Aljona Surzhikova

• Name — Aljona Surzhikova • Birthplace — Tallinn, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Director, writer, editor, producer • Years Active — 2007 - present

Aljona was born in Tallinn. She studied television directing at Tallinn University and documentary making at Saint Petersburg State University for Film Industry and Television. In 2014, Surzhikova won the Best Young Director award from Estonian Cultural Endowment for the film, Not My Land. In 2019, she received the Person of the Year award from Raadio 4 and her TV show project, Stories of Success, was shown on ETV. She also received a special mention at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival for her documentary film, Waiting for a Miracle.

• Year — Title — Contribution — Note • 2003 — Silhouette of the Master — Director — Estonian - original title: Meistri siluett • 2008 — Generation 0 — Writer/director/editor/cinematographer — Estonian - original title: Generatsioon 0 • 2009 — Miss Robinson — Director/editor/producer • 2010 — Portrait of a Working Man — Writer/director — Estonian - original title: Töölise portree • 2011 — Singing Nadezhda — Writer/director/editor — Estonian - original title: Laulev Nadežda • 2011 — Men — Writer/director/producer — Estonian - original title: Mehed • 2013 — Not My Land — Director/editor • 2014 — The Bachelor and Volga — Writer/director — Estonian - original title: Poissmees ja Volga • 2016 — The Search of the Path. Robert Kasemagi — Director — Estonian - original title: Tee otsing. Robert Kasemägi • 2016 — Actual Narva — Director — Estonian - original title: Aktuaalne Narva • 2017 — Paradise Behind the Fence — Writer/director — Estonian - original title: Lumi punasel lagedal • 2017 — Kerro 40 — Director • 2018 — Waiting For A Miracle — Director/editor/cinematographer — Estonian - original title: Juured: Oodates imet • 2019 — The Stories of Success — Writer/director