Angelina Nikonova Ангелина Никонова | |
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 Nikonova in 2011 | |
| Born | February 27, 1976 (age 46) Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Angelina Nikonova (born February 27, 1976) is a Russian filmmaker, script writer and film producer.
Angelina Nikonova Ангелина Никонова | |
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| Nikonova in 2011 | |
| Born | February 27, 1976 (age 46) Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Angelina Nikonova (born February 27, 1976) is a Russian filmmaker, script writer and film producer.
Angelina Nikonova was born in Rostov-on-Don. She dreamed about film directing since her childhood. However, the situation with national film production in Russia is complicated, especially for a woman. As Angelina notices: ‘Women as film directors are rarely trusted’. [1] Moreover, Russian viewer is reluctant to national product. People rather go to watch Hollywood production, than a film made in Russia. However, Angelina did not give up on her dream. She applied to All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov (aka VGIK). However, as she claims later, it was easier to immigrate to USA than to get accepted in VGIK. [1] In 2001 she graduated from New York School of Visual Arts, with major in Film and Video. [2]
In 2011 Angelina Nikonova and her partner Olga Dihovichnaya shot a feature film Twilight Portrait (Portret v symerkah), using a simple reflective camera due to the low budget. [3] However, the film had a great success and won a number of prizes, including international price for best debut 2011 on Warsaw International Film Festival. [4] For the film, Angelina worked as a director, a script writer, a producer, a location manager, casting director, make-up artists, and art director. [1] At the same time, Angelina Nikonova worked as an organizator of International Film Festival 2morrow/Zavtra. [5] [6]
Twilight Portrait (aka Portret v Sumerkakh) received its world premiere at the 2011 Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival, where it became a subject of understandable controversy among both critics and audiences. [10]
At first it was shot on Canon EOS 5D Mark II, borrowed from a friend of Nikonova. It was shot during 29 days in Rostov-on-Don, with 5-6 people crew, consisting of friends and former classmate from New York, who was invited as a cameraman. The movie used 80 characters, 50 locations. [1] At first, the script was written by Olga Dihovichnaya in two days. Later, it was edited by Angelina Nikonova, as the drama needed some ‘light’, as Nikonova notices in the interview. [1]
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