DINARA DRUKAROVA

Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Dinara Drukarova made her acting debut at the age of 12 with Vitali Kanevski's film "Freeze Die Come to Life". The film won the Camera d'Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1990. She followed with performance in film by Russian director Alexei Balabanov « Of Freaks And Men » that earned her nomination for « Best Actress » in European Film Academy award. In parallel to her work in the film world, Dinara Drukarova began studying Human Sciences at the University of Saint Petersburg. In 2000, she decided to leave Russia and settle in France, where she pursued her career as an actress. In 2003, her lead role in "Since Otar Left" by Julie Bertuccelli earned her a César nomination for « Most promising actress». In 2018 she made her debut as a director with the short film « My Branch So Thin » and in 2021 directed her first feature film "Grand Marin". She is the 2020 Laureate of the Gan Foundation for Cinema for this film.

DIRECTOR

2021 Woman at Sea - Feature film. 2018 Ma branche toute fine - Short film

SELECTED FilmograPHY

1989 Freeze Die Come to Life by Vitali Kanevski  1993 Angels In Paradise by Evgueni Lounguine 1998 Of Freaks And Men by Alekseï Balabanov  2003 Since Otar Left by Julie Bertuccelli  2006 To Get To Heaven, First You Have To Die by Djamshed Usmonov  2009 Silent Voices by Léa Fehner  2010 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life by Joann Sfar  2012 360 by Fernando Meirelles  2012 Amour by Michael Haneke  2015 My Golden Days by Arnaud Desplechin  2018 à 2020 Bureau des légendes by Eric Rochant 2021 Compartment No. 6 by Juho Kuosmanen