Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Born: 1988-12-29 in Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Known For: Directing
Biography
Ivan Ivanovich Tverdovsky (Russian: Иван Иванович Твердовский; born 29 December 1988, Moscow) is a Russian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor. He is also a son of documentary filmmaker Ivan Tverdovsky (1961). He graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography "VGIK" (2011, experimental directing workshop of A. Uchitel). Participant and prize-winner of national and international film festivals. Twice participated in the competition programme of Kinotavr. Shorts: in 2010 with the film “As If Waiting for a Bus”, for which he gained the jury diploma; and in 2013 with the film “Space Dogs”. His first feature film, “Correction Class” (2014) brought Tverdovsky the NIKA 2014 award in the category Discovery of the Year; the film won numerous awards at Russian and international shows, including a prize for Best Debut and the Prize of Film Distributors at Kinotavr-2014, the first prize in the East-West Competition and a special mention of the FEDEORA jury at Karlovy Vary IFF, and prizes at IFFs in Thessaloniki, Seattle, Tallinn, Kiev, etc. His second film, “Zoology” (2016), has been awarded a prize for direction in Karlovy Vary, the Grand Prix of festivals in Cottbus and Austin, Texas, a prize for Best Actress and the award of the Guild of Film Critics and Scholars at Kinotavr-2016. His third feature film, "Jumpman" (2018), screened in competition at Karlovy Vary IFF 2018. In 2020, Ivan I. Tverdovsky's new film "Conference" (2020) became a participant of the Venice Film Festival.
Filmography
2024
- Panic Attacks ... (Screenplay)
2023
- The Flood ... (Director)
2022
- Lucy ... (Director)
2021
2020
- Intervention
- Conference ... (Screenplay)
2019
- Quiet Life ... (Director)
2018
- Jumpman ... (Director)
2016
- Zoology ... (Director)
2014
- Corrections Class ... (Director)
- Grumant: The Island of Communism ... (Director of Photography)
2011
- Snow ... (Director)
2010
- Painful Points ... (Director)
2009
- As If Waiting For A Bus ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- In Active Search ... (Camera Operator)
2007
- Sacred Ditch ... (Director)