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Director, scriptwriter, actor, producer. Merited Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation. Winner of the President of the Russian Federation Award. In 1976 graduated from the department of directing at VGIK (class of E.Dzigan). Prizewinner of numerous national and international film festivals for his directorial works. His movie “A Dog Was Walking on the Piano” won the Grand Prix in the section “cinema for children” at the XI MIFF in 1979. Winner of the Golden Eagle Award to the Best Director for “Look at Me”, which was screened at the MIFF in 2024. Acted in over 40 large-screen and TV movies. Since 2001 teaches an acting class at VGIK. His directorial filmography also includes “The Whiskered Nanny” (1977), “Everything's the Wrong Way” (1981), “The Star and Death of Joaquin Murietta” (1982), “Mio, My Mio” (1987), “The Liberty Sisters” (1991), “Little Princess” (1997), “Touch” (2014), “Karma” (2016) and others.

RUSSIA

Director, scriptwriter, playwright. Studied at Irkutsk State University, graduated from the department of scriptwriting at VGIK (class of N.Ryazantseva). Participant in and winner of film festivals Tokyo International Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in Miami, “Kinotavr”, International Festival A Film for Peace, Blue Sea Film Festival, “Pacific Meridians”, “Moscow Premiere”, “St. Anna”, “Voices” and others as well as of the Nika Film Award and the Grammy International Classic Music Award. Theatre occupies a special place in her career. She collaborated with the Mariinsky Theatre, the Moscow Art Theatre, the School of Contemporary Drama, the Raikin Variety Theatre in St. Petersburg and others, filmed the operas for the Mariinsky label. Her directorial filmography includes the films and series “The Mood is Better” (2008), “Satisfaction” (2010), “Musician” (2011, doc.), “Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre” (2013, doc.), “The Milky Way” (2015), “Film Epic. Do Keep Me Safe, My Talisman” (2016), “Prokofiev. On the Way” (2016, doc.), “After You” (2016, doc.), “Natural Reserve” (2018), “Dads” (2021), “Whose Heart Beats Louder” (2023, doc.), “Plevako” (2024) and others.

RUSSIA

Producer, media manager. In 1990, he came to TV, to the editorial office of youth programs of the Central TV to work as an assistant to the editor-in-chief. Since 2007 was general manager of the Film Screening Directorate, since 2013 – chief producer of film screening and film production of Channel One Russia. Professor, teaches the course of film and television directing and producing at VGIK. He has produced more than 60 films and series, including “The Romanovs” (2013), “World War 1” (2014), “Pregnancy Test” (2014–2023), “Mata Hari” (2016), “The Expropriator”, “Messing's Student”, “Raid”, “The Healer”, “Father's Coast” (2017), “Caviar” (2017–2018), “Dovlatov”, “Badaber Fortress”, “Animator”, “Tobol” (2018), “The Rurik Dynasty” (2019), “Wrecker. Crimea” (2020), “Vertinsky” (2021), “Ranevskaya”, “Spy”, “Wrecker. Perfect Assault”, “Mutual Consent”, “Head of the Intelligence” (2022), “Challenge”, “Air” (2023), “Confrontation” (2024), “Natalie and Alexander“, “Kazanova” (2025) and others.