Director, scriptwriter. Born in Kharkov.
Graduated from Kharkov Polytechnic
Institute (1967), VGIK (1978, class of
Yu.Yegorov) Since 1978 worked at M.Gorky
movie studio as a director. In the 90s
worked on TV as creative supervisor, producer,
director, scriptwriter, host. Professor
(classes of movie and TV directing, Higher
Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors, education
Centre with VGIK). Merited Worker of
Arts of the Russian Federation. Member of
the National Academy of Film Art and
Sciences of Russia. Member of the Academy
of Film Arts «Nika». Winner of the Lenin
Komsomol Prize (1981), winner of the
A.P.Dovzhenko Prize (1982), Secretary of the
Filmmakers’ Union of Moscow. Member of
the Board of the Filmmakers’ union of the
Russian Federation.
