Education

• Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois  - MFA Cinema and Television Arts, major in Cinema Directing
• All-Russia State University of Cinematography (VGIK), Moscow, Russia  - Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Film and Television Production                                          
• ​St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia - Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Cultural Studies
• St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television  - Advanced Training Course Up-to-Date Film Producing Tools                                                                                

Professional Experience

• Freelance Video Editor, June 2022 - present
• Questar Entertainment  - Digital Delivery Manager/ Director and Producer of Original Content/Video Editor, August 2019 -  June 2022
• Freelance researcher  for BBC, Animal Planet, Apple TV and independent documentaries, August 2016 - May 2022
• NBCUniversal, TV Series Chicago Med - Production Assistant at the Location Department, July 2018 - September  2019
• Columbia College Chicago - Teaching Assistant, Chicago, USA, August 2016 - May 2019
• Regency Enterprises; Film4; See-Saw Films, Feature Film Widows (directed by Steve McQueen) - Set Intern, June 2017 - July 2017
• St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television - Teaching Assistant, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, April 2013 - August 2015
• Absolute film, Film Production Company - Line Producer, Moscow, Russia, 2012 - 2013
• TV channel TNT, TV series University: a New Dorm - Second Camera Assistant, Moscow, Russia, 2012
• TV company Star Media, TV series Bez Sroka Davnosti  - Script Supervisor, Moscow, Russia, 2010
• Russia-1 TV channel,  Grandfather’s Stories  - Assistant to Producer, Moscow, Russia, 2009                                        
• TV channel STAR,  TV series Old Attic's Stories  -  Assistant to Producer, Moscow, Russia, 2008​

Professional Affiliations

• BAFTA Connect
• Film Fatales
• NYWIFT New York Women in Film & Television 

Selected Filmography

• One Woman Hamlet, 71 min, co-director, 2021
• Jack and Anna, 15 min. director/screenwriter, 2019
• Letter from Maggie, 9 min. director/screenwriter, 2017
• The Secret of the Violin, 6 min. director/screenwriter, 2017
• The Sun Rises for Everyone, 13 min. director/screenwriter/producer, 2016
• Lady and the Tramps, 12 min. director/screenwriter/producer; National Right Holder Support Fund Grant, 2016
• Sweethearts, 11 min. director/screenwriter/producer; 2016

Honors and  Awards

Awards:
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• Grand Prize at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition 2022, The Blouse
• Silver Telly Winner in Non-Broadcast: Student 2021, Jack and Anna
• Bronze Telly Winner in Social Video: Student 2021, Jack and Anna
• Best Production Design, The Midwest Independent Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Audience Choice Award, Blackbird Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Nominiee Young Director Award, Cannes Lions 2020, Jack and Anna
• Winner the Best Global Short: Beyond the Rainbow Award, SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Best Film GSF Awards - Global Short Film Awards 2020, Jack and Anna
• Best Drama GSF Awards - Global Short Film Awards 2020, Jack and Anna
• Best Production Design GSF Awards - Global Short Film Awards 2020, Jack and Anna
• Platinum Award for Best LGBTQ Short Film, Independent Short Awards 2019, Jack and Anna
• Platinum Award for Best Student Director (Female), Independent Short Awards 2019, Jack and Anna
• Gold Award for Best Student Short, Independent Short Awards 2019, Jack and Anna
• Gold Award for Actress (Kate Smith), Independent Short Awards 2019, Jack and Anna
• Nominee Best Student Short Regina International Film Festival and Awards 2019, Jack and Anna
• The Dwight W. Follett Continuing Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient 2018
• The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation - Funding for LGBT-Positive Arts Projects Recipient 2018, Jack and Anna
• The Albert P. Weisman Award for the completion of arts and communications projects 2017
• The Lya Dym Rosenblum Professional Development Fund Award 2017
• Best Cinematography Award Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2017, Letter from Maggie
• UFVA Carole Fielding Student Grant Award 2017, Jack and Anna
• Graduate Assistantship Full Tuition Award, Columbia College Chicago 2016
• Diploma for Active Participation in Preparation and Holding of the XV International Festival of Flower and Landscape  Art IMPERIAL BOUQUE, St. Petersburg 2015
• Letter of Acknowledgment for tutorial support of the Winner and Awardee of the VIII Russian Distant Academic Competition Art Olympus, XXI Century, St. Petersburg 2015
• Film Grant Winner, National Support Fund for Gifted Film School Students, Moscow 2014, The Sun Rises for  Everyone
• Diploma for organization of Filming of children contest Pavlovskaya Belka Family Eco-Festival, St. Petersburg 2014

 
Official Selections at the Film Festivals/Screenings/Workshops:
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• Finalist, WeScreenplay Shorts Contest 2022, The Blouse
• Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2022, The Blouse
• Quarterfinalist, The Golden Script Competition 2022, The Blouse
• Second Rounder, ScreenCraft Film Fund Fall 2022, The Blouse
• Semifinalist, Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 7, The Blouse
• Official Selection American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Academy Award®-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Presented by Heartland Film 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Capital City Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Richmond International Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Blackbird Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Oneota Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Fargo Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Garden State Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Dam Short Film Festival 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection West Texas Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Fairhope Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Cambria Film Festival of Romance, Love, and Rom-coms 2020, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection St. Louis International Film Festival 2019 (Academy Award®-qualifying), Jack and Anna
• Official Selection North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection San Jose International Short Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Lone Star Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection the Richard Harris International Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection LA Femme International Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Sidewalk Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Breckenridge Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Finalist in the Selection Round Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019 (Academy Award® and BAFTA Qualifying)  Jack and Anna
• Official Selection Catalina Film Festival 2019, Jack and Anna
• Finalist Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 2018, Jack and Anna
• Official Selection, Marin County International Festival of Short Film & Video festival 2018, Letter from Maggie
• Official Selection, SPLICE Film Fest 2018, Letter from Maggie
• Official Selection, My Love, Michelle Film Festival 2018, Letter from Maggie
• Semi-Finalist The International Gullah Film Festival 2018, Letter from Maggie
• Official Selection, Cardiff International Film Festival 2017, Letter from Maggie
• Finalist, Los Angeles CineFest 2017, Letter from Maggie
• Finalist MINIKINO FILM WEEK 2018, The Secret of the Violin
• Official Selection Jecheon International Music&Film Festival 2018, The Secret of the Violin
• Official Selection, Seul Guro International Kids Film Festival 2018, The Secret of the Violin
• Official Selection, First International Festival of Oranjemund 2017, The Secret of the Violin
• Screening at Femme Filmmaker Showcase Chicago 2017, The Secret of the Violin
• Official Selection Rieti e Sabina Film Festival 2018, Lady and the Tramps
• Official Selection Palermo Sport Film Festival 2018, The Sun Rises for Everyone
• Official Selection Uno Sguardo International Film Festival 2018, The Sun Rises for Everyone
• Official Selection Short Film Breaks Film Festival 2018, The Sun Rises for Everyone
• Official Selection [C]Screen - Spring Dancefilm Festival 2018, The Sun Rises for Everyone
• Semi-Finalist Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival 2018, The Sun Rises for Everyone
• Screening at UFVA Conference Los Angeles 2017, The Sun Rises for Everyone
• Guest Accreditation at the Cannes Film Festival 2014