About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1970-01-10
Place of birth:
Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Website:
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Aliona van der Horst

Overview

In her 20 years of filmmaking Aliona van der Horst (born in in Russia, raised in the Netherlands) has received multiple international awards for her films, which were screened at film festivals around the world. Because of her personal, poetic and cinematic vision, her films are profoundly compelling and touching. Her most recent film, Love is Potatoes, won a number of awards, including the Golden Calf Award (Dutch Oscar) in 2018. Her films revolve around the question of how ordinary people's lives are shaped by historical events. By zooming in to a very intimate level she tells a universal story full of compassion. Most of her work deals with Russia, a country with which she has a love/hate relationship. Retrospectives of her work were held in Barcelona, Kiev and Belgrade. She is a member of the Documentary branch of AMPAS.

Known for

Acting
2017 Love Is Potatoes Actor Herself 59
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Directing
2023 Gerlach Directing Director 58
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2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun Directing Director N/A
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2017 Love Is Potatoes Directing Director 59
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2015 Folkert de Jong Directing Director N/A
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2013 15 Attempts Directing Director N/A
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2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger Directing Director N/A
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2011 Water Children Directing Director 59
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2008 Boris Ryzhy Directing Director 59
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2006 The Hermitage Dwellers Directing Director N/A
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2006 Hermitage-Niks: A Passion for the Hermitage Directing Director N/A
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2006 Voices of Bam Directing Director 59
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2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved Directing Director N/A
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2000 After the Spring of '68 Directing Director N/A
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1998 The Dissident and the KGB General Directing Director N/A
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1997 The Lady with the White Hat Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun Writing Screenplay N/A
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2017 Love Is Potatoes Writing Screenplay 59
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2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger Writing Writer N/A
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2011 Water Children Writing Story 59
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2008 Boris Ryzhy Writing Screenplay 59
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2006 The Hermitage Dwellers Writing Screenplay N/A
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2006 Voices of Bam Writing Scenario Writer 59
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Production
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger Production Producer N/A
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Camera
2017 Love Is Potatoes Camera Director of Photography 59
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2013 15 Attempts Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
2017 Love Is Potatoes Editing Editor 59
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2011 Water Children Editing Editor 59
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