Andrei Nekrasov
Torstein Grude is dedicated to the creation of high-end documentaries on the basis of love and solidarity with focus on human rights and cognitive liberty. He also plans to produce fiction shorts- and features with social commitment at their core.
Nekrasov studied at the State Institute for Theatre and Film in his native St. Petersburg, and at the University of Paris (Paris VII, Paris VIII) taking a master’s degree in French and German literature. In 1985 he assisted Andrei Tarkovsky during the filming and editing of the director’s last film, “The Sacrifice”. Nekrasov then studied film making at Bristol University Post-Graduate Film School. Nekrasov went on to make several internationally co-produced TV films and arts programs (notably “A Russia of One’s Own”, “Pasternak”, “The Prodigal Son”, “Children`s Stories: Chechnya” etc.).
His first drama short “Springing Lenin” (1993) won a prize at Cannes Film Festival (in the Critic’s Week section) that year. In 1997 his first feature “Love is as Strong as Death” won the FIPRESCI (International Critics’) prize at Mannheim film festival. The director’s second feature, Lubov and Other Nightmares (2001) was presented in two sections at Sundance FF in 2002 and won recognition at many festivals all over the world (notably Berlin FF). ”Rebellion, the Litvinenko Case” was part of the official selection of Cannes FF 2007 and has since won prizes and critical acclaim all over the world. It is distributed in the U.S. as “Poisoned by Pollonium”.
In 2004 Nekrasov completed his renowned feature documentary “Disbelief” which won various awards at international festivals and was distributed in the US and Canada, among other countries, to critical acclaim. Andrei Nekrasov is also a playwright and theatre director. His theatre productions (of his own plays) include: “Koenigsberg” in the Volksbuehne Theatre in Berlin (2003) and “Der Spieler” (The Gambler) in Euro Theatre Central in Bonn (1999 – 2002) His book “This is Revolution” was published in Kiev (Chas Publishers) last year (banned in Russia) Nekrasov has been contributing articles, columns and essays to Novaya Gazeta St. Petersburg, Tip, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Helsingin Sanomat, Times etc.
Prizes and Awards
2008 RUDOLF VRBA Award for Rebellion. The Litvinenko Case. One World Film Festival, Prague
2007 SPECIAL JURY Prize, for Disbelief. Cph Dox, Copenhagen
2004 BEST DOCUMENTARY for Rebellion. The Litvinenko Case. FICCO Mexico
2004 BEST DOCUMENTARY for Disbelief. Karachi International Film Festival
2001 BEST ACTRESS AWARD for Lubov and Other Nightmares. Kinotavr, Russian International Film Festival, Sochi
2001 SPECIAL JURY PRIZE for Lubov and Other Nightmares. Moscow Film Festival
1997 FIPRESCI Prize for Love is as Strong as Death. Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
1997 SPECIAL JURY PRIZE for Love is as Strong as Death. Kinotavr, Russian International Film Festival
1993 CANNES Film Festival Critics Week Short Film Prize for Springing Lenin, Cannes
1987 Channel Four’s sole nomination for the Prix Italia, A Russia of One’s Own.
FILMS
2007 REBELLION: THE LITVINENKO CASE Dreamscanner Productions 35mm 104 min
2004 DISBELIEF Dreamscanner Productions 35 mm, 105 min
2001 LUBOV AND OTHER NIGHTMARES Dreamscanner Productions in coproduction with TaunusFilm International 35 mm, 102 min
1997 LOVE IS AS STRONG AS DEATH RA Films, in association with the Lenfilm 35 mm, 100 min
1993 SPRINGING LENIN British Film Institute - BBC 35 mm, 25 min
TV FILMS
2007 A VERY RUSSIAN MURDER BBC-2 (Storyville) 52min
1991 THE PRODIGAL SON BBC , ZDF, La Sept, Gosteleradio, 16 mm, 95 min
1990 PASTERNAK LWT, Granada International, WDR, Lenfilm 35 mm, 92 min
1987 A RUSSIA OF ONE’S OWN Channel 4 16 mm,75 min
DOCUMENTARIES (among others)
2003 THE HERO OF OUR TIMES Dreamscanner productions
2000 CHILDREN’s STORIES: CHECHNYA Vanessa Redgrave/Dreamscanner Production
1989 RAISING THE CURTAIN, in SIGNALS series Channel 4
1988 THE MILLENNIUM OF INCREDIBLE FAITH Amaranthos, Greek TV
THEATRE
2002 Koenigsberg by Andrei Nekrasov The Volksbuene am Rosa Luxembourg Platz, Berlin
1999 The Gambler Grotesque in two acts after Fedor Dostoievski by Andrei Nekrasov Euro Theatre Central, Bonn, Germany (Run for three seasons)
QUOTES ON “REBELLION”
- Nekrasov’s ferocious film… exerts an awful grip. It’s certainly a wake-up call to those who believe that Russia is not as relevant in the 21st century.
The Guardian
- A powerful piece of work. Time Out - A scorching indictment
The Financial Times
- The film demands to be viewed
Screen International
- Intense. A perfect spy story
Corriere Della Serra
- An emotional rollercoaster
Reuters
- Rebellion… may just be the most frightening thing you’ll see at the cinema this year. Evening Standard
- Polemical, personal, unsettling
L.A.Times- A political storm
La Stampa
- Beyond the political blast, Rebellion offers some extraordinary scenes
Le Figaro
- Direct und brutal
El Pais
- This film is more harmful to Putin than the Moore case ran against Bush
Gazeta Wyborzca