Michael Lockshin (russian: Михаил Локшин) (born 1981) is a film director and writer.

Biography

Lockshin was born in 1981 in the USA. As a kid he grew up in both the US and Russia, and then moved to London. Lockshin graduated with a MA degree in Psychology from Moscow States University. While still studying he started working in film, and soon began directing commercials and music videos. His commercial works won numerous awards, including Cannes Lions Young Director's Awards, Golden Drum, and others. The

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ad (2014) went viral internationally. Lockshin's debut feature film, '' Silver Skates'', was released theatrically Christmas 2020 in Russia to high acclaim. The movie became the first Russian-language Netflix Originals movie. It premiered as the Opening Film of the

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. At the 20th Golden Eagle Awards (2021), ''Silver Skates'' was nominated for 12 awards, a record in the history of the Golden Eagle Awards, and won 6 awards, including "Best Picture". Lockshin himself was nominated for Best Director. The film was also nominated for and won several awards at the

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in 2021, with Lockshin up for "Discovery of the Year". His second feature film ''

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's cult novel ''

'', which he also co-wrote stars German actor August Diehl. The film was shot in 2021 and was set to be released by

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in Dec 2022, but because of Russia's invasion into Ukraine, the release date was pushed to end of 2023. He is the son of

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, a Russian-American scientist. When he was five years old, his family moved to the USSR. On his father's side, he is descended from Jews who fled the Soviet Union out of fear of antisemitism. According to ''

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'', Michael is not a Russian citizen. Currently resides in Los Angeles.

References

21st-century Russian screenwriters Male screenwriters Russian film directors {{DEFAULTSORT:Lockshin, Michael 1981 births Living people American emigrants to the Soviet Union Russian people of Jewish descent