Omelyan Oshchudlyak is a journalist, scriptwriter, and producer. He has previously contributed to Voice of America's Ukrainian Service, served as general producer at ZIK TV in Western Ukraine, and reported for 1+1 TV. Born in Lviv, he holds a master's degree in journalism from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, lectured at the Ukrainian Catholic University's School of Journalism, and is a co-founder of the Lviv-based video production agency Young & Hungry Production.