Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Birth : 1988-12-29, Moscow, USSR (Russia)
History
Ivan Ivanovich Tverdovsky (Russian: Иван Иванович Твердовский; born 29 December 1988, Moscow) is a Russian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor. He is also a son of documentary filmmaker Ivan Tverdovsky (1961). He graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography "VGIK" (2011, experimental directing workshop of A. Uchitel).
Participant and prize-winner of national and international film festivals. Twice participated in the competition programme of Kinotavr. Shorts: in 2010 with the film “As If Waiting for a Bus”, for which he gained the jury diploma; and in 2013 with the film “Space Dogs”. His first feature film, “Correction Class” (2014) brought Tverdovsky the NIKA 2014 award in the category Discovery of the Year; the film won numerous awards at Russian and international shows, including a prize for Best Debut and the Prize of Film Distributors at Kinotavr-2014, the first prize in the East-West Competition and a special mention of the FEDEORA jury at Karlovy Vary IFF, and prizes at IFFs in Thessaloniki, Seattle, Tallinn, Kiev, etc. His second film, “Zoology” (2016), has been awarded a prize for direction in Karlovy Vary, the Grand Prix of festivals in Cottbus and Austin, Texas, a prize for Best Actress and the award of the Guild of Film Critics and Scholars at Kinotavr-2016. His third feature film, "Jumpman" (2018), screened in competition at Karlovy Vary IFF 2018. In 2020, Ivan I. Tverdovsky's new film "Conference" (2020) became a participant of the Venice Film Festival.
Screenplay
During the swimming training camp, coach Sofia and her husband, coach Trofim, take their niece, an orphan, to raise. Anya shows hope, but does not talk after the death of her parents, which becomes the subject of harassment among other athletes. By standing up for Dima, one of the guys on the team, she gets her first real friend. In parallel, a chain of irreversible consequences begins, which can destroy the relationship of Trofim and Sophia.
Director
During the swimming training camp, coach Sofia and her husband, coach Trofim, take their niece, an orphan, to raise. Anya shows hope, but does not talk after the death of her parents, which becomes the subject of harassment among other athletes. By standing up for Dima, one of the guys on the team, she gets her first real friend. In parallel, a chain of irreversible consequences begins, which can destroy the relationship of Trofim and Sophia.
The life of a middle-aged, lonely businessman is filled with children’s dreams about outer space. The only opportunity for him to go to stars is an MRT device, only there the hero feels zero gravity. In the attempt to find as effective a remedy for his “flights”, the man ends up in a deadlock.
Editor
Many years after a deadly terrorist siege in a Moscow theatre, survivor Natalya returns to the crime scene to hold a memorial evening, finally able to confront her survivor's guilt and her estranged daughter and husband.
Screenplay
Many years after a deadly terrorist siege in a Moscow theatre, survivor Natalya returns to the crime scene to hold a memorial evening, finally able to confront her survivor's guilt and her estranged daughter and husband.
Director
Many years after a deadly terrorist siege in a Moscow theatre, survivor Natalya returns to the crime scene to hold a memorial evening, finally able to confront her survivor's guilt and her estranged daughter and husband.
Masha is a young girl from the suburbs from an extremely poor family. She lives in her reality, where she cares for her grandmother and her younger brother, and dreams of her own family and a husband; she badly longs for warmth, love and care. She knows nothing about her serious illness. Her life abruptly changes after a meeting with Matvei Sergeevich, a cardiologist who saves her life.
Editor
Quiet life ends when the engine of a tank starts up. And trying to fire a shot, whether it is for real or for training purposes, can lead to irreversible consequences. Sometimes these consequences become the beginning of someone’s personal life.
Screenplay
Quiet life ends when the engine of a tank starts up. And trying to fire a shot, whether it is for real or for training purposes, can lead to irreversible consequences. Sometimes these consequences become the beginning of someone’s personal life.
Director
Quiet life ends when the engine of a tank starts up. And trying to fire a shot, whether it is for real or for training purposes, can lead to irreversible consequences. Sometimes these consequences become the beginning of someone’s personal life.
Editor
Young Oksana puts her newly born Denis in a baby box. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children's home, intent on making amends for her maternal neglect, and to exploit him to earn money in a corrupt legal system.
Screenplay
Young Oksana puts her newly born Denis in a baby box. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children's home, intent on making amends for her maternal neglect, and to exploit him to earn money in a corrupt legal system.
