Vadim Kostrov

Vadim Kostrov

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Nizhny Tagil, Russia
August 17, 1998

Biography

Vadim Kostrov (born 17 August 1998; Nizniy Tagil, Russia) is a Russian filmmaker. In 2016 moved to Moscow. In 2017 studies in VGIK (Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography) on the faculty Dramaturgy. Shoots his first short documentary film. The "Silent Night" solely on iPhone. In 2018 leaves VGIK due to the pressure and censorship from masters. Makes his first feature documentary "Loft-Underground" — a VHS story of the Moscow art-underground culture through the prism of art Squats of 80-s 90-s and the present days. 2019 Vadim starts to work on his Ural series that include the doc-trilogy : "Narodnaya" (2019), "After Narodnaya" (2020), and "Comet" (2020). As well as his autobiographical works "Orpheus" (2019), "Summer" (2020), "Winter" (2021). Vadim's interests lie in the connection between fiction and documentary, exploration of memories and nostalgia , filmic relationship between camera — time, and camera — nature.

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Representative Works

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Orpheus
Orpheus
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Sudden Istanbul
Sudden Istanbul
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Éveil
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Narodnaya
Narodnaya
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Normandy
Normandy
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Glimmering
Glimmering
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In Transit
In Transit
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Towards the Light
Towards the Light
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Cometa
Cometa
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Spring
Spring
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Awards and Honors

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2025Nominee

Best Performance

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Orpheus
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Orpheus

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2024Nominee

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Career Highlights

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Narodnaya
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Narodnaya

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