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Vadim Abdrashitov

Russian film director (1945-2023) · Russia · On the map · Directors · Died at 78

Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov was a Russian film director. He was internationally renowned as one of Russian cinema's most notable independent directors, with awards from the Berlin and Venice Film Festivals, and was a People's Artist of Russia.

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2023Died12 February 20232015YankovskyFilm2006Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th classAward2005Government Prize in CultureAward2004Golden Eagle AwardsAwardNika AwardAwardPrize of the President of the Russian FederationAward2003Magnetic StormsFilm, Director1998Time of a DancerFilm, Director1995Silver BearAwardA Play for a PassengerFilm, 1995Director1993To RememberSeries, Narrator1992People's Artist of the Russian FederationAward1991USSR State PrizeAwardArmavirFilm, 1991Director1988The ServantFilm, Director1987Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicAwardPlumbum, or The Dangerous GameFilm, 1987Director1984Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSRAwardPlanet ParadeFilm, 1984Director1982The Train Has StoppedFilm, Director1980A Fox HuntFilm, Director1979Lenin Komsomol PrizeAwardVGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the ProfessionFilm, 19791978The Turning PointFilm, Director1977Speech for the DefenceFilm, Director1974Stop Potapov!Film, Director1945Born19 January 1945

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Awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class2006
Government Prize in Culture2005
Prize of the President of the Russian Federation2004
Nika Award2004
Golden Eagle Awards2004
Silver Bear1995
People's Artist of the Russian Federation1992
USSR State Prize1991
Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic1987
Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR1984
Lenin Komsomol Prize1979
Government Prize of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation's Government Award

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2023 · aged 78