Andrei Borisovich Loshak (Russia: Андрей Борисович Лошак; born November 20, 1972, Moscow, RSFSR) is a Russian journalist and reporter.

Biography

Loshak was born on November 20, 1972, in Moscow into the family of graphic artists Boris Loshak and Olga Uvarova.[1] He graduated from MSU Faculty of Journalism in 1996.[2]

Loshak started working in television in 1995: in his fourth year of university he became an administrator in Leonid Parfyonov's program Namedni. Non-Political News for the Week on the NTV channel.[3] Later he began to make small stories for this program, then became a scriptwriter and editor-in-chief of the talk show About It - the first talk show about sex in Russia.[4] Since 2000, Loshak worked as a scriptwriter and producer of the TV series Russian Empire.[5] From 2001 to 2004, he was a correspondent for the programs Segodnya and Strana i Mir, as well as for the updated program Namedni.[6] From the fall of 2004 to 2009, Loshak was a regular contributor to the television show Profession - Reporter.[7][8]

Loshak left NTV in 2010 and became editorial director of Esquire magazine (Russia) a year later. In 2012, NTV aired Loshak's five-part investigative series Russia. Total Eclipse made in the pseudo-documentary genre.[9][10]

From 2013 to 2015, Andrei Loshak worked for Dozhd TV. In December 2014, he directed a 6-part documentary Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow: A special way for Dozhd.[11]

From May 2015] to April 2016 he was the editor-in-chief of the information portal Help Needed. Until November 2017, worked there as one of the columnists.[12][13]

In 2019, Loshak directed the documentary series Holivar. History of Runet.[14] The series was presented in Cannes. In Russia, the series was nominated for the Laurel Branch Award as the best scientific and educational film.[15]

In July 2020, Loshak was interviewed by Yury Dud.[16] Among other things, he told how he refused to receive an order from the hands of Vladimir Putin.[17]

In December 2021, Loshak released He is the only one a documentary filmed for the anniversary of Tinkoff Bank.[18]

In February 2022, Loshak's documentary series Russian Hackers: The Beginning was released. The film focused on the birth of hacking in Russia and its impact on the world.[19]

Loshak moved to Georgia in March 2022 after the outburst of Russian invasion of Ukraine.[20] Same year in June, he released the documentary film Breaking the Link about the rifts in Russian families that occurred after the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine.[21]

On February 17, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Justice added Loshak to the list of foreign agents.[22] On October 14, 2023, Loshak released the documentary film Pentagon about the social problems of modern Russian society. The film portrays people living in a former dormitory that belongs to the administration of Novouzensk.[23][24]

Family

He is the nephew of journalist Viktor Loshak, cousin of journalist and host of the Dozhd TV channel Anna Mongait.[25]

Loshak is married to Angela Iziaslavovna Boskis. She is his third cousin. Boskis worked with Loshak in the talk show About It.[26]

Awards

  • TEFI Award in the category "Best TV Reporter" (2003).[27]
  • Man of the Year Award of the GQ Magazine in the nomination "TV Face" (2005).[28]
  • Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", First Class, for great contribution to the development of national television and many years of fruitful work (2007).[29][30] Loshak was absent at the award ceremony.[17]
  • Rain Man Award, presented by the Silver Rain Radio for actualizing the protest against Nazism in modern society (2010).[31]
  • Laurel Branch Award for the film Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow: A special way in the category "Best Documentary Series" (2015).[32]
  • Russian Government Media Award for the creation of a new format of information portal for the support and development of charity in Russia (2017).
  • Grand Prix of the Artdocset Contest for the documentary series Age of Dissent (2018).[33]
  • Journalism as a Profession Award of the Open Russia Foundation for the documentary series Holivar. History of Runet (2019).[34]
  • Redkollegia Award for Holivar. History of Runet (2019).[35]
  • Redkollegia Award for Breaking the Link (2022).[35]

