The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has invited 529 film professionals from 60 countries and territories to join its membership this year.Among them are five Ukrainian producers: Oleg Kokhan, Nataliia Libet, Olha Berhman, Ihor Savychenko, and Volodymyr Yatsenko. The newly invited members represent some of the most acclaimed Ukrainian films of recent years.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Oleg Kokhan, founder of SOTA Cinema Group, has produced works by renowned directors including Kira Muratova, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi.Olha Berhman and Nataliia Libet, co-founders of 2Brave Productions, produced the award-winning films “Stop-Zemlia” and “Timestamp.”Ihor Savychenko is known for “When the Trees Fall,” “Independence Day,” and “Brothers: The Final Confession,” while Volodymyr Yatsenko produced “U Are the Universe,” “My Thoughts Are Silent,” and “Reflection.”The Academy also invited US documentary producer Michelle Mizner, who worked on the Oscar-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” and “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” as well as filmmaker Craig Renaud, brother of journalist and documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, who was killed while reporting in Ukraine in 2022.According to AMPAS, women account for 42% of this year’s invitees, 56% come from underrepresented communities, and 53% live outside the US – representing 60 countries and territories.