Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov,
PAR (russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952) is a Soviet and
Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the Director General of
Mosfilm studios in 1998.
Shakhnazarov is the son of a
Georgy Shakhnazarov, a politician of
Armenian descent, and a
Russian housewife, Anna Grigorievna Shakhnazarova.
His 1987 film ''
Courier'' was entered into the
15th Moscow International Film Festival
The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film ''Intervista'' directed by Federico Fellini.
Jury
* Robert De Niro (United States – President of the Jury)
* Tengiz ...
, where it won a Special Prize.
In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the
24th Moscow International Film Festival
The 24th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2002. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-French film ''Resurrection'' directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
Jury
* Chinghiz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan – Presiden ...
.
Since 2005 he has been a member of the
Public Chamber of Russia.
His 2012 film ''
White Tiger'' was selected as the Russian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Oscar at the
85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia
Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine and
Crimea. For this he was banned from entering
Ukraine.
On 10 March 2022, during a broadcast on
Russia-1, Shakhnazarov, who initially supported the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, called for an end to it, saying that the situation was at risk of becoming "an absolute humanitarian disaster", and that there is no realistic possibility for the Russian forces to seize Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities.
Selected filmography
Genealogy
Karen Shakhnazarov is one of several living descendants of the famous Melik-Shahnazarian princely family from
Nagorno-Karabakh. The Melik-Shahnazarians ruled Nagorno-Karabakh's province of Varanda in medieval and modern times.
Карен ШАХНАЗАРОВ: «Я не экранизирую свою жизнь»
References
External links
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Karen Shakhnazarov, born in the USSR (biography)
1952 births
Living people
Russian people of Armenian descent
Russian film directors
Soviet film directors
People from Krasnodar
Members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia
Mosfilm
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