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- Oleg Stefan was born on 7 September 1959 in Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk, Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for The Good Shepherd (2006), Duplicity (2009) and Tetris (2023).
- Olga Lomonosova was born on 18 May 1978 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Kobra. Antiterror (2003), Better Than Us (2018) and Pro zhenu, mechtu i eshche odnu... (2013).
- Director
- Writer
- Actress
Larisa Shepitko was born on 6 January 1938 in Bakhmut, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. She was a director and writer, known for The Ascent (1977), Heat (1963) and You and Me (1971). She was married to Elem Klimov. She died on 2 July 1979 in near Redkino, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR.- Music Department
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Prokofiev was a multi-talented man and an innovative composer. He learned piano from his mother and chess from his father. He always had a chess set on his piano, and was able to play against the chess champions of his time. He studied music with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, graduated with highest marks from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1914), and was rewarded with a grand piano. He emigrated from Russia after the revolution, and made successful concert tours in Europe and the U.S. In 1918 in New York he met Spanish singer Carolina Codina (Lina Llubera), they married in Paris, in 1923, and had two sons.
Prokofiev's radiant optimism and his childlike personality shines in his popular orchestral suite "Peter and the Wolf" and in the "Classical Symphony". His humorous irony and wit is popping up in piano pieces named "Sarcasms", also in his five piano concertos, ballets and film scores, all written in his instantly identifiable musical language. He wrote film scores for The Czar Wants to Sleep (1934), Alexander Nevsky (1938), Cinderella (1961), and the two-part Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), directed by Sergei Eisenstein.
All of his music, that he created while outside of the Soviet Union, was sometimes criticized as cosmopolitan and anti-Soviet. Prokofiev divorced his wife in 1948. His ninth sonata, dedicated to Svyatoslav Richter, was welcomed warmly, but another official critic on his music and life started in 1948. He died in 1953, the same day of Joseph Stalin.- Anna Andrusenko is a Russian theater and film actress. Anna's father was a historian by education, and her mother worked as an economist in one of the local companies. When Anna was six years old, her whole family moved to Russia to the city of Sochi. There Anna began to attend school, took her first steps on the stage. Even at school, Anna attended extracurricular lessons in acting, participated in various performances, and creative evenings. Then she entered the faculty of social and cultural activity of one of the universities of the city of Sochi. But study in this place failed. In less than a year the girl left home and went to Moscow. In the capital, Anna entered the Higher Theater School M. Shchepkina and began to learn acting from actor and teacher Boris Klyuev. In 2012 she graduated from the Theater School. Actress became famous thanks to one of the leading roles in the Russian mystical television series Zakrytaya shkola (2011). Anna performed the role of the sixteen-year-old girl Elizaveta Vinogradova, who suffered from heart failure, and after heart transplant she opened herself with extrasensory abilities. In 2012, it became known that Anna was chosen to lead the Russian adaptation of the Spanish television series Angel ili demon (2013). In 2013, Anna was chosen for the role of Valeria in the TV series Silver Spoon (2014), together with Pavel Priluchnyy and Denis Shvedov. The series was released in 2014 on the First Channel.
- Viktoriya Solovyova was born on 23 February 1989 in Torez, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Litvyak, Sunstroke (2014) and Ket (2022).
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Aleksandr Revva was born on 10 September 1974 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is an actor and writer, known for Prababushka legkogo povedeniya. Nachalo (2021), Dublyor (2013) and Naughty Grandma (2017).- Anatolii Panchenko is a Ukrainian actor who made his debut as Bakatine in the critically acclaimed final season of the espionage thriller The Bureau (2015) (Le Bureau Des Légendes) on Canal+, directed by Eric Rochant, Jacques Audiard and Jérôme Salle. The series' success later led to a US adaptation in development called The Agency, produced by George Clooney and directed by Joe Wright.
After the shooting of The Bureau (2015) completed, Anatolii returned to Ukraine, where he has continued to pursue his acting career. During this time, he worked on the international sci-fi thriller series Infiniti (2022), portraying the pivotal role of 'Mikhail'. The show had its world premiere at the Cannes International Series Festival in April 2022, and has been nominated for an International Emmy Award in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category.
