Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1988-12-29 (35 years old)

Place of Birth Moscow, USSR (Russia)

Also Known As Ivan I. Tverdovskiy, Ivan I. Tverdovski, Иван И. Твердовский

Ivan I. Tverdovsky

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.

Known For

Director

2024
Panic Attacks

as Director

2023
The Flood

as Director

2022
Lucy

as Director

2020
Conference

as Director

2019
Quiet Life

as Director

2018
Jumpman

as Director

2016
Zoology

as Director

2014
Corrections Class

as Director

2012
Pianism

as Director

2012
Space dog

as Director

2011
Snow

as Director

2010
Painful Points

as Director

2009
2008
In Active Search

as Director

2007
Sacred Ditch

as Director

Writer

2024
Panic Attacks

as Screenplay

2023
The Flood

as Screenplay

2020
Conference

as Screenplay

2019
Quiet Life

as Screenplay

2018
Jumpman

as Screenplay

2016
Zoology

as Screenplay

2014
2012
Space dog

as Screenplay

2011
Snow

as Author

2010
Painful Points

as Screenplay

Editor

2024
Panic Attacks

as Editor

2023
The Flood

as Editor

2020
Conference

as Editor

2019
Quiet Life

as Editor

2018
Jumpman

as Editor

2016
Zoology

as Editor

2012
Space dog

as Editor

2011
Snow

as Editor

Camera

2014
Grumant: The Island of Communism

as Director of Photography

2010
Painful Points

as Director of Photography

2009
As If Waiting For A Bus

as Director of Photography

2008
In Active Search

as Camera Operator

Art

2009
As If Waiting For A Bus

as Production Design

Creator

2022
Lucy

as Creator