Aljona Surzhikova (Russian: Алена Суржикова, Estonian: Aljona Suržikova) is an Estonian director and writer.[1] She is best known for her work on the documentary films Not my Land and Waiting for a Miracle.[2]
Aljona Surzhikova | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, editor, producer |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
Life and career edit
Aljona was born in Tallinn, Estonia. She studied television directing at Tallinn University and documentary making at Saint Petersburg State University for Film Industry and Television.[3]
In 2014, Surzhikova won the Best Young Director award from Estonian Cultural Endowment for the film, Not My Land. In 2019, she received the Person of the Year award from Raadio 4 and her TV show project, Stories of Success, was shown on ETV.[4] She also received a special mention at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival for her documentary film, Waiting for a Miracle.[5]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Silhouette of the Master | Director | Estonian - original title: Meistri siluett |
| 2008 | Generation 0 | Writer/director/editor/cinematographer | Estonian - original title: Generatsioon 0 |
| 2009 | Miss Robinson | Director/editor/producer | |
| 2010 | Portrait of a Working Man | Writer/director | Estonian - original title: Töölise portree |
| 2011 | Singing Nadezhda | Writer/director/editor | Estonian - original title: Laulev Nadežda |
| 2011 | Men | Writer/director/producer | Estonian - original title: Mehed |
| 2013 | Not My Land | Director/editor | |
| 2014 | The Bachelor and Volga | Writer/director | Estonian - original title: Poissmees ja Volga |
| 2016 | The Search of the Path. Robert Kasemagi | Director | Estonian - original title: Tee otsing. Robert Kasemägi |
| 2016 | Actual Narva | Director | Estonian - original title: Aktuaalne Narva |
| 2017 | Paradise Behind the Fence | Writer/director | Estonian - original title: Lumi punasel lagedal[6] |
| 2017 | Kerro 40 | Director | |
| 2018 | Waiting For A Miracle | Director/editor/cinematographer | Estonian - original title: Juured: Oodates imet |
| 2019 | The Stories of Success | Writer/director |
References edit
- ^ "The Attitudes of Estonian Russians Have Changed in a Decade, Film Director Says". ERR. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Hot Docs 2019 – Waiting for a miracle". We are moving stories. Retrieved 2 January 2020. - ^ "Not My Land". Forum Cinemas. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Waiting for a Miracle". Hotdocs. Retrieved 2 January 2020. - ^ "Aljona Suržikova". Eesti Filmi Anpmbaas. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Алена Суржикова стала человеком года по версии Радио 4". ERR. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "23rd Ji.hlava: Award Winners". Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "PARADISE BEHIND THE FENCE". visionsdureel.ch. Retrieved 2 January 2020.