About

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Birthday:
1933-08-21
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Rostyslav Synko

Overview

Rostyslav Oleksandrovych Synko (August 21, 1933, Stepano-Krynka, Donetsk Oblast — October 23, 2010, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, and sculptor. He was named an Honored Worker of Culture of the Ukrainian SSR in 1983.

He was born in the village of Stepano-Krynka, Donetsk Oblast, into the family of an economist. He graduated from the acting department of the Kyiv Institute of Theater Arts named after I. Karpenko-Kary (1955).

From 1955 to 1957, he served in the Belarusian Military District Ensemble, performed on stage at the Kyiv Theater for Young Audiences, and then worked at the Kyiv Television Studio (1957–1964).

Since 1965, he has been a director at the Ukrteleviz studio.

Co-organizer of the Ivan Kavaleridze Memorial Fund (1992) and the I. Kavaleridze Museum-Workshop in Kyiv on Andriivskyi Uzviz, director (1993–2010).

He taught at the Kyiv State University of Theater, Music, and Television named after I. Karpenko-Kary.

He was a member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine.

He died on October 23, 2010, in Kyiv.

Known for

Acting
1993 Garden of Gethsemane Actor N/A
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Directing
1994 Tiger Trappers Directing Director 59
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1993 Garden of Gethsemane Directing Director N/A
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1992 Kyiv Beggars Directing Director N/A
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1991 People's Malachi Directing Director N/A
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1986 Thy Father's House Directing Director N/A
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1982 The Tale about Kyiv Directing Director N/A
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1978 Gregory, Don't Go to the Village Dances Directing Director 58
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1975 Such Lovely Wolves Directing Director N/A
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1966 Nightingale from the Village of Marshintsy Directing Director N/A
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1965 Songs of a Happy Land Directing Director 58
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Writing
1993 Garden of Gethsemane Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1992 Kyiv Beggars Writing Writer N/A
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1991 People's Malachi Writing Screenplay N/A
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1969 Scary Beast Writing Writer N/A
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