Petro Rusanienko is a Ukrainian Roma c and cultural manager based in Berlin. He holds a Master's degree in Acting from the Karpenko-Kary National University of Theatre, Film and Television in Kyiv (2014-2020). In 2017 he co-directed and produced the short film Remember, dedicated to the Roma Holocaust in Ukraine, and received the Roma Pride Award from the Chiricli Foundation. He has appeared in numerous films and TV series, including the lead role in the Roma film CHACHO (dir. Vitalii Havura), which received an award at the Odesa International Film Festival.
In 2020-2021 he studied Gender Studies at Central European University in Budapest. After the full-scale invasion in 2022 he relocated to Berlin as a fellow of the Artist Protection Fund. Since 2023 he has been working at the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) as Community Coordinator and Project Manager.
He is a Board Member of the European Film Academy, elected to the first-ever board seat representing transnational minorities, where he represents Roma and Sinti filmmakers.