Vladimir Grammatikov

Vladimir Grammatikov studied at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russian Institute of Theatre Arts and Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is acting, film direction and film production. Places of work recorded in the authority are Soviet Union. Employment is recorded with Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. Distinctions recorded are Honored art worker of the Russian Federation, Order of Friendship, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour and Order For Merit in Culture and Art.

• Name — Vladimir Grammatikov • Birth Name — Vladimir Alexandrovich Grammatikov • Born — 1 June 1942 • Birthplace — Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union • Occupation — Filmmaker, actor • Years Active — 1963–present • Spouse — Natalia Zhukova, 2 children

Vladimir Grammatikov was born on 1 June 1942 in Sverdlovsk. He graduated from the construction faculty of radio Bauman College in Moscow, and then decided to work in cinematography. Later, he got an education at the acting department Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, becoming an actor pantomime. In 1976 he graduated from the Directing Department of Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (class of Efim Dzigan). From 1976 he became actor and director of Gorky Film Studio. He directed sketches for the newsreel Yeralash and commercials. Since 1990, Vladimir became artistic director of the creative association Contact (from Gorky Film Studio). He is one of the founders and artistic director of the studio Starlight. He was the President of the Starlight-fest, an international children's film festival in Artek (1992–1996). He is one of the founders of the Festival of Visual Arts at the Russian Children's Center Eaglet (1997–2006). He was the chief director and artistic director of the children's series for preschoolers, Sesame Street in Russia (NTV). In March 2010, Vladimir Grammatikov was appointed as creative producer for Disney in Russia. His first full-length work as a director was a children's comedy film Mustached Nanny from 1977. The film was a box-office hit, which attracted about 53 million viewers at the time. Grammatikov found himself a niche in children's and teen films, and virtually all subsequent work of the director in the genre of family films and won prizes at Soviet and international film festivals. One of his most famous films afterwards was the international film project Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987).

• Belorussian Station (1971) as Grisha • Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram (1972) as Ussishkin • Train Stop – Two Minutes (1972) as malinger • The Sixth (1981) as Pavlik • Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov (1983) as radio center director • The Russian Singer (1993) as Nikolai Kleiman • A Little Princess (1997) as antiquarian

• Mustached Nanny (1977) • A Dog walked along the Piano (1978) • Everything's the Wrong Way (1981) • The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta (1982) • Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) • The Sisters Liberty (1990) • A Little Princess (1997)

• Come Look at Me (2001)