Andrey Zvyagintsev

Andrey Zvyagintsev
Андрей Звягинцев
Zvyagintsev in 2016
Born
Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev

(1964-02-06) 6 February 1964
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1992–present

Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev (Russian: Андре́й Петро́вич Звя́гинцев, pronounced [ˈzvʲæɡʲɪntsɨf]; born 6 February 1964) is a Russian filmmaker. His debut film, The Return (2003), won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Leviathan (2014) and Loveless (2017), won him Best Screenplay and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, respectively. Both films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, representing Russia.