Biography

Igor Voloshin was born in 1974 in Sevastopol. He worked as an actor and director at the Sevastopol Youth Drama Theatre before graduating from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 2000. His short documentary Bitch won the award for Best First Appearance at the IDFA in Amsterdam as well as the FIPRESCI Award for Best Debut.

In 2004 Igor Voloshin was awarded the Triumph Prize for achievement in the art. In 2005 Mr. Voloshin received a grant for screenwriting from the Hubert Bals Fund at the Rotterdam IFF.

2008 - World Premiere Berlinale 2008 - "Nirvana" first feature.

2010 - World Premiere Berlinale 2010 - "I'am" second feature.

In 2010 jointly with producer Alexander Orlov Voloshin sets up a film production company Bulldozerfilms. In 2011 Bulldozerfilms enters the market with short Atlantic motion picture as part of Experement 5ive project starring Denis Lavant("Holy Motors, director Leos Carax) and Marc Barbe ("La Vie en rose", director Olivier Dahan). In July 2011 the international premier of Bedouin, Voloshin's latest full-length feature film, was celebrated at 46th International Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Presently Igor Voloshin is elaborating a new project starring Russian comedy icon Sergey Svetlakov.
- IMDb mini biography by: Olga Ovdak