Pavel Chukhrai (b. 1946, Moscow) graduated in camera (1971) from Moscow's Film School (VGIK) and then in direction (1974). He has shot the films Remember Sometimes (Ti inogda vspominay, 1978), People in the Ocean (Lyudi v okeane, 1980; Special Prize at the Moscow IFF), A Canary Cage (Kletka dlya kanareyek, 1983) and Zina-Zinulya (1986). Three made-for-TV movies followed: That's How You'll Remember Me (Zapomnite menya takoy, 1978), The Key (Klyuch, 1992; for Channel 7), and the documentary Hawk (Jastreb, 1993) about controversial politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky. His writer-director effort The Thief (Vor, 1997; screened at Karlovy Vary) took a Gold Medal at Venice, was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, and was honoured at the Russian National Film Awards with five Nikas, including Best Director and Best Film. The documentary Children from the Abyss (Deti iz bezdny, 2000) is Russia's contribution to Steven Spielberg's international project on the Holocaust.
MFF Karlovy Vary
