Alexander Nikolaevich Bashirov (russian: Александр Николаевич Баширов; born 24 September 1955, in Sogom) is a Russian film and theater actor, director and screenwriter. He performed in more than sixty films since 1986.

Biography

Alexander Bashirov was born on 24 September 1955 in the village of Sogom. He was born in a mixed family of ethnic

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father, Nikolai Zakharovich Kolygin and

Siberian Tatar Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

mother, Mariya Katyrovna Bashirova. In 1972 he arrived in Leningrad, filed papers into the first vocational school and began to acquire the specialty tiler, tilers, then worked at the cement plant in Vyborg. After military service he entered the

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

(course

Igor Talankin Igor Vasilyevich Talankin (russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Тала́нкин) (3 October 1927 – 24 July 2010) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Splendid Days'' (1960, co-directed with Georgiy Danel ...

, then shop Anatoly Vasilyev), from which he graduated in 1989. He married a US citizen and in 1990-1991 he studied acting at the

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in New York, periodically coming to the USSR to participate in the filming. He participated in Sergey Kuryokhin's Pop Mechanics and theatrical performances. In 1996 he organized in St. Petersburg studio ''Deboshirfilm'', which is the artistic director and teacher of actor-director's workshop. In 2014, Bashirov started the work on documentary titled ''Donbass knocks in our heart'' dedicated to separatists from the

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...

and

Luhansk People's Republic The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed ...

. The development of the film was supported by

Fedor Bondarchuk Fyodor Sergeyevich Bondarchuk (russian: link=no, Фёдор Сергеевич Бондарчук ; born 9 May 1967) is a Russian film director, actor, TV and film producer, clipmaker, TV host, founder of production company Art Pictures Studio. ...

who took the producer role. The production of the film was later cancelled.

Personal life

In 1998 he became one of the founders of the festival of independent cinema ''Pure Dreams'' held in St. Petersburg. He is married to singer Inna Volkova (born 1964) from Kolibri. Daughter - Alexandra Maria, a son from his first marriage - Christopher.

Political views

In 2014, he illegally crossed the border of

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in the area not controlled by the Ukrainian government, to support the

and

separatists.

Selected filmography

Films

TV

Awards

* 1998 - Film Festival ''Viva Cinema of Russia!'' In St. Petersburg, the press prize * 1998 - Film Festival ''Window to Europe'' in

Vyborg Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ne ...

, a special prize Guild of Film Critics * 1998 - Open Russian Film Festival in

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

, the

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prize * 1999 - Film Festival ''Literature and Cinema'' in

Gatchina The town of Gatchina ( rus, Га́тчина, , ˈɡatːɕɪnə, links=y) serves as the administrative center of the Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies south-south-west of St. Petersburg, along the E95 highway which ...

, the Grand Jury Prize for the film ''The Iron Heel of Oligarchy'', the prize for Best Actor, Special Jury Prize Archive 1999 festival Literature and Cinema
* 1999 -

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

International Film Festival, the top prize for best European film * 1999 - International Film Festival in

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, the prize ''

Tiger Award The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

References

External links

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Biography of Alexander Bashirov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bashirov, Aleksandr Soviet male film actors Russian male film actors 1955 births Living people Siberian Tatar people Soviet film directors Russian film directors Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni