About

Known credits:
82
Birthday:
1964-09-05
Place of birth:
Baranovichi, Brestskaya oblast, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]
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Sergei Loznitsa

Overview

Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa (Belarusian: Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, Russian: Сергей Владимирович Лозница, Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Лозниця; born 5 September, 1964; Baranovichi, Brest Voblast) is a Ukrainian director of Belarusian origin known for his documentary as well as dramatic films.

Born in 1964, Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa grew up in Kiev, and graduated from Kiev Polytechnic in 1987 with a degree in Applied Mathematics. In 1997, Loznitsa graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied feature filmmaking. Sergei Loznitsa has directed 18 documentary films since 1996 and has received numerous international awards, including festival prizes in Karlovy Vary, Leipzig, Oberhausen, Krakow, Paris, Madrid, Toronto, Jerusalem and St. Petersburg, as well as the Russian National Film awards “Nika” and “Laurel”. Loznitsa’s feature debut My Joy (2010) premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes, and was followed by In the Fog, which also premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes in May 2012, where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize. His feature film A Gentle Creature premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes in May 2017.

Known for

Acting
2024 A Nation Denied: Ukraine's Battle for History Actor Self 59
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2016 Butterflies Actor himself 59
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Directing
2024 The Invasion Directing Director 58
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2022 The Kiev Trial Directing Director 59
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2022 Independence Day Directing Director N/A
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2022 Independence Day Directing Director N/A
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2022 The Natural History of Destruction Directing Director 59
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2021 Mr. Landsbergis Directing Director 59
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2021 Babi Yar. Context Directing Director 59
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2020 A Night at the Opera Directing Director 58
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2020 Reflections Directing Director N/A
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2020 Celles qui chantent Directing Director 59
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2019 State Funeral Directing Director 59
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2018 The Trial Directing Director 59
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2018 Victory Day Directing Director 59
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2018 Donbass Directing Director 60
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2017 A Gentle Creature Directing Director 59
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2016 Austerlitz Directing Director 59
Average
2015 The Event Directing Director 59
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2015 The Old Jewish Cemetery Directing Director 59
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2014 Over the Roads, Over the River Directing Director N/A
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2014 The Bridges of Sarajevo Directing Director 59
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2014 Maidan Directing Director 59
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2013 The Letter Directing Director 58
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2012 In the Fog Directing Director 59
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2012 The Miracle of Saint Anthony Directing Director 59
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2010 My Joy Directing Director 59
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2010 The Ways of the World: Vol. 1 Directing Director N/A
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2008 Revue Directing Director 59
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2008 Northern Lights Directing Director 59
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2006 Artel Directing Director 58
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2006 Blockade Directing Director 59
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2004 Factory Directing Director 59
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2004 Factory Directing Director N/A
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2003 Landscape Directing Director 59
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2002 Portrait Directing Director 59
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2001 The Settlement Directing Director 58
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2000 The Halt Directing Director 59
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1999 Life, Autumn Directing Director 59
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1996 Today We Are Going to Build a House Directing Director N/A
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Zwei Staatsanwälte Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2022 The Kiev Trial Writing Writer 59
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2022 The Natural History of Destruction Writing Writer 59
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2021 Mr. Landsbergis Writing Screenplay 59
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2021 Babi Yar. Context Writing Screenplay 59
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2020 A Night at the Opera Writing Writer 58
Average
2019 State Funeral Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2018 The Trial Writing Screenplay 59
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2018 Victory Day Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2018 Donbass Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2017 A Gentle Creature Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2016 Austerlitz Writing Writer 59
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2015 The Event Writing Writer 59
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2015 The Old Jewish Cemetery Writing Writer 59
Average
2014 Maidan Writing Writer 59
Average
2012 In the Fog Writing Screenplay 59
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2010 My Joy Writing Screenplay 59
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2006 Blockade Writing Screenplay 59
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2003 Landscape Writing Writer 59
Average
Zwei Staatsanwälte Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2022 The Kiev Trial Production Producer 59
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2022 The Natural History of Destruction Production Producer 59
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2021 Mr. Landsbergis Production Producer 59
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2021 Babi Yar. Context Production Producer 59
Average
2019 State Funeral Production Producer 59
Average
2018 The Trial Production Producer 59
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2018 Victory Day Production Producer 59
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2018 Donbass Production Associate Producer 60
Fair
2015 The Event Production Producer 59
Average

Camera
2018 Victory Day Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 Austerlitz Camera Director of Photography 59
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2014 Maidan Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 The Miracle of Saint Anthony Camera Director of Photography 59
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Editing
2022 The Kiev Trial Editing Editor 59
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2021 Babi Yar. Context Editing Editor 59
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2018 The Trial Editing Editor 59
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2015 The Event Editing Editor 59
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2014 Maidan Editing Editor 59
Average
2003 Landscape Editing Editor 59
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2001 The Settlement Editing Editor 58
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2000 The Halt Editing Editor 59
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1999 Life, Autumn Editing Editor 59
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