Anatolii lived in Ukraine during its invasions in both 2014 and 2022. He is currently based in London and Berlin, holding valid work permits in both the UK and Europe. - Producer
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Aleksandr Khanzhonkov was the world's first maker of a cartoon film, the first maker of a full-time feature film in Russia and the founder of the first Russian film studio.
He was born Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov on August 8, 1877, in the village of Khanzhonkovo, Donetsk province, Russian Empire (now Donetsk, Ukraine). His father, Aleksei Khanzhonkov, was a landlord of Don Cossack ancestry. In 1896 Aleksandr graduated from Novocherkassk Cossack Cadet School, then was promoted to junior officer in the privileged Don Cossack unit in Moscow. Khanzhonkov fought in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 and was decorated for bravery. In 1905 he received an honorable discharge and a veteran officer's package of 5,000 rubles.
In 1905 he bought the film production company Gomon i Siversen in Moscow. He also brought new equipment from Pathe and started his own filmmaking business. In 1905-06 he shot his first documentaries. By the beginning of 1906 he invested all of his money in his filmmaking business, and obtained registration for filmmaking in Moscow. In the spring of 1906 he showed imported French films, as well as his own documentaries from his company, now named A. Khanzhonkov & Co., which initially was registered as a trade business. In 1907 Khanzhonkov produced his first film, "Palochkin i Galochkin", but it was not completed and he decided not to release it.
In 1908 Khanzhonkov released his first feature film, Drama v tabore podmoskovnykh tsygan (1908). At that time he hired actors and directors from the Vvedensky Narodny Dom Theatre Company, including such actors as Aleksandra Goncharova, Andrei Gromov, Pyotr Chardynin and Ivan Mozzhukhin. Between 1909 and 1919 he produced about 100 films. He was the biggest film producer in Russia, and made more films than all other Russian film studios combined. He produced 12 films in 1912 and 20 in 1913 alone. By 1914 his net annual profit surpassed 150,000 rubles, which in 2012 would be comparable to $50 million.
In 1911 Khanzhonkov produced the first full-length feature film in Russia, Defense of Sevastopol (1911), about the siege of the city of Sebastopol during the Crimean War of 1854-55. The production was sponsored by Tsar Nicholas II. Khanzhonkov made a painstaking effort and produced a really advanced period film epic. He found many surviving veterans of the Crimean war, and used the same locations where the historic battle took place. The Tsar issued orders that Khanzhonkov was given temporary right to command and direct the movements of several regiments of the Imperial Army and Navy that were used in the massive battle scenes. Khanzhonkov became the first director in the world to use two cameras. The premiere of the 100-minute film took place at the Livadia palace in Yalta, before the the tsar and his court, and with the cast and crew of more than 100 in attendance. Khanzhonkov was awarded and decorated for the film. He was also commissioned by the tsar to make several documentaries and feature films about various official events in Russia, such as Votsareniye doma Romanovykh (1913).
During the early years of Russian cinema, Khanzhonkov collaborated with theatrical directors, such as Vasili Goncharov and Yevgeny Bauer. His works with Bauer were considered among the highest achievements of the silent film era in Russia. Khanzhonkov also played an important role in the formation of the Russian film industry during the 1910s. In 1910 he started the first Russian film magazine, "Vestnik cinematografii", a comprehensive quarterly publication about emerging film culture and film business. In 1912 he produced the world's first cartoon, _Prekrasnaya Lukanida, ili Voina usachei s rogachami (1912)_, directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz.
