Павел Лунгин

Pavel Lungin (b. 1949, Moscow) studied mathematics and applied linguistics at Moscow State University (1971) and then went on to study film direction and screenwriting (1980). For his feature debut Taxi Blues (1990) he won a Special Prize for direction at Cannes, after which he settled in France. In Russia he made a series of successful coproductions: Luna Park (1992), Line of Life (Liniya zhizni, 1996), The Wedding (La noce, 2000), The Tycoon (Oligarkha, 2002), Poor Relations (Bedniye rodstvenniki, 2005), and the TV series Gogol's Dead Souls (Dyelo o myortvych dushach, 2005). His most recent and internationally acclaimed film The Island (2006) brought him 6 national Golden Eagle awards and also 5 prestigious Nika awards.

MFF Karlovy Vary