Director
Young Oksana puts her newly born Denis in a baby box. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children's home, intent on making amends for her maternal neglect, and to exploit him to earn money in a corrupt legal system.
Screenplay
Natasha is a lonely, middle-aged admin employee at the zoo who still lives at home with her mother. One day her life is turned upside down when she discovers she has grown a tail…
Director
Natasha is a lonely, middle-aged admin employee at the zoo who still lives at home with her mother. One day her life is turned upside down when she discovers she has grown a tail…
Director of Photography
Every year, a group of Russian seasonal workers returns to bleak Barentsburg on the island of Svalbard to perform dangerous work in the mines.
Writer
Lena is a bright, disabled girl who, after years spent studying at home, is keen to get back to school. She is assigned to a special class for disabled pupils who have to present themselves before a school commission at the end of the year in order to prove that they merit being moved back into a "normal" class. Her enervated teachers, however, show absolutely no desire to motivate the students and help them improve; on the contrary, they try to quash right from the start any interest Lena shows in more complex study material. Nevertheless, Lena soon involves herself in the school routine and gets together with classmate Anton. Yet their transparent happiness is not to everyone's liking and repercussions soon follow.
Director
Lena is a bright, disabled girl who, after years spent studying at home, is keen to get back to school. She is assigned to a special class for disabled pupils who have to present themselves before a school commission at the end of the year in order to prove that they merit being moved back into a "normal" class. Her enervated teachers, however, show absolutely no desire to motivate the students and help them improve; on the contrary, they try to quash right from the start any interest Lena shows in more complex study material. Nevertheless, Lena soon involves herself in the school routine and gets together with classmate Anton. Yet their transparent happiness is not to everyone's liking and repercussions soon follow.
Editor
The hero of the film is an ordinary Moscow teenager. And he lives a completely normal life. With one exception: he is a fan of the game "Dogy kayf", although for a long time it has not played. But today he will try to play again ...
Screenplay
The hero of the film is an ordinary Moscow teenager. And he lives a completely normal life. With one exception: he is a fan of the game "Dogy kayf", although for a long time it has not played. But today he will try to play again ...
Director
The hero of the film is an ordinary Moscow teenager. And he lives a completely normal life. With one exception: he is a fan of the game "Dogy kayf", although for a long time it has not played. But today he will try to play again ...
Director
Pianism is the occupation of piano music. Means masterly possession of the instrument. In the life of the main character, the honored artist of Russia, laureate of international competitions Sergey Musaelyan, this term takes a slightly different meaning.
Editor
Snow is a form of precipitation of crystalline form, referring to precipitation. For the heroine of the film, the word “snow” has a completely different meaning.
Author
Snow is a form of precipitation of crystalline form, referring to precipitation. For the heroine of the film, the word “snow” has a completely different meaning.
Director
Snow is a form of precipitation of crystalline form, referring to precipitation. For the heroine of the film, the word “snow” has a completely different meaning.
Screenplay
About an actress who does not play, but through a documentary film tries to dot the rest of her life.
Director of Photography
About an actress who does not play, but through a documentary film tries to dot the rest of her life.
Director
About an actress who does not play, but through a documentary film tries to dot the rest of her life.
Production Design
Provinces. Winter. Evening. Bus stop. A car with young guys stops near a beautiful young girl. What happens next, in the literal and figurative sense, happens to everyone. Dedicated to all who are waiting for the bus.
Director of Photography
Provinces. Winter. Evening. Bus stop. A car with young guys stops near a beautiful young girl. What happens next, in the literal and figurative sense, happens to everyone. Dedicated to all who are waiting for the bus.
Writer
Provinces. Winter. Evening. Bus stop. A car with young guys stops near a beautiful young girl. What happens next, in the literal and figurative sense, happens to everyone. Dedicated to all who are waiting for the bus.
Director
Provinces. Winter. Evening. Bus stop. A car with young guys stops near a beautiful young girl. What happens next, in the literal and figurative sense, happens to everyone. Dedicated to all who are waiting for the bus.
Camera Operator
What is love? This is when your friend sleeps with your girlfriend, and you - with his!
Director
What is love? This is when your friend sleeps with your girlfriend, and you - with his!
Director
A few minutes from the life of a happy child. A few minutes of joy, discovery, knowledge of new things for themselves. A few minutes of children's tales. Fairy tales are crumbling. Will there be a feeling of happiness?
