Viktor Kossakovsky (Russian: Ð'иктор ÐšÐ¾Ñ Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹ (born
19 July 1961) is a Russian documentary filmmaker.Kossakovsky was born
in Saint Petersburg, Russia, at the time Leningrad, U.S.S.R.. He began
his film career in 1978, working as an assistant cameraman, assistant
director, and editor at the Leningrad Studio of Documentaries. From
1986 to 1988, he studied screenwriting and directing at Moscow
HCSF.Kossakovsky's first released feature was his 1992 documentary
Belovy / The Belovs. Subsequent works include his 2002 documentary
Hush! / Tishe! and his 2003 documentary Russia from My Window (2003),
both made from footage that Kossakovsky filmed out his bedroom window
or on his street in St. Petersburg; and and his well-received
mediation on the natural wonder of water, Aquarela (2018), released in
the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics. In 2011, his documentary ¡Vivan
las Antipodas! was selected as the opening film of the Venice Film
Festival..
19 July 1961) is a Russian documentary filmmaker.Kossakovsky was born
in Saint Petersburg, Russia, at the time Leningrad, U.S.S.R.. He began
his film career in 1978, working as an assistant cameraman, assistant
director, and editor at the Leningrad Studio of Documentaries. From
1986 to 1988, he studied screenwriting and directing at Moscow
HCSF.Kossakovsky's first released feature was his 1992 documentary
Belovy / The Belovs. Subsequent works include his 2002 documentary
Hush! / Tishe! and his 2003 documentary Russia from My Window (2003),
both made from footage that Kossakovsky filmed out his bedroom window
or on his street in St. Petersburg; and and his well-received
mediation on the natural wonder of water, Aquarela (2018), released in
the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics. In 2011, his documentary ¡Vivan
las Antipodas! was selected as the opening film of the Venice Film
Festival..
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