About

Known credits:
113
Birthday:
1961-07-02
Place of birth:
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
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Alexander Rodnyansky

Overview

Alexander Yefimovych Rodnyansky (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Юхи́мович Родня́нський, romanized: Oleksandr Yukhymovych Rodnianskyi, Russian: Александр Ефимович Роднянский; born July 2, 1961) is a Ukrainian film director, film producer, television executive and businessman. As a media manager, Rodnyansky founded the first Ukrainian independent television network, 1+1, and ran Russian CTC Media, which, under his management, became the first Russian media company to trade on NASDAQ publicly.

Rodnyansky has produced over 30 films and more than 20 television series during his career. Some of his most notable projects include Elena (2011), Leviathan (2014) and Loveless(2017), directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, The Duelist (2016) directed by Aleksey Mizgirev, The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018) directed by Aleksey Chupov and Natasha Merkulova, Beanpole (2019) directed by Kantemir Balagov, Mama, I'm Home (2021) directed by Vladimir Bitokov and Unclenching the Fists (2021) directed by Kira Kovalenko.

Films produced by Rodnyansky many times won top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. Among the awards won by his films are – the Golden Globe Award for Leviathan, the Grand Prix of Un Certain Regard program for Unclenching the Fists and the César Award for Loveless. Rodnyansky won the GQ Russia Man of the Year (producer) award three times. He is a European Film Academy and Asia Pacific Screen Awards member.

Rodnyansky is a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Four of his films were nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category: A Chef in Love, East/West, Leviathan, and Loveless.

Among other films that Alexander Rodnyansky produced was Stalingrad (2013), the highest-grossing Russian film at the time. Among other movies produced by Rodnyansky: A Chef in Love (1997), East/West (1999), A Driver for Vera (2004), The 9th Company (2005), The Sun (2005), Heat (2006), Piter FM (2006) and The Inhabited Island (2009). He created the Ukrainian TV network 1+1 and was the CEO of a Russian media company, CTC Media, for seven years.

Variety500 index names Alexander Rodnyansky as one of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Episodes: Don't Switch! Actor Self 59
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2023 A History of Russian Cinema. The Birth of the Myth. Actor N/A
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2021 Rastorhuev Actor self N/A
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2013 Machete Kills Actor Radio Guest (uncredited) 56
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The Bridge Actor N/A
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Directing
1994 Last Farewell USSR. Film 2 Directing Director N/A
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1994 Double Agent Directing Director N/A
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1993 Last Farewell USSR. Film 1. Personal Directing Director N/A
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1993 The March of the Living Directing Director N/A
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1990 The Mission of Raoul Wallenberg Directing Director N/A
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1990 Meeting With The Father Directing Director N/A
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1989 Which One of Us is Shae Directing Director N/A
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1988 Tired Cities Directing Director N/A
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1987 In the Evenings, After the Accomplishments Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Documentary Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2007 18-14 Writing Idea 59
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1990 Meeting With The Father Writing Writer N/A
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1988 Tired Cities Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2025 Dreams Production Producer 58
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2024 Dissident Production Producer N/A
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2024 Of Dogs and Men Production Producer N/A
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2024 Steppenwolf Production Producer 58
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2023 Once Within a Time Production Executive Producer 58
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2023 Adrift Production Producer N/A
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2023 Headshot Production Producer 71
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2022 Mama, I'm Home Production Producer 58
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2021 Where Is Anne Frank Production Producer 59
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2021 Seventh Symphony Production Producer N/A
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2021 Unclenching the Fists Production Producer 59
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2021 Chernobyl: Abyss Production Producer 60
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2020 Zakon i Besporyadok Production Producer N/A
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2020 The Fisherman's Daughter Production Producer N/A
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2020 Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest Production Producer 60
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2020 (UN)Ideal Man Production Producer 58
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2019 The Ninth Production Producer 59
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2019 The Lenin Factor Production Producer 59
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2019 Raya Knows Everything Production Producer 69
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2019 Beanpole Production Producer 63
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2018 The Man Who Surprised Everyone Production Producer 58
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2017 Andrey Zvyagintsev. The Director Production Producer 58
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2017 Lenin: Revolution Chronicles Production Producer 69
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2017 Nazidanie Production Producer N/A
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2017 Loveless Production Producer 67
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2016 The Duelist Production Producer 59
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2016 Investigator Tikhonov Production Producer 70
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2015 Raya Knows Production Producer 69
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2014 Leviathan Production Producer 68
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2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Production Producer 63
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2014 Demons Production Producer 70
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2014 The Adventurers Production Producer 58
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2013 Stalingrad Production Producer 61
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2013 Machete Kills Production Producer 56
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2013 Standing Up Production Producer 59
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2013 Jayne Mansfield's Car Production Producer 58
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2013 The Dyatlov Pass Incident Production Producer 58
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2013 Russia's History Revealed Production Producer 69
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2012 Nepal Forever Production Producer 59
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2012 Cloud Atlas Production Producer 68
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2012 The White Guard Production Producer 67
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2011 ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 Carré Blanc Production Co-Producer 59
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2011 Elena Production Producer 63
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2011 Innocent Saturday Production Producer 58
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2011 I Love You Production Producer 59
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2009 The Inhabited Island 2: Rebellion Production Producer 58
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2009 First Love Production Producer 58
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2009 Kremlin cadets Production Executive Producer 68
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2009 Russia 88 Production Executive Producer 58
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2009 The Best Movie 2 Production Executive Producer 56
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2008 The Inhabited Island Production Producer 58
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2007 18-14 Production Producer 59
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2007 Daddy's Daughters Production Producer 64
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2007 The Gardener Production Producer N/A
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2007 Let's Play! Production Producer N/A
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2007 A Phantom House for a Dowry Production Producer N/A
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2007 May Production Producer 58
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2006 The Heat Production Producer 57
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2006 Cadetship Production Producer 67
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2006 Close People Production Producer N/A
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2006 Piter FM Production Producer 60
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2005 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Production Producer 58
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2005 Soldiers Decameron Production Producer 58
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2005 Twilight Production Producer 58
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2005 9th Company Production Producer 61
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2005 Not Born Beautiful Production Producer 64
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2005 Multiplying Sadness Production Producer N/A
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2005 Мой личный враг Production Producer N/A
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2005 Большое зло и мелкие пакости Production Producer N/A
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2005 The Sun Production Producer 59
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2004 The Guidebook Production Producer 58
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2004 My Fair Nanny Production Producer 66
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2004 Chervonian Renaissance Production Producer 69
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2004 A Driver for Vera Production Producer 59
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2004 Cavaliers of the Starfish Production Producer N/A
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2004 Dear Masha Berezina Production Co-Producer 69
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2004 Careful, Zadov! Production Producer N/A
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2003 Poor Nastya Production Producer 66
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2002 Keys to Death Production Producer N/A
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1999 East/West Production Producer 59
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1998 Two Moons, Three Suns Production Producer 58
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1996 A Chef in Love Production Producer 58
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1994 Josephine the Singer and the Mice People Production Producer 58
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1991 Gagarin, I Loved You Production Producer N/A
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At the Sea Production Producer N/A
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What Happens Production Producer N/A
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Place To Be Production Producer N/A
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Butterfly Jam Production Producer N/A
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Orphan Production Producer N/A
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Occupation Production Producer N/A
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Stolen Happiness Production Producer N/A
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NEOOONOWWW Production Producer N/A
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Debriefing the President Production Executive Producer N/A
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Crew
2007 Daddy's Daughters Crew Creator 64
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