Andrei Zagdansky (born March 9, 1956) is an transnational[1] independent documentary filmmaker and producer originally from Ukraine.[2][3]

Andrei Zagdansky at the Odesa International Film Festival 2015

Biography

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Zagdansky attended Kiev State Institute of Theatrical Arts, graduating in 1979. He worked as a film director for Kievnauchfilm studio in Kyiv from 1981 through 1988, and at film studio Thursday from 1988 through 1992. In 1991, Zagdansky traveled to the United States at the invitation of the Film Society of Lincoln Center to present his Freudian film Interpretation of Dreams at the New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art. Immigrating to the United States in 1992, he worked as a free-lance producer for the now defunct Russian-American Broadcasting Company from 1992 through 1999. He has also taught several film classes at New School University.

Filmography as a director/producer

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References

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  1. ^ Andrei Zagdansky - Офіційна сторінка AZ Films, кінокомпанії Андрія Загданського (in English)
  2. ^ "Andrei Zagdansky: My film is about my father, those times, the pain of separation… and love". day.kyiv.ua. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  3. ^ "Andrei Zagdansky: "On the border between documentary and staged films"". docudays.ua. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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