Grigory Konstantinopolsky
Grigory Mikhailovich Konstantinopolsky is a Russian film actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, composer and artist.
Biography
Grigory Konstantinopolsky was born on 29 January 1964 in Moscow in a family of teachers. In 1985, he graduated from the Yaroslavl Theater Institute.In 1990, he graduated from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors at Goskino USSR.
Since 1992, he has worked in advertising and show business, directing numerous music videos, including: "Vovochka", "Mal-pomalu", "Buratino", "Shire shag!", and many others. He directed over 300 music videos.
In 1996, he recorded the album "Matilda and Vampires" as a composer and performer.
In 1999, he shot his debut feature film 8 ½ $. Magazine Afisha included the film on its list of "100 main Russian films of 1992–2013".
In 2001, he directed the short film Hypnosis for REN TV.
In 2008, he completed the feature film Visiting $kazki, though post-production was halted by the studio's management.
In 2009, he directed Kitty, serving also as screenwriter and producer.
In 2011, he directed Samka, acting as director, screenwriter, producer, production designer, and composer.
In 2016, he directed the four-episode television film Drunk Firm, produced by the TV channel TNT. The series received the award for "Best Television Film / Series" and a nomination for "Best Screenwriting" from the Association of Film and Television Producers of Russia.
In 2018, he directed the feature film Russian Demon.
In 2019, he directed the feature film Storm, based on the play of the same name by Alexander Ostrovsky.
In November 2022, the film Clipmakers was selected as one of ten Russian films included in the main competition program of the first auteur-cinema festival "Zimniy".
Composer
- 2011 — Samka
- 2016 — The Drunk Firm
- 2017 — Olesya
- 2019 — ''The Storm''
Production designer
- 2011 — ''Samka''
Festivals and awards
- 1991 — Participation in the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
- 1996 — Grand Prix of the advertising and music-video festival "Pokoleniye-96" for the music video "Vovochka" of the group Pep-See.
- 1999 — National film award Golden Aries in the category "Debut of the Year".
- 1999 — National film award White Elephant in the category "Best Directorial Debut".
- 2009 — Closing film of the Kinotavr Film Festival.