Andrey Zvyagintsev
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Andrey Zvyagintsev is a Russian filmmaker born in 1964 in Novisibirsk. After graduating from the Novosibirsk Actors School in 1984, he moved to Moscow to pursue a career in film acting. Despite his ambition, he was unsuccessful and had to take on various roles as an extra. In 2000, he was offered a job as director at REN TV and directed several episodes for a popular TV series. His feature length film Vozvrashchenie (2003) was a major success and won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Since then, he has written and directed short films and feature films, such as Izgnanie (2007), Elena (2011) and Leviafan (2014). His most successful film, Leviathan (2014), won the Best Screenplay award at the Cannes International Film Festival, the Golden Globe for the Best Foreign Language Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015. With only four feature films to date, Andrei Zvyagintsev has become one of the most respected directors in Russian and international cinema.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Director, Actor, Writer
Birth Day February 06, 1964
Age 59 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces
Native name Андре́й Петро́вич Звя́гинцев
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 2000–present

💰 Net worth: $1 Million (2024)

Andrey Zvyagintsev, a renowned director, actor, and writer, has established himself as a prominent figure in the film industry. Born in 1964, he has gained widespread recognition for his exceptional contribution to cinema. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be around $1 million, a testament to his success and financial achievements over the years. With his captivating storytelling, artistic vision, and versatile talent, Zvyagintsev has left an indelible mark on the world of film, captivating audiences worldwide.

Biography/Timeline

1984

Zvyagintsev was born in Novosibirsk, Siberia. At the age of 20 in 1984, he graduated from the drama school in Novosibirsk as an actor. Since 1986, he has lived in Moscow where he continued his studies at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts until 1990. From 1992 to 2000, he worked as an actor for film and theater. In 2000, he began to work for the TV station REN TV and directed three episodes of the television series The Black Room.

2003

He directed his first feature film The Return (2003), which received several awards, including a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature film The Banishment (2007) premiered at its year's Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a Palme d'Or. This was followed by "Apocrypha" (2008), a short segment for the film New York, I Love You. The segment was eventually cut from the film's theatrical release but is included on the DVD.

2011

Elena (2011), again premiered at Cannes, in the Un Certain Regard section, receiving the festival's Jury Prize.

2014

Leviathan (2014) was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section for its year at Cannes, where Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin won the award for Best Screenplay for the film. Leviathan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. It also won the award for Best Film at the 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2015, Zvyagintsev was a jury President of the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival.

2017

His most recent film Loveless (2017) won the Jury Prize at Cannes in May 2017. It later won the Best Film at the 2017 London Film Festival, making him the second Director to have won the award twice, having previously been honoured for Leviathan.. In November 2017, the film won three awards at the Golden Unicorn Awards in London: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress. Loveless was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Zvyagintsev won the Achievement in Directing award at the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Loveless. In March 2018, Loveless won the César Award for Best Foreign Film, making Zvyagintsev the first Russian Director to have won this award.

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