Andrey Zvyagintsev

Born: 1964-02-06

Birthplace: Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, USSR [now Russia]

Biography

Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev (born 6 February 1964) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His film The Return (2003) won him a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Following The Return, Zvyagintsev directed The Banishment and Elena (2011). His film Leviathan (2014) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2014 and won the Best Film award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His most recent film Loveless won the Jury Prize at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and was among the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. He also won the Achievement in Directing award for this film at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

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Known For

Minotaur
Leviathan
Plankton Salesmen
The Return
Loveless
Elena
What a Mess!
The Banishment
Apocrypha
Andrey Zvyagintsev. The Director

Top Movie Credits

Minotaur Producer
Leviathan Writer
Plankton Salesmen Self (archive footage)
The Return Director
Loveless Writer
Elena Screenplay
What a Mess! journalist (uncredited)
The Banishment Director
Apocrypha Director
Andrey Zvyagintsev. The Director Self