Sergei Loznitsa
Directing
Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa (Belarusian: Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Лозниця, Russian: Сергей Владимирович Лозница; born 5 September, 1964; Baranovichi, Brest Voblast) is a Ukrainian director of Belarusian origin known for his documentary as well as dramatic films. Born in 1964, Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa grew up in Kyiv, and graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic in 1987 with a degree in Applied Mathematics. In 1997, Loznitsa graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied feature filmmaking. Sergei Loznitsa has directed 18 documentary films since 1996 and has received numerous international awards, including festival prizes in Karlovy Vary, Leipzig, Oberhausen, Krakow, Paris, Madrid, Toronto, Jerusalem and St. Petersburg, as well as the Russian National Film awards “Nika” and “Laurel”. Loznitsa’s feature debut My Joy (2010) premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes, and was followed by In the Fog, which also premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes in May 2012, where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize. His feature film A Gentle Creature premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes in May 2017.
Known for
Directing39
movieTwo Prosecutors
2025
Director
moviePaleontology Lesson
2025
Director
movieThe Invasion
2025
Director
movieThe Kiev Trial
2022
Director
movieMr. Landsbergis
2021
Director
movieBabi Yar. Context
2021
Director
movieA Night at the Opera
2020
Director
movieReflections
2020
Director
movieCelles qui chantent
2020
Director
movieState Funeral
2019
Director
movieThe Trial
2018
Director
movieVictory Day
2018
Director
movieDonbass
2018
Director
movieA Gentle Creature
2017
Director
movieAusterlitz
2016
Director
movieThe Event
2015
Director
movieThe Old Jewish Cemetery
2015
Director
movieMaidan
2014
Director
movieThe Bridges of Sarajevo
2014
Director
movieThe Letter
2013
Director
movieIn the Fog
2012
Director
movieMy Joy
2010
Director
movieRevue
2008
Director
movieNorthern Lights
2008
Director
movieArtel
2006
Director
movieBlockade
2006
Director
movieFactory
2004
Director
movieLandscape
2003
Director
moviePortrait
2002
Director
movieThe Settlement
2001
Director
movieThe Halt
2000
Director
movieLife, Autumn
1999
Director
Imperium
Director
Writing22
Champ de Mars
2026
Screenplay
movieTwo Prosecutors
2025
Writer
movieThe Invasion
2025
Writer
movieThe Kiev Trial
2022
Writer
movieMr. Landsbergis
2021
Screenplay
movieBabi Yar. Context
2021
Screenplay
movieState Funeral
2019
Screenplay
movieThe Trial
2018
Screenplay
movieVictory Day
2018
Screenplay
movieDonbass
2018
Screenplay
movieA Gentle Creature
2017
Screenplay
movieAusterlitz
2016
Writer
movieThe Event
2015
Writer
movieMaidan
2014
Writer
movieIn the Fog
2012
Screenplay
movieMy Joy
2010
Screenplay
movieBlockade
2006
Screenplay
movieLandscape
2003
Writer
Production13
movieTwo Prosecutors
2025
Producer, Co-Producer
moviePaleontology Lesson
2025
Producer
movieThe Invasion
2025
Producer
movieThe Kiev Trial
2022
Producer
movieMr. Landsbergis
2021
Producer
movieBabi Yar. Context
2021
Producer
movieState Funeral
2019
Producer
movieThe Trial
2018
Producer
movieVictory Day
2018
Producer
movieDonbass
2018
Associate Producer
movieThe Event
2015
Producer
09.05.2022
Producer
Editing11
movieThe Invasion
2025
Editor
movieThe Kiev Trial
2022
Editor
movieThe Trial
2018
Editor
movieThe Event
2015
Editor
movieMaidan
2014
Editor
movieLandscape
2003
Editor
movieThe Settlement
2001
Editor
movieThe Halt
2000
Editor
movieLife, Autumn
1999
Editor
Camera4
movieVictory Day
2018
Director of Photography
movieAusterlitz
2016
Director of Photography
movieMaidan
2014
Director of Photography
movieThe Miracle of Saint Anthony
2012
Director of Photography
