Born on August 16, 1969 in Moscow.
Graduated from the department of scriptwriting at VGIK (1992, workshop of A.AIexandrov). Since 1995 worked as a translator. Was official translator of many famous films.
Author of the book Bury Me behind the Baseboard (Moscow, 2003).
In 2004 debuted as a director with the movie The Last Week-End.
Initiator and supervisor of the internet-project about Russian cinema at www.ruskino.ru.