Natalya Merkulova
Natalya Fyodorovna Merkulova is a Russian filmmaker. She is well known for her films which she directs together with her husband Aleksey Chupov. Her directorial debut Intimate Parts was included in the Kinotavr film festival and won an award for the best debut, and The Man Who Surprised Everyone that was a members for the Horizons section of 75th Venice International Film Festival.
Her 2021 film Captain Volkonogov Escaped was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Awards and honors
- 2003 — Artyom Borovik Award of the International Press Club of America.
- 2008 — Winner of the Special Jury Prize in the “Borders of Shock” competition at the Kinotavr Film Festival.
- 2013 — XXIV Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr in Sochi :
- * Best Debut Award,
- * Diploma of the Guild of Film Scholars and Film Critics of Russia.
- 2018 — Festival of Russian Cinema in Honfleur: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2018 — Award of the Russian Federation of Film Clubs for Best Film of the Year.
- 2019 — Zinegoak International Film Festival in Bilbao, Spain: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2019 — Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz, Austria: Best Fiction Film Award.
- 2019 — Uruguay International Film Festival: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2019 — Al Este de Lima Film Festival, Peru: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2019 — Kinenova International Film Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia: Best Screenplay Award.
- 2019 — International Film Award East–West. Golden Arch: Best Screenplay Award.
- 2019 — Pilot TV Series Festival, Ivanovo: Best Screenplay Award.
- 2021 — Kinotavr Film Festival: Grigory Gorin Award for Best Screenplay for the film Captain Volkonogov Escaped
- 2021 — Golden Unicorn Award:
- * Best Film — Captain Volkonogov Escaped,
- * Best Screenplay — ''Captain Volkonogov Escaped''