- Occupation
Director
- Country
Russia
Avilov Alexander
The Glass Island
As people's hearts turn to glass in the northern country, they await Mr. Andersen, to bring back the fairy tale, and revive the frozen boys and girls.
Born in Leningrad in 1972.Graduated from the Saint-Petersburg Academy of Culture, specialization “director of cinematography”. Since 1995 worked as a cameraman assistant and director assistant in Saint-Petersburg Studio of Documentary Films. Since 1998 works as a director of TV programs of Russian Channels.
2002 – 2003 – “The Hour of the Catedral” (10 series, 10 minutes each – as a special order of Russian Federation Department of the Print)Prize-winner of The International Cinema Forum “Golden Knight -2003”.2003 – “The Repulse” – a TV format short film, 12 min, member of a project “Saint- Petersburg - 300”.2005 – “The Glass Island”The Prize for “The best Film” – in Palermo ICF, ItaliaThe Prize “The Best Debut” – ICF “A Message to Man”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.