Director,
Writer,
Actor,
Editor
Born 1975, USSR (Russia)
 
 
Sergey POTAPOV
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Сергей Станиславович ПОТАПОВ
Sergueï POTAPOV
Filmography (extracts)
 
Director
2024 - King Lear (Король Лир) [fiction, 90 mn]
2023 - My daughter (Моя девочка) [fiction, 75 mn]
2015 - God Johogoi (Бог Дьёсёгёй) [fiction, 60 mn]
2013 - Snowdrops (Подснежники) [fiction, 55 mn]
2011 - Autumn (Осень) [fiction, 10 mn]
2010 - While the wind blows (Покуда будет ветер...) [fiction, 80 mn]
2009 - The Caprices of Rain (Причуды дождя) [fiction, 14 mn]
2006 - Breath ! (Дыши !) [fiction, 75 mn]
2004 - My Love (Любовь моя) [fiction, 38 mn]
 
Writer
2023 - My daughter (Моя девочка) from Sergey POTAPOV [fiction, 75 mn]
2015 - God Johogoi (Бог Дьёсёгёй) from Sergey POTAPOV [fiction, 60 mn]
2010 - While the wind blows (Покуда будет ветер...) from Sergey POTAPOV [fiction, 80 mn]
2006 - Breath ! (Дыши !) from Sergey POTAPOV [fiction, 75 mn]
2004 - My Love (Любовь моя) from Sergey POTAPOV [fiction, 38 mn]
 
Actor
2018 - Exciting Life (Интересная жизнь) from Anna YANOVSKAYA [fiction, 87 mn]
2006 - Graffiti (Граффити) from Igor APASIAN [fiction, 116 mn]
 
Editor
2015 - God Johogoi (Бог Дьёсёгёй) from Sergey POTAPOV [fiction, 60 mn]
 
Sites : IMDb, Kinopoisk

Awards :
King Lear :
Best film, Festival of new Russian cinema "Gorky fest", Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia), 2024

Biography
Born in 1975 in Suntar village, Yakutia. In 1996 he graduated from Yakut Republic Culture and Arts College’s Theatre Studio as an actor. In 2003 he graduated from the Russian Theatre Academy, Directing Department. He was a participant of the XXIX Moscow International Film Festival in the nomination ‘Perspectives’, the IVth IFF of the Asia-Pacific countries (Vladivostok), 'Kinoshok' IFF (Anapa), IFF in Gothenburg (Sweden) and imagineNATIVE in Toronto (Canada). The film Snowdrops is a holder of the prize for the ‘Best Directing’ and the ‘Best Actor’ at the Cheboksary International Film Festival (2013).
 

Commentaries
- Yakut cinema from the point of view of negative identity Gulnara ABIKEYEVA, 2025, Kinokultura
- 11 якутских фильмов, которые мы ждем [11 films yakoutes qu'on attend] , Vladimir KOCHARYAN, 2024, kinoart.ru
- Новое якутское кино в 12 фильмах [Le nouveau cinéma yakoute en 12 films] , Anton DOLIN, Елена СЛАТИНА, Сергей АНАШКИН, Алиса ТАЁЖНАЯ, Анна ЗАКРЕВСКАЯ, Кюнней ФИЛИППОВА, Евгений МАЙЗЕЛЬ, Егор БЕЛИКОВ, Ева ИВАНИЛОВА, Егор КАРПОВ, 2022, kinoart.ru
- Sergei Potapov: My Love (Liubov’ moia, 2004) and/or Kito-Moto (2007) Maria SIBIRYAKOVA, 2022, Kinokultura