Director,
Writer
Born in 1989, Russia
 
 
Taisya IGUMENTSEVA
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Таисия ИГУМЕНЦЕВА
Taïssia IGOUMENTSEVA
Filmography (extracts)
 
Director
2015 - 30 Dates (30 свиданий) [fiction, 88 mn]
2013 - Bite the Dust (Отдать концы) [fiction, 101 mn]
2012 - Road to (Дорога на) [fiction, 32 mn]
 
Writer
2012 - Road to (Дорога на) from Taisya IGUMENTSEVA [fiction, 32 mn]
 
Site : IMDb

Awards :
Bite the Dust :
Audience Award, International Women's Film Festival, Créteil (France), 2014
Road to :
First prize, «Cinéfondation», Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 2012
Diploma, Short films, Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2012
Award Future Shorts, Short films, Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2012
Special mention, International Short and Animation Film Festival OPEN CINEMA, St Petersburg (Russia), 2012

Biography
Born in Moscow. Attended the orthodox lyceum “Peresvet” and the Moscow Pedagogical Grammar School #1505. She also studied German at the Goethe Institute and received piano classes. Graduated from VGIK (documentary class of A.Uchitel). Her first documentary “Fact” received a prize at the “Debut” festival. Her graduation work “Road To” (2012) won in the competition of the Cinefondation at the Cannes IFF, was awarded with a diploma at “Kinotavr 2012” festival and a special prize of Future Shorts, won award at the Kiev IFF “Molodist” and participated in many national and international festivals. Her debut full-length film “Bite the Dust” premiered at the Cannes IFF.
 

Commentaries and bibliography
- Russia Beyond: Les six meilleurs films russes sur l'apocalypse et la vie après la fin du monde Ekaterina SINELCHTCHIKOVA, 2020, RUSSIA BEYOND
- Taisia Igumentseva: Road to... (Doroga na..., 2011) Anastasia KAYIATOS, 2013, kinokultura.com
- Taïsia Igoumentseva fait son chemin Anton SAZONOV, 2012, larussiedaujourdhui.fr