Director,
Writer,
Cinematographer,
Producer
Born 1960, USSR (Ukraine)
 
 
Valery BALAYAN
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Валерий БАЛАЯН
Valeri BALAIAN
Filmography (extracts)
 
Director
2012 - Vladimir Voynovich. Ostatsya soboy (Владимир Войнович. Остаться собой) [documentary, TV, 39 mn]
2010 - Nostalgia For Window Glass (Ностальгия по оконному стеклу) [fiction, 24 mn]
2010 - Love Me Please (Любите меня пожалуйста) [documentary, 75 mn]
2010 - Dust and Ashes (Прах и пепел) [documentary, 39 mn]
2006 - Vtoraya volna (Вторая волна) [documentary, 26 mn]
 
Writer
2012 - Vladimir Voynovich. Ostatsya soboy (Владимир Войнович. Остаться собой) from Valery BALAYAN [documentary, TV, 39 mn]
2010 - Nostalgia For Window Glass (Ностальгия по оконному стеклу) from Valery BALAYAN [fiction, 24 mn]
2010 - Love Me Please (Любите меня пожалуйста) from Valery BALAYAN [documentary, 75 mn]
2010 - Dust and Ashes (Прах и пепел) from Valery BALAYAN [documentary, 39 mn]
2006 - Vtoraya volna (Вторая волна) from Valery BALAYAN [documentary, 26 mn]
1992 - Znak tire (Знак тире) from Sergey BUKOVSKY [documentary, 59 mn]
 
Cinematographer
2010 - Nostalgia For Window Glass (Ностальгия по оконному стеклу) from Valery BALAYAN [fiction, 24 mn]
2010 - Love Me Please (Любите меня пожалуйста) from Valery BALAYAN [documentary, 75 mn]
2010 - Dust and Ashes (Прах и пепел) from Valery BALAYAN [documentary, 39 mn]
 
Producer
2010 - Nostalgia For Window Glass (Ностальгия по оконному стеклу) from Valery BALAYAN [fiction, 24 mn]
2010 - Love Me Please (Любите меня пожалуйста) from Valery BALAYAN [documentary, 75 mn]

Other films
2009 - Древние Восточные церкви (Ancient Eastern Churches)
2007 - Вторая Колыбель (The Second Cradle)
2006 - Виктор Некрасов (Viktor Nekrasov)
2005 - Первая Леди в стране Чингис-Хана (First Lady in the Country of Genghis Khan)
2005 - Александр Аскольдов (Alexandr Askoldov)
2004 - Отар Иоселиани (Otar Ioseliani)
1996 - Между небом и землей (Between Heaven and Earth)
1989 - Англетер (Angleterre)
Awards :
Nostalgia For Window Glass :
Special Prize, National Competition, Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2011
Biography
Born in Sumy town on 30 August 1960.
Graduated from Leningrad University of Economics and Finance (1982). Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors (1986, specialty “playwright of documentary films”; 1989, specialty “director of documentary films”).
For several years has worked as staff of RenTV channel, where he produced program cycles of reporting jenre (1998-2000), and in “Alma-mater” TV company (Chief Director) and “Kultura”, RTR, TVTs and ASS-TV (Director).
Since 2003 has been teaching cinematography at VGIK. Since 2008 is a special correspondent of Radio “Freedom” in Krym, Ukraine.