Vitali Kanevsky (born 4 September 1935) is a Soviet
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
. His film ''
Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' won the
Caméra d'Or
The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or International Critics' Week
The International ...
at the
1990 Cannes Film Festival
The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 May 1990 in film, 1990. The Palme d'Or went to ''Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart'' by David Lynch.
The festival opened with ''Dreams (1990 film), Dreams'', directed by Akira Kurosawa and clo ...
.
Two years later, his film ''
Samostoyatelnaya zhizn'' would win the
Jury Prize
A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment.
Juries developed in England durin ...
at the
1992 Cannes Film Festival
The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Den goda viljan'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Basic Instinct'', directed by Paul Verhoeven and closed with ''Far and Away'', directed by Ro ...
.
The film was also nominated for the
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin.
History
The winn ...
at the
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with '' The Inner Circle'' by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Grand Canyon'' directed by Lawrence Ka ...
.
Filmography
* ''
Derevenskaya istoriya'' (1981)
* ''
Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' (1989)
* ''
Samostoyatelnaya zhizn'' (1992)
* ''
Nous, les enfants du xxème siècle'' (1994)
* ''
KTO Bolche'' (2000)
References
External links
*
1935 births
Living people
Directors of Caméra d'Or winners
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter winners
Male screenwriters
Soviet film directors
Soviet screenwriters
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