References

  1. ↑ "Андрей Лошак". 24smi.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Биография Андрея Лошака". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2013. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ↑ "Андрей Лошак: Mой дядя самых честных правил". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ↑ "БИОГРАФИЯ РЕЖИССЕРА: Андрей Лошак". www.afisha.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ↑ ""Русский интернет в нулевые – это на что способен народ России, если его не чморить". Андрей Лошак снял фильм "Холивар" об истории Рунета". Настоящее Время (in Russian). 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ↑ Рыковцева, Елена (2011-05-24). "Что хорошего случилось в России за последние четыре года?". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Минюст признал иноагентами ученого Андрея Зубова и журналиста Андрея Лошака". www.interfax.ru. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Андрей Лошак: фото, биография, фильмография, новости - Вокруг ТВ". Вокруг ТВ. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Журналист Андрей Лошак покидает Esquire". РБК (in Russian). 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  10. ↑ "Андрей Лошак покидает Esquire". www.interfax.ru. 2013. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  11. ↑ Итоги десятилетия от Андрея Лошака (in Russian), 2019-12-25, retrieved 2023-10-31
  12. ↑ "Андрей Лошак возглавил интернет-издание "Такие дела"". www.sostav.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  13. ↑ "Павлу Пряникову нашлись "Такие дела"". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  14. ↑ "Вышла первая серия "Холивара" — сериала Андрея Лошака об истории русского интернета". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  15. ↑ Подберезин, Марк (2019-11-24). "Томск: Андрей Лошак представил сериал "Холивар. История Рунета"". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  16. ↑ ""Россия — это страна-подросток": журналист Андрей Лошак дал интервью Юрию Дудю". Правила жизни (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  17. 1 2 ""Россия — страна очень бедных людей, которых власть пугает тем, что они станут еще беднее" Андрей Лошак рассказал Юрию Дудю про орден от Путина, худший фильм Парфенова и уважение к зумерам". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  18. ↑ "Андрей Лошак выпустил документальный фильм к 15-летию "Тинькофф" - Газета.Ru | Новости". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  19. ↑ "Как появились "русские хакеры" — от любителей техники до мировой угрозы: самое интересное из нового фильма Андрея Лошака". tjournal.ru. 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  20. ↑ "Who are the Russians leaving their country? – DW – 04/05/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  21. ↑ "Андрей Лошак снял фильм о том, как рушатся семьи из-за разных взглядов на войну". Настоящее Время (in Russian). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  22. ↑ "Журналист Андрей Лошак и историк Андрей Зубов объявлены "иноагентами" в России". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  23. ↑ ""Почему россияне не протестуют? Потому что россияне выживают" "Пентагон" — новый проект Андрея Лошака о жителях Саратовской области, которые живут за чертой бедности". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  24. ↑ ""База для мобилизации". Премьера проекта Андрея Лошака "Пентагон" – о людях, которые "не живут, а выживают"". Настоящее Время (in Russian). 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  25. ↑ "Журналисты Лошак* и Монгайт* решили избавиться от иноагентского статуса". msk1.ru - новости Москвы (in Russian). 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  26. ↑ МАЯНЦЕВА, Александра (2005). "Кто кому в "Останкино" сват и брат?" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  27. ↑ "В ГЦКЗ "Россия" прошло вручение телепремии "ТЭФИ-2003"". NEWSru.com (in Russian). 2003-09-26. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  28. ↑ "Лицо из TV года 2005: Андрей Лошак". GQ Россия (in Russian). 2005-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  29. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27.06.2007 г. № 815". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  30. ↑ "Раздача впридачу". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  31. ↑ "Состоялась премия "Человек Дождя"". www.silver.ru. 2010. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  32. ↑ "Минюст объявил "иноагентами" журналиста Андрея Лошака и историка Андрея Зубова". Русская служба The Moscow Times (in Russian). 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  33. ↑ ""Артдокфест" подвел итоги | Colta.ru". www.colta.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  34. ↑ "Вручена премия "Профессия — журналист" | Colta.ru". www.colta.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  35. 1 2 "Андрей Лошак — Редколлегия" (in Russian). 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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