Grigori Konstantinopolsky

• Name — Grigory Konstantinopolsky • Born — 29 January 1964 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer, composer, artist • Awards — Kinotavr (2018)

Grigory Konstantinopolsky was born on 29 January 1964 in Moscow in a family of teachers. In 1985, he graduated from the Yaroslavl Theater Institute (workshop of V. S. Nelsky, department – dramatic theatre and film actor). In 1990, he graduated from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors at Goskino USSR (workshop of R. A. Bykov, department – feature film directing). Since 1992, he has worked in advertising and show business, directing numerous music videos, including: "Vovochka" (Pep-See), "Mal-pomalu" (Alla Pugacheva), "Buratino", "Shire shag!" (Time-out), and many others. He directed over 300 music videos. In 1996, he recorded the album "Matilda and Vampires" as a composer and performer (with Moralny Kodeks and Neprikasaemye). In 1999, he shot his debut feature film 8 ½ $. Magazine Afisha included the film on its list of "100 main Russian films of 1992–2013". In 2001, he directed the short film Hypnosis for REN TV. In 2008, he completed the feature film Visiting $kazki (Amedia), though post-production was halted by the studio's management. In 2009, he directed Kitty, serving also as screenwriter and producer. In 2011, he directed Samka, acting as director, screenwriter, producer, production designer, and composer. In 2016, he directed the four-episode television film Drunk Firm, produced by the TV channel TNT. The series received the award for "Best Television Film / Series" and a nomination for "Best Screenwriting" from the Association of Film and Television Producers of Russia. In 2018, he directed the feature film Russian Demon. In 2019, he directed the feature film Storm, based on the play of the same name by Alexander Ostrovsky. In November 2022, the film Clipmakers was selected as one of ten Russian films included in the main competition program of the first auteur-cinema festival "Zimniy".

• Year — Film — Director — Writer — Producer — Actor — Role • 1985 — City of Brides — Shakin • 1989 — Assuage my sorrow — hippie "General" • 1988 — Red Elephants • 1991 — Stars at Tudor-street — portrait on the wall • 1991 — Star of the Microdistrict • 1991 — Anna Karamazoff • 1992 — Dyuba-Dyuba — Viktor • 1999 — 8 ½ $ — cameo • 2000 — Black Room (segment "Hypnosis") • 2000 — Right to Choose — Grigory • 2001 — Hypnosis (short) • 2006 — Tumbler toy • 2009 — Kitty — Bol • 2010 — Samka — hunter • 2016 — Drunk Firm — Seleznyov • 2018 — Russian Demon — "Black Man" • 2018 — Russian Brief. Issue 1 — photographer • 2019 — Storm • 2020 — Dead Souls — Boris Grebenshchikov, musician • 2022 — Clipmakers

• 2011 — Samka • 2016 — The Drunk Firm • 2017 — Olesya (short) • 2019 — The Storm

• 2011 — Samka