Aleksei Alekseivich German
Aleksei Alekseivich German Jr. (born 4 September 1976) is a Russian film director. His last name is pronounced with a hard "g" and in English is sometimes spelled Guerman or Gherman to avoid confusion.
Also recorded as Alexei German Jr
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- Name
- Aleksei Alekseivich German Jr.
- Born
- 4 September 1976
- Birthplace
- Moscow
- Occupation
- film director
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting · acting
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Honours
- Nika Award · Silver Lion
- Languages
- Russian
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Aleksei Alekseivich German Jr. (born 4 September 1976) is a Russian film director. His last name is pronounced with a hard "g" and in English is sometimes spelled Guerman or Gherman to avoid confusion.
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Biography
Biography
Aleksei Alekseivich German studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is film direction, film screenwriting and acting. Employment is recorded with Lenfilm. Distinctions recorded are Nika Award and Silver Lion.
Alexei German Jr. (b. 1976) is a Russian film director.
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Danila Kozlovsky and Alexei German Jr. at the press conference of Dovlatov at Berlinale 2018.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Aleksei Alekseivich German Jr. • Born — 4 September 1976 • Birthplace — Moscow • Occupation — film director
Biography
Biography
Aleksei German is a son of Russian film director Aleksei Yuryevich German (hence in Russia he is often called "Aleksei German Junior") and screenwriter Svetlana Igorevna Karmalita, and a grandson of writer Yuri German. He finished Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 2001 and worked on Lenfilm film studio. His feature film debut The Last Train (2003) won the Best Picture and International Film Critics' Awards at Thessaloniki. For his film Paper Soldier (2008), German received the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. His sixth film, Under Electric Clouds (2015), was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. and earned him the award for Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2015.
Personal life
Personal life
German married production and costume designer Elena Okopnaya in 2011.
Filmography
Filmography
• The Last Train / Poslednij Poezd (2003) — Nika Award in nomination "Discovery of the Year" • Garpastum (2005) — Nika Award in nomination "Best Director", nominated for Golden Lion of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival • Paper Soldier / Bumazhnyj Soldat (2008) — Nika Award in nomination "Best Director", Silver Lion of the 65th Venice International Film Festival in nomination "Best Director" and "Golden Osella" for Best Cinematography • Crush / Korotkoe zamykanie, part "Kim" (2009) • From the Tokyo / Iz Tokyo (2011, short film) • Under Electric Clouds / Pod electricheskimi oblakami (2015) • Dovlatov (2018) • House Arrest (2021) • Air (2024)
Identity
Identity
Aleksei Alekseivich German is recorded as having received Nika Award and Silver Lion. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Alexei German Jr. His recorded language was Russian. He was the child of Aleksei Yuryevich German and Svetlana Karmalita.
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Aleksei Alekseivich German born at Saint Petersburg.
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