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
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
Professional Experience
- Questar Entertainment - Digital Delivery Specialist/ Director and Producer of Original Content, fall 2019 - present
- Freelance researcher for BBC, Animal Planet, Apple TV and independent documentaries, 2016 - present
- NBCUniversal, TV Series Chicago Med - Production Assistant at the Location Department, summer 2018 - present
- Columbia College Chicago - Teaching Assistant, Chicago, USA, 2016 - 2019
- Regency Enterprises; Film4; See-Saw Films, Feature Film Widows - Set Intern, Chicago, USA, summer 2017
- St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television - Teaching Assistant, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 2013-2015
- 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
Honors and Awards
Awards:
Official Selections at the Film Festivals/Screenings/Workshops:
- 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:
- 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