Grigory Konstantinopolsky

Grigory Mikhailovich Konstantinopolsky (born (1964-01-29)January 29, 1964, Moscow) is a Russian film actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, composer and artist.

Grigory Konstantinopolsky was born on 29 January 1964 in Moscow in a family of teachers. In 1985, he graduated from the Yaroslavl Theater Institute (workshop of V. S. Nelsky, department – dramatic theatre and film actor).^[1][2]

In 1990, he graduated from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors at Goskino USSR (workshop of R. A. Bykov, department – feature film directing).^[3][4][5]

Since 1992, he has worked in advertising and show business, directing numerous music videos, including: "Vovochka" (Pep-See), "Mal-pomalu" (Alla Pugacheva), "Buratino", "Shire shag!" (Time-out), and many others. He directed over 300 music videos.^[6]

In 1996, he recorded the album "Matilda and Vampires" as a composer and performer (with Moralny Kodeks and Neprikasaemye).

In 1999, he shot his debut feature film 8 ½ $. Magazine Afisha included the film on its list of "100 main Russian films of 1992–2013".^[7]

In 2001, he directed the short film Hypnosis for REN TV.^[8]

In 2008, he completed the feature film Visiting $kazki (Amedia), though post-production was halted by the studio's management.^[9]

In 2009, he directed Kitty, serving also as screenwriter and producer.^[10]

In 2011, he directed Samka, acting as director, screenwriter, producer, production designer, and composer.^[11]

In 2016, he directed the four-episode television film Drunk Firm, produced by the TV channel TNT. The series received the award for "Best Television Film / Series" and a nomination for "Best Screenwriting" from the Association of Film and Television Producers of Russia.^[12]

In 2018, he directed the feature film Russian Demon.^[13]

In 2019, he directed the feature film Storm, based on the play of the same name by Alexander Ostrovsky.^[14]

In November 2022, the film Clipmakers was selected as one of ten Russian films included in the main competition program of the first auteur-cinema festival "Zimniy".^[15]

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Producer	Actor	Role
		1985	City of Brides			Y	Shakin
1989	Assuage my sorrow			Y	hippie "General"
1988	Red Elephants	Y	Y
1991	Stars at Tudor-street			Y	portrait on the wall
1991	Star of the Microdistrict		Y
1991	Anna Karamazoff			Y
1992	Dyuba-Dyuba			Y	Viktor
1999	8 ½ $	Y	Y		Y	cameo
2000	Black Room (segment "Hypnosis")	Y	Y
2000	Right to Choose			Y	Grigory
2001	Hypnosis (short)	Y	Y
2006	Tumbler toy		Y
2009	Kitty	Y	Y	Y	Y	Bol
2010	Samka	Y	Y	Y	Y	hunter
2016	Drunk Firm	Y	Y		Y	Seleznyov
2018	Russian Demon	Y	Y	Y	Y	"Black Man"
2018	Russian Brief. Issue 1	Y	Y	Y	Y	photographer
2019	Storm	Y	Y
2020	Dead Souls	Y			Y	Boris Grebenshchikov, musician
2022	Clipmakers	Y	Y

• 2011 — Samka
• 2016 — The Drunk Firm
• 2017 — Olesya (short)
• 2019 — The Storm

• 2011 — Samka

• 1991 — Participation in the 41st Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama section; film Star of the Microdistrict).^[16]
• 1996 — Grand Prix of the advertising and music-video festival "Pokoleniye-96" for the music video "Vovochka" of the group Pep-See.
• 1999 — National film award Golden Aries in the category "Debut of the Year" (film 8 ½ $).^[17][18]
• 1999 — National film award White Elephant in the category "Best Directorial Debut" (film 8 ½ $).^[19][20]
• 2009 — Closing film of the Kinotavr Film Festival (film Kitty).^[21]

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