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Karen Shakhnazarov

Karen Shakhnazarov

Director · Born July 8, 1952 · Krasnodar, Krasnodarskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

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Biography

Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov (Russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952; Krasnodar) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the director general of Mosfilm in 1998. Shakhnazarov is the son of a Georgy Shakhnazarov, a politician of Armenian descent, and a Russian housewife, Anna Grigorievna Shakhnazarova. His 1987 film Courier was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Prize. In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Public Chamber of Russia. His 2012 film White Tiger was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Directed 21

2020s

  1. 2023

    In the Moscow Slums

    Director

2010s

  1. 2017

    Anna Karenina. Vronsky's Story

    Director

  2. Anna Karenina

    Director

  3. 2014

    Love in the USSR

    Director

  4. 2013

    In the Encirclement

    Director

  5. 2012

2000s

  1. 2009

    Ward No. 6

    Director

  2. 2008

    Vanished Empire

    Director

  3. 2004

    The Rider Named Death

    Director

  4. 2001

    Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Day of the Full Moon

    Director

  2. 1995

    American Daughter

    Director

  3. 1993

    Dreams

    Director

  4. 1991

    Assassin of the Tsar

    Director

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. 1986
  3. 1985

    Winter Evening in Gagry

    Director

  4. 1983

    We're from Jazz

    Director

  5. 1980

    Kind Men

    Director

1970s

  1. 1975

    Wider Step Maestro!

    Director

1960s

  1. 1962

Produced 20

2020s

  1. 2023

    In the Moscow Slums

    General Manager

  2. 2021

    Vladivostok

    Producer

2010s

  1. 2018
  2. 2017

    Mot Ne

    Producer

  3. Anna Karenina. Vronsky's Story

    Producer

  4. 2016

    A House ‎for Rent with All the Inconveniences

    Producer

  5. 2015
  6. 2014

    Goodbye Mom

    Co-Producer

  7. Love in the USSR

    Producer

  8. 2013

    She

    Producer

  9. 2012

2000s

  1. 2009

    Ward No. 6

    Producer

  2. 2008

    Vanished Empire

    Producer

  3. 2004

    The Rider Named Death

    Producer

  4. 2002

1990s

  1. 1998

    Who, If Not Us

    Producer

  2. Hello from Charlie the Trumpeter

    Producer

  3. 1993

    Dreams

    Producer

  4. White King, Red Queen

    Producer

  5. The Children of Iron Gods

    Producer

Wrote 18

2020s

  1. 2023

    In the Moscow Slums

    Screenplay

  2. 2021

    Vladivostok

    Screenplay

2010s

  1. 2017

    Anna Karenina. Vronsky's Story

    Writer

  2. Anna Karenina

    Writer

  3. 2015
  4. 2012

2000s

  1. 2009

    Ward No. 6

    Writer

  2. 2001

    Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1998

    Day of the Full Moon

    Writer

  2. 1995

    American Daughter

    Writer

  3. 1993

    Dreams

    Writer

  4. 1991

    Assassin of the Tsar

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. 1986
  3. 1985

    Winter Evening in Gagry

    Writer

  4. 1983

    We're from Jazz

    Writer

  5. 1981

    Ladies Invite Gentlemen

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1975

    Wider Step Maestro!

    Screenplay

Acted in 1

2010s

  1. 2019

    With the Ball to Britain

    Movie

Created 1

2010s

  1. 2017

    Anna Karenina

    Creator

Appearances4

2020s

  1. 2023

    Моя мелодия

    Self - receives a surprise · 1 episode

  2. 2021

    The Woman Who Built Cities

    Himself

2010s

  1. 2016

    Legends of Cinema

    Self · 1 episode