Aleksandr Balagura

Aleksandr Balagura was born on January 1, 1961(USSR). 1981-1987 graduated at Kiev State University, Department of History and Social Sciences. After one-year work as a teacher of History and Social Sciences he became a director's assistant at Ukrainian Documentary Film Studio, Kiev. Since 1989 he works as a film director of the Ukrainian Documentary Film Studio and director of some TV programs. Since1998 - up to date lives in Italy with family. Lives in Genoa (Italy). Independent filmmaker. Selected filmography: Author about 20 documentaries, participated at IFF in Kiev, Moscow, Paris, Torino, Lisboa, Tampere, Florence, Marseille, Mexico City, Bruxelle etc. 2015 - Story for an empty theatre, 57 min., (a film by Aleksandr Balagura and Cesare Bedognè), Italia. 2013 - Loli kali shuba, doc., 52 min. Odessa IFF, Cottbus IFF, Artdocfest - Moscow, Festival dei popoli 2013, Delhi IFF 2013... 2012 - Life span of the object in frame (film about the film not yet shot)- 111 min. FIDMarseille - Mention de jury, DOCLisboa, Artdocfest - Moscow, Bratislava IFF, Docudays- Kiev, FICUNAM - Mexico, Pune IFF- India... 2008 - Le battement d'ailes d'un papillon (film sur un film inachevé)- 64min. Jury prize for the best film in Panorama of Ukrainian cinema 2007-2008 -IFF Molodist-2008. Competition: Torino 2008 - Italy IFF, Cinema du reel 2009- Paris - France, FAMAFEST 2009 - Portugal, Filmer l'invisible - France, Le Fantoms du Reel - France... 2003 - Pausa italiana (a film about waiting of film), Tagliacozzo FF, experimental films program «Light Cone» - Paris... 1996 -Antologion (ukrainian film)- Neubrandenburg IFF, experimental films program «Light Cone- 2006» - Paris, Molodist- Kiev, Tagliacozzo FF... 1995 - Messa eclettica (small), doc. - 26min. Diploma - Stakhanov IFF... 1991 - Widowstreet - doc., 15 min. Festival dei Popoli -Florence 1991, Filmer a Tout Prix IFF- Bruxelle, Molodist IFF - Kiev... 1990 - To our brothers and sisters -Grand-prize for the Best Documentary - Festival dei Popoli - Florence 1990...