Aljona Surzhikova
Born
Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation(s)Director, writer, editor, producer
Years active2007 - present

Aljona Surzhikova (Russian: Алена Суржикова, Estonian: Aljona Suržikova) is an Estonian director and writer.[1] She is best known for her work on the documentary films Not my Land and Waiting for a Miracle.[2]

Life and career

Aljona was born in Tallinn, Estonia. She studied television directing at Tallinn University and documentary making at Saint Petersburg State University for Film Industry and Television.[3]

In 2014, Surzhikova won the Best Young Director award from Estonian Cultural Endowment for the film, Not My Land. In 2019, she received the Person of the Year award from Raadio 4 and her TV show project, Stories of Success, was shown on ETV.[4] She also received a special mention at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival for her documentary film, Waiting for a Miracle.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2003 Silhouette of the Master Director Estonian - original title: Meistri siluett
2008 Generation 0 Writer/director/editor/cinematographer Estonian - original title: Generatsioon 0
2009 Miss Robinson Director/editor/producer
2010 Portrait of a Working Man Writer/director Estonian - original title: Töölise portree
2011 Singing Nadezhda Writer/director/editor Estonian - original title: Laulev Nadežda
2011 Men Writer/director/producer Estonian - original title: Mehed
2013 Not My Land Director/editor
2014 The Bachelor and Volga Writer/director Estonian - original title: Poissmees ja Volga
2016 The Search of the Path. Robert Kasemagi Director Estonian - original title: Tee otsing. Robert Kasemägi
2016 Actual Narva Director Estonian - original title: Aktuaalne Narva
2017 Paradise Behind the Fence Writer/director Estonian - original title: Lumi punasel lagedal[6]
2017 Kerro 40 Director
2018 Waiting For A Miracle Director/editor/cinematographer Estonian - original title: Juured: Oodates imet
2019 The Stories of Success Writer/director

References

  1. ↑ "The Attitudes of Estonian Russians Have Changed in a Decade, Film Director Says". ERR. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
    - "Hot Docs 2019 – Waiting for a miracle". We are moving stories. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Not My Land". Forum Cinemas. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
    - "Waiting for a Miracle". Hotdocs. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aljona Suržikova". Eesti Filmi Anpmbaas. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Алена Суржикова стала человеком года по версии Радио 4". ERR. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "23rd Ji.hlava: Award Winners". Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "PARADISE BEHIND THE FENCE". visionsdureel.ch. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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