In 1916 Khanzhonkov bought land on the Black Sea coast in Yalta, Crimea, and built the new Khanzhonkovs Studio there. In the spring of 1917 he moved his Moscow studio, with actors and staff, to the new location in Yalta. There, from 1917-20, he produced about 15 films. In 1920, after the defeat of the Russian White army of Gen. Vrangel in Crimea, Khanzhonkov's studio and his land were nationalized by the Communist government. At the same time Khanzhonkov's Film Factory in Zamoskvotrechye in Moscow was also confiscated and nationalized by the Communist government, then renamed Goskino (the first location of Goskino was on Zhitnaya St.). Khanzhonkov left the country, together with his best actors, directors and cinematographers. In 1922 he started a film studio in Baden, Austria.
In 1923 Khanzhonkov was invited to come back to Russia by the newly founded "Rusfilm" company. The invitation was sponsored by Soviet Culture Commissar Anatoli Lunacharsky, who sent an official welcome telegram to Khanzhonkov. In 1923 Khanzhonkov returned to Russia, but the "Rusfilm" company suddenly folded. He was hired by Goskino as production consultant, then worked for Proletkino Studios. In 1926 he was falsely accused of embezzlement and arrested. Although he was later cleared of all charges, he was left penniless. His health declined and he moved from Moscow to Yalta and never worked again.
By 1934, Khanzhonkov, aged 56, was disabled and jobless. He wrote a passionate letter to the government which took all his wealth and made him poor, and he was eventually granted a pension from the Russian government. In 1937 he published a book of memoirs titled "Pervye gody Russkoi kinematografii" ("The First Years of Russian Cinema"). By that time he was living in the glorious past. His first wife, writer Antonina Khanzhonkova, died in emigration and the couple's two children were grown up. Back in Russia Khanzhonkov married his assistant, Vera Dmitrievna Popova-Khanzhonkova, who cared for him for the rest of his life while he suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and was using a wheelchair due to his disability. He survived the Nazi occupation of Yalta during World War II. He died on September 26, 1945, in Yalta, Crimea, Soviet Union (now Ukraine).
Khanzhonkov's films were edited to remove any pro-monarchist elements during the regime of Joseph Stalin. In 1956 the cultural "thaw" was initiated by Nikita Khrushchev, the ban on Khanzhonkov's films was ended and many of his movies were shown on public television as well as in theaters.- Actress
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Inna Vykhodtseva was born on 27 June 1934 in Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Krinitsy (1965), Office Romance (1977) and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980).- Valeriy Grishko was born on 12 November 1951 in Yasynuvataya, Donetsk region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Leviathan (2014), Hotel Lux (2011) and Spacewalk (2017). He died on 12 May 2022 in Samara, Russia.
- Sergei Ponomarenko was born on 2 April 1951 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Ameriken boy (1992), Zalozhniki strakha (1994) and Gruz bez markirovki (1986).
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Gennadiy Ivanov was born on 31 May 1936 in Mariupol, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Sem stikhiy (1985), Shtemp (1991) and Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980). He died on 28 April 2014.- Music Department
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- Soundtrack
Sidney Cutner was born on 16 April 1903 in Mariupol, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. Sidney was a composer, known for Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Gun Crazy (1950) and Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962). Sidney died on 20 September 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Aleksei Katyshev was born on 17 March 1949 in Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Through Fire, Water and... Trumpets (1968), The Fair Barbara (1970) and Pro Vityu, pro Mashu i morskuyu pekhotu (1974). He was married to Irina. He died on 30 November 2006 in Yalta, Ukraine.
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Leonid Lukov was born on 2 May 1909 in Mariupol, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Bolshaya zhizn (1939), Miners of the Don (1951) and Uz jauno krastu (1955). He died on 24 April 1963 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].- Victoria Malektorovych was born on 11 February 1972 in Yenakiyevo, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Yenakiieve, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), Ostriv lyubovi (1995) and Blue Moon (2002).
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anastasiya Korotkaya was born on 15 October 1985 in Donetsk, Donetskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Me. You. He. She. (2018), Nasledstvo (2020) and Bolshie chuvstva (2013).- Tatiana Kargaeva (Karhaieva, Kazantseva) is an Ukrainian film and television actress best known for her roles as Lidia in Posledniy yanychar, Masha Gorina in ER (Ukrainian production), Olga Makarova in Port and Elena in Insomnia (Russian production).
