MOVIE NIGHT "Family work" by Valeriy Balayan
OCTOBER 10 6pm
Event: Ukrainian & English language
Movie: Ukrainian, with English subtitle
Complimentary: drinks & snacks
Parking and after party are an ADD ONS on the reservation section
General Audience
Born in 1960. He graduated from the Saint Petersburg University of Economics and Finance in 1982, and from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, specializing in **Non-Fiction Film Dramaturgy** in 1986 and **Non-Fiction Film Directing** in 1989.
More than 40 documentary films and television documentaries have been made based on scripts by Valeriy Balaian, including *Land and Water* (director M. Makarov, 1986), *The Dash* (co-written with V. Bondar, director S. Bukovsky, 1991), *On Air Travel in Russia* (co-written with V. Suvorov, director A. Balabanov, 1989), and *Chinese Atlantis* (director B. Uritsky, 1990).
As a director, he has made more than 60 documentary films and television documentaries, including *Between Heaven and Earth* (1996), *Alexander Askoldov* (2005), and *Nostalgia for Window Glass* (2011).
He worked for television companies including REN-TV, Alma Mater, Kultura, RTR (Russia TV), TV Center (TVC), and ACC-TV.
Since 2003, he has taught **screenwriting and film dramaturgy at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)**.
Since 2008, he has worked as a special correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Crimea.
More than 40 documentary films and television documentaries have been made based on scripts by Valeriy Balaian, including *Land and Water* (director M. Makarov, 1986), *The Dash* (co-written with V. Bondar, director S. Bukovsky, 1991), *On Air Travel in Russia* (co-written with V. Suvorov, director A. Balabanov, 1989), and *Chinese Atlantis* (director B. Uritsky, 1990).
As a director, he has made more than 60 documentary films and television documentaries, including *Between Heaven and Earth* (1996), *Alexander Askoldov* (2005), and *Nostalgia for Window Glass* (2011).
He worked for television companies including REN-TV, Alma Mater, Kultura, RTR (Russia TV), TV Center (TVC), and ACC-TV.
Since 2003, he has taught **screenwriting and film dramaturgy at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)**.
Since 2008, he has worked as a special correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Crimea.
Valeriy Balayan is the author of more than 40 documentary film and television scripts and the director of more than 70 documentary films and television productions.
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Awards and Prizes
1986 — Grand Prize at the "Molodist International Film Festival" (Kyiv) for "Land and Water".1987 — "FIPRESCI Prize" (Kraków) for "Land and Water".1990 — Prize at the **Open Documentary Film Festival “Russia” in Yekaterinburg for "Chinese Atlantis".1991 — Special Prize, “In Memory of the Masters Who Have Passed Away,” at the “Russia” Festival (Yekaterinburg) for "The Dash".1996 — Special Jury Prize at the "Kraków Film Festival" for "Between Heaven and Earth".2006 — Grand Prix of the Open Festival “Russia” in Yekaterinburg for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar".2006 — Special Jury Prize at the "Literature and Cinema Festival", “For a film that embodies the tragic fate of the director and the film,” for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar". 2006 — Prize from the "Russian Guild of Film Critics and Film Scholars", “For Fidelity to the Idea of the ‘Commissars in Dusty Helmets,’” for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar".2006 — Prize from the newspaper "Kultura", “For a film that, through the example of one dramatic life, managed to say so much about the fate of an entire generation,” for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar".2008 — Prize and Diploma at the "Radonezh Film Festival" for "Orthodox Africa".2008 — Prize and Diploma at the "Golden Knight International Film Festival" for "A Prayer of Hope".2011 — Special Jury Prize at the "One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival" in Prague for "Please Love Me".2011 — Special Pavel Kogan Prize at the "Message to Man International Film Festival" in St. Petersburg for "Nostalgia for Window Glass".2011 — Second Place in the "Country National Television Award" competition for "Nadir’s Romance".2015 — "Award from the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine" for Best Documentary Film of 2015.2016 — Prize and Diploma at the "Eurasian Bridge International Film Festival" for "The Last Poem".
1986 — Grand Prize at the "Molodist International Film Festival" (Kyiv) for "Land and Water".1987 — "FIPRESCI Prize" (Kraków) for "Land and Water".1990 — Prize at the **Open Documentary Film Festival “Russia” in Yekaterinburg for "Chinese Atlantis".1991 — Special Prize, “In Memory of the Masters Who Have Passed Away,” at the “Russia” Festival (Yekaterinburg) for "The Dash".1996 — Special Jury Prize at the "Kraków Film Festival" for "Between Heaven and Earth".2006 — Grand Prix of the Open Festival “Russia” in Yekaterinburg for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar".2006 — Special Jury Prize at the "Literature and Cinema Festival", “For a film that embodies the tragic fate of the director and the film,” for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar". 2006 — Prize from the "Russian Guild of Film Critics and Film Scholars", “For Fidelity to the Idea of the ‘Commissars in Dusty Helmets,’” for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar".2006 — Prize from the newspaper "Kultura", “For a film that, through the example of one dramatic life, managed to say so much about the fate of an entire generation,” for "Alexander Askoldov. The Fate of the Commissar".2008 — Prize and Diploma at the "Radonezh Film Festival" for "Orthodox Africa".2008 — Prize and Diploma at the "Golden Knight International Film Festival" for "A Prayer of Hope".2011 — Special Jury Prize at the "One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival" in Prague for "Please Love Me".2011 — Special Pavel Kogan Prize at the "Message to Man International Film Festival" in St. Petersburg for "Nostalgia for Window Glass".2011 — Second Place in the "Country National Television Award" competition for "Nadir’s Romance".2015 — "Award from the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine" for Best Documentary Film of 2015.2016 — Prize and Diploma at the "Eurasian Bridge International Film Festival" for "The Last Poem".
Valeriy Balayan
The meeting with documentary filmmaker Valeriy Balayan and the screening of his film “Family Matter” was a very special and meaningful evening for us.
It was an interesting, engaging, and heartfelt conversation about important issues that affect all of us today. We talked about supporting the Ukrainian military, post-war trauma, and the lives of all those who have been affected by the war.
Most importantly, we had a wonderful time together with friends, watching powerful documentary cinema, sharing thoughts, and having an open conversation with its director.
Thank you to Valeriy Balayan for his openness, honesty, and for giving us the opportunity to talk about what truly matters.
Juri J.
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