Director,
Writer
Born 1973, USSR (Russia)
 
 
Aleksandr MARKOV
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Александр МАРКОВ
Aleksandr MARKOV
Filmography (extracts)
 
Director
2024 - Hydroelectric Joy (Гидроэлектро Счастье) [documentary, 61 mn]
2022 - Red Africa (Красная Африка) [documentary, 65 mn]
2018 - Our Africa (Наша Африка) [documentary, 45 mn]
2012 - Olympic Report. 1908–1988 (Олимпийский репортаж. 1908-1988) [documentary, 30 mn]
2010 - Delusion (Наваждение) [documentary, 9 mn]
2008 - Boris Koshelokhov. "Two Highways" (Борис Кошелохов. "Two Highways") [documentary, 26 mn]
2008 - Pastorale (Пастораль) [documentary, 26 mn]
 
Writer
2018 - Our Africa (Наша Африка) from Aleksandr MARKOV [documentary, 45 mn]
2010 - Delusion (Наваждение) from Aleksandr MARKOV [documentary, 9 mn]
2008 - Boris Koshelokhov. "Two Highways" (Борис Кошелохов. "Two Highways") from Aleksandr MARKOV , Nik TEPLOV [documentary, 26 mn]
2008 - Pastorale (Пастораль) from Aleksandr MARKOV [documentary, 26 mn]

Author :

Awards :
Red Africa :
Best Editing, DOKer. Moscow International Documentary Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2022

Biography
Documentary filmmaker, cinema historian and artist. Born in Leningrad, Russia at January 28, 1973. He directs films in Saint Petersburg and abroad, teaches documentary directing at Saint Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television, and works as an independent curator. His video installations were shown at Sharjah Biennial, Calvert 22, Iwalewahaus, Africa.Cont, CEU etc. Markov’s films were participated and awarded prizes at various international film festivals like Berlinale Talents, Visions Du Reel, DocPoint, Sheffield Doc, Film Africa, Message To Man, NYAFF, Artdocfest, Cinefest, Directors Lounge, Stalker, Temps De Images and others. Markov has directed a number of documentary films, including: Museum of Dreams (2000), Lullaby (2002), Cities within Cities (2003), Russian Costa Rica (2008), Two Highways (2008), Pastoral (2008), Delusion (2010), Children of the Sun (2011), Get Used to This Place (2011), German Portraits Russian Style (2012), Our Africa (2018).
https://www.midff.com/
 

Commentaries and bibliography
- Трип Брежнева — Александр Марков о Красной Африке , Aleksandr MARKOV, Иван РОДИН, 2024, seance.ru
- Red Africa: a documentary about the absurdity of Soviet propaganda 2022, russia.postsen.com
- Колониализм по дружбе: Красная Африка Александра МАРКОВА [Afique rouge de Egor BARANOV? 2022] Максим ЕРШОВ, 2022, kinoart.ru
- Notre Afrique (2018) [Aleksandr Markov] Julien MORVAN, 2021, Perestroikino