Occupation Film director Years active 1996–present | Name Sergei Loznitsa Role Director | |
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Native name Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца Born 5 September 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-09-05 ) Baranovichi, Brest Voblast, Belorussian SSR, USSR Education Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Awards Nika Award for Best Documentary Nominations European Film Award for Best Short Film Movies Maidan, In the Fog, My Joy, Bridges of Sarajevo, Sobytie Similar People Vladimir Svirskiy, Aida Begic, Vasil Bykau, Vladislav Abashin, Kamen Kalev | ||
Sergei loznitsa presents v tumane at cannes
Sergei Loznitsa (Belarusian: Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Лозни́ца, Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Лозниця) (born 5 September 1964) is a Ukrainian director known for his documentary as well as dramatic films.
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- Sergei loznitsa presents v tumane at cannes
- Sergei loznitsa poselenie settlement 2001
- Biography
- Selected filmography
- Awards
- References
Sergei loznitsa poselenie settlement 2001
Biography
Loznitsa was born on 5 September 1964 in the city of Baranovichi, in Belarus. At that time Belarus was part of the Soviet Union. Later the Loznitsa family moved to Kyiv, Ukraine, where Loznitsa finished high school.
In 1987 he graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute as a mathematician. Between 1987 and 1991 he worked in the Institute of Cybernetics. He developed expert systems, systems of design-making and work on artificial intelligence. At the same time he worked as a translator from the Japanese.
In 1991 he entered Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, in the department of directing of play-movies in the workshop of Nana Djordjadze. In 1997 he graduated with honors.
Since 2000 he has worked as a documentary film director in Saint Petersburg. In 2001 he and his family moved to Germany.
In 2010 his film My Joy was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. His 2012 film In the Fog competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Maidan had its world premiere in a special screening at Cannes in May 2014, a record of the 2013-14 popular protests in Kyiv and their violent suppression.