About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1983-06-16
Place of birth:
Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Website:
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Klim Shipenko

Overview

Klim Alekseevich Shipenko (Russian: Клим Алексеевич Шипенко; born 16 June 1983; Moscow) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, producer and cosmonaut. Two-time winner of the Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Feature Film" (for "Salyut-7" in 2018 and for "Text" in 2020). The director of Son of a Rich - one of the highest-grossing films in Russia and the CIS (more than 3 billion rubles box office receipts). In 2021, he became a participant in a space flight within the framework of the scientific and educational project "Challenge". It is the first feature-length fiction film to be filmed in space by professional film-makers. His father is actor, director, playwright Alexey Shipenko.

Shipenko was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). In 2002 he entered the California State University at Northridge (Film Production Department). He worked as an intern on the set of the film Something's Gotta Give by Nancy Meyers. Filmed the diploma film as a cameraman. Studied at the Sal Dano Professional Actors Workshop. In 2004 he returned to Moscow. For a short time he worked on Channel One, was the director of the Plantain program about cars.

In 2021, Shipenko shot portions of a science fiction film aboard the International Space Station. It is to be the second narrative feature-length fiction film shot (partially) in space (after Return from Orbit), and it is the first feature-length fiction film to be filmed in space by professional film-makers. The project is tentatively called The Challenge (2023), and was shot between the launch of Soyuz MS-19 and return of Soyuz MS-18. The first narrative film filmed fully (the narrative film Return from Orbit had some scenes filmed in space) in outer space was a short film titled Apogee of Fear, shot in 2008. The Challenge was in a race with Tom Cruise and Doug Liman to shoot the first narrative feature film in space. On the ISS Shipenko was in charge of camera, lighting, sound recording and makeup. The acting was done by actress Yulia Peresild. The filming equipment was launched at Progress MS-17 and returned on Soyuz MS-18. Pyotr Dubrov and Mark Vande Hei helped with filming.

Known for

Acting
2024 How Derevyanko Lomonosov Played Actor Клим Шипенко, режиссер (камео) 70
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2023 Cinema 3.0 Actor N/A
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2023 The Challenge Actor 59
Average
2021 Boomerang Actor manager 58
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2017 Salyut-7 Actor American astronaut 64
Fair
2017 Buy Me Actor 58
Average
2012 Everything Is Simple Actor Boris 59
Average
2009 The Unforgiven Actor 58
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Directing
2024 Son of a Rich 2 Directing Director 59
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2023 The Challenge Directing Director 59
Average
2023 Challenge. About the Film that Conquered Space Directing Director N/A
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2020 Text. Reality Directing Director 69
Fair
2020 Overman Directing Director 59
Average
2019 Son of a Rich Directing Director 61
Fair
2019 Text Directing Director 59
Average
2019 New Year, I Love You! Directing Director N/A
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2017 Salyut-7 Directing Director 64
Fair
2016 The Nerd's Confession Directing Director 59
Average
2014 Likes or Dislikes Directing Director 59
Average
2010 Who Am I? Directing Director 58
Average
2009 The Unforgiven Directing Director 58
Average
2009 Under the Lights Directing Director N/A
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2006 Night Express Directing Director N/A
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2006 White Night Directing Director N/A
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December Directing Director N/A
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Son of a Rich 3 Directing Director N/A
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Oknutiy Directing Director N/A
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Prince Oleg Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Le Larbin Writing Author 58
Average
2023 The Challenge Writing Writer 59
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2022 Desperate for Marriage Writing Creative Producer 58
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2020 Overman Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2017 Salyut-7 Writing Writer 64
Fair
2016 The Nerd's Confession Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2014 Likes or Dislikes Writing Writer 59
Average
2012 Everything Is Simple Writing Writer 59
Average
2010 Who Am I? Writing Writer 58
Average
2009 The Unforgiven Writing Writer 58
Average
2009 Under the Lights Writing Screenplay N/A
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2006 Night Express Writing Screenplay N/A
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2006 White Night Writing Writer N/A
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December Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2022 Desperate for Marriage Production Producer 58
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2020 Best Frenemies Production Producer 70
Good
2012 Everything Is Simple Production Producer 59
Average
2006 Night Express Production Producer N/A
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2006 White Night Production Producer N/A
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Camera
2023 The Challenge Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2009 Under the Lights Camera Director of Photography N/A
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