Strana glukhikh : Prix du meilleur premier film au Festival de Seatle, 1998
Biography
Scriptwriter, director, producer. Born
on 8 May 1962 in Odessa. Graduated from
the scriptwriting and film history department
of the Film Institute VGIK (1984). Debut in
cinema as scriptwriter: «The Double» (1986,
with Andris Kolbergs), «The Man of
Following» (1987), «Gambrinus» (1990),
«The Sea Wolf» (1990), «A Vent», «The
Cynics», «Love» (1991), «Over Dark Water»
(1993), etc. Adviser to the General Director
of the television channel «Russia» on film
production. Winner of professional film
awards, prize winner of Russian and international
film festivals.