Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Alexander Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (Russian Александр Владимирович Рогожкин; born October 3, 1949 in Leningrad, Soviet Union ) is a Russian film director and screenwriter.
Life and work
Rogozhkin first started studying art history at the State University of Saint Petersburg, which he finished in 1972 with a diploma. Since 1971 he has worked as Artistic Director at the Leningrad television, followed by a three- year tenure ( 1974-1977 ) as a set designer in the Lenfilm studios. He also studied painting and graphics at the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute. In 1982, he completed his education at the Moscow Film School ( WGIK ) with Sergei Gerasimov.
In 1985 he was made his feature film debut with Just because of a few lines, but until the mid- 1990s, he was in his home country for the recognition with films like the comedy Peculiarities of the National Hunt and their successors. The films were great successes in Russia. The former led for many years to the national hit parade of the most successful films. The film kukushka - The Cuckoo in 2002 received at various international film festivals a total of 17 Prices and 5 nominations.