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Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Ivan I. Tverdovsky

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Biography

Ivan Ivanovich Tverdovsky (Russian: Иван Иванович Твердовский; born 29 December 1988, Moscow) is a Russian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor. He is also a son of documentary filmmaker Ivan Tverdovsky (1961). He graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography "VGIK" (2011, experimental directing workshop of A. Uchitel). Participant and prize-winner of national and international film festivals. Twice participated in the competition programme of Kinotavr. Shorts: in 2010 with the film “As If Waiting for a Bus”, for which he gained the jury diploma; and in 2013 with the film “Space Dogs”. His first feature film, “Correction Class” (2014) brought Tverdovsky the NIKA 2014 award in the category Discovery of the Year; the film won numerous awards at Russian and international shows, including a prize for Best Debut and the Prize of Film Distributors at Kinotavr-2014, the first prize in the East-West Competition and a special mention of the FEDEORA jury at Karlovy Vary IFF, and prizes at IFFs in Thessaloniki, Seattle, Tallinn, Kiev, etc. His second film, “Zoology” (2016), has been awarded a prize for direction in Karlovy Vary, the Grand Prix of festivals in Cottbus and Austin, Texas, a prize for Best Actress and the award of the Guild of Film Critics and Scholars at Kinotavr-2016. His third feature film, "Jumpman" (2018), screened in competition at Karlovy Vary IFF 2018. In 2020, Ivan I. Tverdovsky's new film "Conference" (2020) became a participant of the Venice Film Festival.

Known For

Lucy
2.4

Senya, the creator of the Lucy smart column, experiments with algorithms, discussing personal topics, family, and people around with Lucy, and tries to make her as human as possible. Lucy quickly becomes something much more than just a column - she turns out to be the only one to whom Senya can entrust her experiences, problems and reflections. Only she knows about all the problems that Senya's daughters faced at school, and only with her does he share his feelings about his relationship with his wife. A smart column helps a man to survive public humiliation in front of the whole family, find the son of the deputy who arranged this humiliation, and cope with the consequences of the irreparable act that Senya committed.

Lucy

2022
Corrections Class
6.0

Lena is a bright, disabled girl who, after years spent studying at home, is keen to get back to school. She is assigned to a special class for disabled pupils who have to present themselves before a school commission at the end of the year in order to prove that they merit being moved back into a "normal" class. Her enervated teachers, however, show absolutely no desire to motivate the students and help them improve; on the contrary, they try to quash right from the start any interest Lena shows in more complex study material. Nevertheless, Lena soon involves herself in the school routine and gets together with classmate Anton. Yet their transparent happiness is not to everyone's liking and repercussions soon follow.

Corrections Class

2014
Intervention
1.8

Masha is a young girl from the suburbs from an extremely poor family. She lives in her reality, where she cares for her grandmother and her younger brother, and dreams of her own family and a husband; she badly longs for warmth, love and care. She knows nothing about her serious illness. Her life abruptly changes after a meeting with Matvei Sergeevich, a cardiologist who saves her life.

Intervention

2020
Conference
5.8

Many years after a deadly terrorist siege in a Moscow theatre, survivor Natalya returns to the crime scene to hold a memorial evening, finally able to confront her survivor's guilt and her estranged daughter and husband.

Conference

2020
Jumpman
4.7

Young Oksana puts her newly born Denis in a baby box. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children's home, intent on making amends for her maternal neglect, and to exploit him to earn money in a corrupt legal system.

Jumpman

2018
The Flood
1.0

During the swimming training camp, coach Sofia and her husband, coach Trofim, take their niece, an orphan, to raise. Anya shows hope, but does not talk after the death of her parents, which becomes the subject of harassment among other athletes. By standing up for Dima, one of the guys on the team, she gets her first real friend. In parallel, a chain of irreversible consequences begins, which can destroy the relationship of Trofim and Sophia.

The Flood

2023
Hidden Space
N/A

The life of a middle-aged, lonely businessman is filled with children’s dreams about outer space. The only opportunity for him to go to stars is an MRT device, only there the hero feels zero gravity. In the attempt to find as effective a remedy for his “flights”, the man ends up in a deadlock.

Hidden Space

2021
Quiet Life
N/A

Quiet life ends when the engine of a tank starts up. And trying to fire a shot, whether it is for real or for training purposes, can lead to irreversible consequences. Sometimes these consequences become the beginning of someone’s personal life.

Quiet Life

2019
Snow
N/A

Snow is a form of precipitation of crystalline form, referring to precipitation. For the heroine of the film, the word “snow” has a completely different meaning.

Snow

2011
Zoology
5.2

Natasha is a lonely, middle-aged admin employee at the zoo who still lives at home with her mother. One day her life is turned upside down when she discovers she has grown a tail…

Zoology

2016
Panic Attacks
1.0

Eighteen-year-old Vika, in order to recover from a disease that is considered demonic possession in her village, plans to escape and stay in the neighboring Norway. Her way is much more scary than finding a local groom or finding a job.

Panic Attacks

2024
Bird Boy
N/A

Vanya is an 18-year-old graduate of an orphanage. By the time he reaches adulthood, his voice has not broken, it remains childish. With this difficult quality, he will have to go through socialization in society, overcome a conflict with his new family and meet his first love. Vanya faces a choice: change his voice or recognize his unique natural gift.

Bird Boy

2025
Space Dog
N/A

The hero of the film is an ordinary Moscow teenager. And he lives a completely normal life. With one exception: he is a fan of the game "Dogy kayf", although for a long time it has not played. But today he will try to play again ...

Space Dog

2012
Grumant: The Island of Communism
N/A

Every year, a group of Russian seasonal workers returns to bleak Barentsburg on the island of Svalbard to perform dangerous work in the mines.

Grumant: The Island of Communism

2014
Sacred Ditch
N/A

A few minutes from the life of a happy child. A few minutes of joy, discovery, knowledge of new things for themselves. A few minutes of children's tales. Fairy tales are crumbling. Will there be a feeling of happiness?

Sacred Ditch

2007
Pianism
N/A

Pianism is the occupation of piano music. Means masterly possession of the instrument. In the life of the main character, the honored artist of Russia, laureate of international competitions Sergey Musaelyan, this term takes a slightly different meaning.

Pianism

2012
Reverse
N/A

They came to Donbass from different countries in search of truth. And they stayed on for the sake of those whose voices were not heard. Dialogues about war and duty, a long search for meaning amidst the ruins, working with tragic footage. This is a film about those for whom Donbass has become a refuge of truth.

Reverse

2025
In Active Search
N/A

What is love? This is when your friend sleeps with your girlfriend, and you - with his!

In Active Search

2008
Painful Points
5.0

About an actress who does not play, but through a documentary film tries to dot the rest of her life.

Painful Points

2010
As If Waiting For A Bus
4.0

Provinces. Winter. Evening. Bus stop. A car with young guys stops near a beautiful young girl. What happens next, in the literal and figurative sense, happens to everyone. Dedicated to all who are waiting for the bus.

As If Waiting For A Bus

2009