Biography:

Sergey Valentinovich Miroshnichenko (Russian: Сергей Валентинович Мирошниче́нко; born 24 June, 1955; Chelyabinsk) is a Russian documentary filmmaker and screenwriter, teacher, professor. Honored Artist of Russia. Winner of two State Prizes of the Russian Federation. Author of several dozen films, winner of many awards. Member of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art, Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia for Documentary Films. Professor of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography, academician of the National Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Russia, member of the Academy of Russian Television "TEFI", academician of the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts "Nika".