The first popular film critic in Russian cinema to turn to filmmaking, Mr. Brashinsky has made his debut with BLACK ICE (GOLOLED, 2003) which he wrote, directed and edited. It premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, was an Official Selection of the 2003 Berlinale, and received the New Directors Showcase Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, among other prizes, that year. Since then, Mr. Brashinsky has directed ANOMALOUS ZONE (ANOMALNAYA ZONA, 2003), an episode of The Killing Force, a hit TV-series for Russia's Channel 1, TUNGUS METEORITE (TUNGUSSKYI METEORIT, 2008), a TV-pilot, and BLOOD TYPE (GRUPPA KROVI , 2006), a documentary on the Russian Koreans. SHOPPING TOUR (2012), his second feature and his first effort as a producer, has received three major prizes (Critics' Prize, Best Female Performance, and Grand-Prix) at the Russian National Film Festival "Window to Europe" in Vyborg (2012) and the Special Jury Prize at the International Film Festival "Polar Lights" (2012, St.Petersburg, Russia).
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