Person

Yuliya Kiseleva

Directing

Known for: Directing
Born: Feb 17, 1982
From: Asbest, USSR (Russia)

Yuliya Igorevna Kiseleva (Russian: Ю́лия И́горевна Киселёва; born 17 February 1982; Asbest) is a Russian documentary filmmaker. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of USU and the directing faculty of VGIK (workshop of non-fiction films by I. A. Grigoriev). He lives in Moscow. The first documentary film "Far from London" — about the playwright Vasily Sigarev — was shot in 2007 at the Yekaterinburg studio "A-film". In 2011 and 2012, she studied screenwriting at Robert McKee's seminars ("Story", "Genres"). He has been making popular science films since 2015. As a director, she has implemented more than 20 original projects, released dozens of television films and programs, many presentation and corporate films and commercials. She worked as a screenwriter, editor and chief editor on TV. He periodically lectures and conducts master classes at various forums and festivals, as well as at universities and film schools. The author's films took part in more than 100 Russian and foreign film festivals (where they received more than 70 prizes and diplomas), were released, were shown on TV (Channel One, Culture, Science, OTR), and posted on 13 online platforms. Winner of the award "For Loyalty to Science" (2022) in the nomination "scientific director of the year". Laureate (2021) and four times finalist (2007, 2012, 2014, 2022) of the Laurel Branch Award in the field of non-fiction films and television. Winner of the TV contest "TEFI-region" (2014). Finalist of the awards "Knowledge" (2021), "Headliner" (2020), twice nominee of the European Academy of Scientific Cinema (2020, 2021). In 2014-2016, he was a teacher at the AURUM Film School. In 2022, he became the artistic director of the "Laboratory of Scientific Cinema", implemented jointly with the FUNK Festival. Since 2022 - co-founder and artistic director of the project "Laboratory of Scientific Cinema 2.0" (together with producer Liliya Sabirova).