Ilya Rozhkov
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Ilya Rozhkov is an award-winning director, born and raised in Moscow, and one of the youngest members of the Director's Guild of Russia. He moved to California in 2013 and attended the New York Film Academy.
Rozhkov directed award-winning short films including the Wes-Andersoneque Sabre Dance, starring Greg Louganis as 'Salvador Dalí.' His films have been distributed worldwide, featured on NBC and screened at over 50+ festivals winning numerous awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director".
In 2016, he partnered with Academy Award-nominated veteran production studio CTB, along with The Rogue Initiative- a leading entertainment and technology studio driven by multi-award winning industry veterans, on his debut VR FIlm Agent Emerson (completing post-production). The cinematic experience starring Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass) and Tony Denison (Major Crimes), provides an immersive 360 degree first-person POV VR film, as the viewer is dropped into a visceral, action-packed 3D cinematic experience we love in movie theaters, only this time YOU are the action hero.
Ilya has assembled a sharp team of accomplished producers, creative executives, marketing pros to work in collaboration and strategic partnership with established studios and tech companies to launch his own modern cinema banner 'Serein'. The Los Angeles based transmedia entertainment company is committed to creating story-driven cinematic content across film, television and virtual reality.
Ilya has had the honor of being selected to participate in the coveted Oculus Launch Pad VR Bootcamp at the Facebook headquarters and is a recurrent guest panelist at Digital Hollywood.
Rozhkov directed award-winning short films including the Wes-Andersoneque Sabre Dance, starring Greg Louganis as 'Salvador Dalí.' His films have been distributed worldwide, featured on NBC and screened at over 50+ festivals winning numerous awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director".
In 2016, he partnered with Academy Award-nominated veteran production studio CTB, along with The Rogue Initiative- a leading entertainment and technology studio driven by multi-award winning industry veterans, on his debut VR FIlm Agent Emerson (completing post-production). The cinematic experience starring Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass) and Tony Denison (Major Crimes), provides an immersive 360 degree first-person POV VR film, as the viewer is dropped into a visceral, action-packed 3D cinematic experience we love in movie theaters, only this time YOU are the action hero.
Ilya has assembled a sharp team of accomplished producers, creative executives, marketing pros to work in collaboration and strategic partnership with established studios and tech companies to launch his own modern cinema banner 'Serein'. The Los Angeles based transmedia entertainment company is committed to creating story-driven cinematic content across film, television and virtual reality.
Ilya has had the honor of being selected to participate in the coveted Oculus Launch Pad VR Bootcamp at the Facebook headquarters and is a recurrent guest panelist at Digital Hollywood.
