that she has the best job!

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