Alexander Alexeevich Veledinsky (Александр Алексеевич Велединский, born 27 July 1959 in Gorky) is a
Russian
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film director and screenwriter. He directed several films, but is most famous for
The Geographer Drank His Globe Away
''The Geographer Drank His Globe Away'' (russian: Географ глобус пропил, Geograf Globus Propil) is a Russian drama film made in 2013, directed by Alexander Veledinsky, based on the novel of the same name by Alexei Ivanov. The ...
(2013). The film won five
Nika Award
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
History
The award was established i ...
s (including the best film), five prizes at
Kinotavr
Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasio ...
festival,
[https://www.webcitation.org/6HG5T2Dm0?url=http://filmpro.ru/journal/19517017 ] and many other awards.
References
1959 births
Russian film directors
Living people
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