Production designer, costume designer, non-fiction film director. She graduated from
VGIK, department of production and economics and received a second degree at the scriptwriting and directing courses (workshop of Pavel Lungin and Irina Volkova). Elena is known for her work on the films “Under Electric Clouds”, “Dovlatov”, “House Arrest” and others. She received the Berlinale’s Silver Bear award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution in 2018, as well as the Nika and the East-West: Golden Arch awards for Best Work by a Production Designer in 2019.