Aleksandr Kasatkin

Alexander Ludwigovich Kasatkin was born in Moscow. He studied at the VGIK at the director's department. Later he graduated from the Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Directors. Prior to his career, Alexander worked as an assistant in the films of Mikhail Kozakov, Leonid Maryagin and Vladimir Grammatikov. In 2006, Kasatkin made his debut film titled "Slushaya Tishinu". For this film he received the Silver Rook prize at the "Window to Europe" film festival and the Best Youth Film prize at the Moscow Open Youth Film Festival. In 2008, Alexander was a director and screenwriter of the novel "Mosca Ti Amo" in the film "Moscow, I Love You". In 2017, the director made a film called "Tri Dnya Do Vesny" about the siege of Leningrad during the Second World War.