2011Nominee
Best Picture
Somewhere Tonight
Sam Klebanov
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
April 14, 1965
Biography
Sam Klebanov is a Russian and Swedish film industry executive, film distributor, producer and TV host. In film business since 1996. In the early 2000s his company Cinema without Borders was the leading force of arthouse film distribution in Russia, in 2015 he also co-founded a Mosow-based distribution outfit Arthouse. Between 2001 and 2008, he was the author and host of the weekly show Magic of Cinema on the national TV channel Russia-K.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2017Nominee
Best Performance
Plankton Salesmen
2026Nominee
Best Performance
Cannes 2026 With Anton Dolin
Career Highlights
2009Highlight
Best Writing
Newsmakers
2006Highlight
Best Picture
Gardens in Autumn
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Somewhere Tonight
Plankton Salesmen
Cannes 2026 With Anton Dolin