Tatiana graduated Faculty of Puppet Theatre at National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kiev.
She started acting in 22, with her first major role playing Helen in the TV series The Blossoming Season (Georgia).
She also starred in the films Dukhless 2, All that Jam and Chernobyl: Abyss. Her additional roles include TV series Shuler, Vozvrashenie Muhtara, File Picador, Dog and Port.
She also works in theatre - played in Two directed by Dmitry Krymov, Martin McDonagh's Hangmen directed by Ilya Leonov, Duncan Macmillan's Every Brilliant Thing directed by Jonathan Salway and Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita directed by Valery Belyakovich.
Together with friends, actor Alexander Martynenko and director Marina Nazarenko, recipient of the National Theatre Award Pectoral, we did co-write, direct and perform visual figurative project HeSheLife.
Tatiana worked like performer in installation MONO and Garden by artist Sasha Pirogova. They were presented on Venice Biennale 2014.
She performed in project Divine Fire with London Philharmonic Orchestra (principal conductor Vladimir Jurowski) and theatre Trixeter in 2015. - Inna Serpokryl was born on 11 February 1964 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Glaza v glaza (2020) and Filatov (2020).
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Leonid Bykov was born on 12 December 1928 in Znamenskoye, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (1974), Little Hare (1965) and Aty-baty, shli soldaty... (1977). He died on 11 April 1979 in Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].- Born on December 29, 2002, in Donetsk, Ukraine, I came in touch early with acting, at the age of 9. It was in 2012 when I had my first acting experience by attending a Drama Class. Beside acting, I was also taught basics in ballet and stage conversation.
I held several roles in Dramas and fairy tales, and was proud to have been awarded a couple of prizes for performance and arts. In addition, in 2013 I have owned some small roles on one of Ukraine's major regional TV stations, and was also invited to a casting for 'Mary Poppins', which was performed at school end.
It was late 2014 when I moved to Singapore and took the chance to subscribe to some acting classes at the Haque Center of Acting & Creativity, for Method Acting. The focus was on Writing, Acting and Directing. As of now, I am still working with HCAC to strengthen my acting skills for drama, comedy and classics.
Beginning of 2016 I was acquired by Basic Models, where I am doing regular photo shoots in the area of fashion, beauty and others. I am proud to have been selected for some local fashion stores and magazines already as their 'face'.
Beside that I am being educated in Jazz/Musical/Ballet dance and also singing.
I have a strong sympathy for Arts, which includes modeling, acting and singing, and want to make that my profession in the future. - Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, after a long series of protests in support of the European Union by diverse civil-society groups in response to his rejection of the Ukrainian-European Association Agreement. From 2006 to 2007 he was the prime minister of Ukraine; he also served in this post from November 2002 to January 2005, with a short interruption in December 2004.
- Shai Alexander aka Alexander Tsitrin is a Russian-Australian actor. Alexander has graduated from Screen Acting studies at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2010 while he also holds a degree from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 2002. In 2013 Alexander furthered his education in Moscow, Russia at the Screen Academy of the legendary Academy Award winning Russian Director and Actor Nikita Mikhalkov. He spent the following four years working as a headhunter in the Netherlands. Working in the high-end recruitment industry.
Three of Alexander's most recent films have been screened in film festivals in California, Australia, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Korea and India. Aussie Theatre called Alexander's portrayal of Dracula in Newtown Theatre 'intriguing and mysterious' and his performance in 'Swings &', a modern Australian adaption of Arthur Schnitzler's classic play 'La Ronde' (David Hare's adaptation is known as 'Blue Room') was described as 'exceptional'. Alexander's screen and stage presence was called bold and powerful while his strong distinct voice has captivated audiences time and again. Alexander is fluent in English, Russian, Dutch and Hebrew languages and resides in Moscow, Russia. - Director
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Oksana Bychkova was born on 18 June 1972 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is a director and writer, known for Another Year (2014), Peterburg. Tolko po lyubvi (2016) and Plus One (2008).