Marlen Khutsiev

Khutsiev studied at the 43rd Tbilisi Secondary School.

In 1952 he graduated from the directing faculty of VGIK (workshop of Igor Savchenko).

In 1953-1958 he worked as a director at the Odessa Film Studio, since 1959 - at the Studio of Gorkiy, since 1965 - at the film studio "Mosfilm". In a number of his films, Marlen Khutsiev appeared as an author or co-author of scripts.

International Film Festival in Venice (1965, Special Jury Prize, film "Ilyich Outpost").

In addition, Khutsiev staged the play "The Case in Vichy" in the Sovremennik Theater (1967, 1986), and acted in several films.

In the years 1968-1971 - Art Director of the "Screen" Central Television.

MTF "Golden Prague" in Prague (1970, Intervision Prize, Director's Award, the film "It was a month of May").

From 1978 he led the workshop of directing art cinematography at VGIK.

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1980.

In 1984, Khutsiev became one of the heroes of the documentary film "My Contemporaries" by Vladislav Vinogradov.

Marlen Khutsiev is a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, actor, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1986), laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993). Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Since 1987 - head of the department of directing a feature film at VGIK, professor.

Since 1989 - President of the Guild of Film Directors of Russia.

International Film Festival in Berlin (1992, Prize A. Bauer, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, film "Infinity").

In 1994-1995 - President of the film festival "Window to Europe".

Special prize of the President of the Russian Federation "For outstanding contribution to the development of Russian cinema" (June 12, 1999).

The Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (May 29, 2006) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national cinema and many years of creative activity.