Michael Lockshin (film director)

Michael Lockshin (Russian: Михаил Локшин) (born 1981) is a film director and writer.

Michael Lockshin
Born
United States
Years active2010-present
Notable workThe Silver Skates,
The Master and Margarita

Early life

Lockshin was born in 1981 in the USA. He grew up in both the US and Russia, and then after college moved to London. Lockshin graduated with a MA degree in Psychology from Moscow States University.

He is the son of Arnold Lockshin, a Russian-American scientist.[1] When he was five years old, his family moved to the USSR.[2] On his father's side, he is descended from Jews who fled Ukraine out of fear of antisemitism.[3] According to Business Insider, Michael is not a Russian citizen.[4]

Career

While still studying in college, Lockshin started directing commercials and music videos. He shot commercials for over 10 years, and his spots won numerous awards, including Cannes Lions Young Director's Awards,[5] Golden Drum, and others.[6] The David Duchovny ad (2014) went viral internationally.[7][8]

Lockshin's debut feature film, Silver Skates, shot in 2019, was released theatrically Christmas 2020 in Russia to high acclaim. The movie became the first Russian-language Netflix Originals movie.[9] It premiered as the Opening Film of the Moscow International Film Festival. At the 20th Golden Eagle Awards (2021), Silver Skates was nominated for 12 awards, a record in the history of the Golden Eagle Awards, and won 6 awards, including "Best Picture".[10] Lockshin himself was nominated for Best Director.[11][12] The film also won "Best Picture" from the Association of Producers awards (APKIT), and won several awards at the Nika Awards in 2021, with Lockshin up in the category "Discovery of the Year".[13]

His second feature film The Master and Margarita, based on Mikhail Bulgakov's cult novel The Master and Margarita, which he also co-wrote[14] stars German actor August Diehl[15] and is currently set for release early 2024. The film was shot in 2021, with pickups being shot in Dubrovnik in 2023.[16] The film was to be distributed by Universal Pictures theatrically, but because of Russia's invasion into Ukraine, the release date has pushed multiple times. [4]

References
  1. Dolin, Anton. ""Серебряные коньки» — российский сказочный ромком с либеральными идеями от сценариста «Эпидемии"" ["The Silver Skates: a Russian fairytale rom-com with liberal ideas from the scenarist of "To the Lake"]. Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. Recer, Paul. "Defector Underwent Troubling, Unexplained Change, Boss Says". AP NEWS. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. Corcoran, Jason. "Six months into the Ukraine war, Russia's film industry is on life support". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. "Alumni: Michael Lockshin". Young Director Award. 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. Beltrone, Gabriel (2015-04-02). "Is This Strange Russian Ad With a Man Drowning the Perfect Metaphor for Social Media?". Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  7. Kozlov, Vladimir (2014-07-29). "David Duchovny's Russian Beer Commercial Goes Viral (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  8. Vourlias, Christopher (2021-06-07). "12 Rising Russian Talents Ready for the Global Stage". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. "«Серебряные коньки» стали первой российской полнометражкой Netflix Original". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. Al'perina, Susanna (31 January 2022). "Фильм "Серебряные коньки" получил шесть наград на кинопремии "Золотой орел"" ["The film "Silver Skates" won 6 awards at the Golden Eagle awards"]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. "Номинанты премии «Золотой Орел» за 2021 год" ["Nominees of the Golden Eagle Awards 2021"]. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF RUSSIA (in Russian). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  12. "Лауреаты премии «Золотой Орел» за 2021 год" ["Winners of the Golden Eagle Awards 2021"]. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF RUSSIA (in Russian). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  13. "Российская кинопремия Ника 2021: Открытие года". kinonews.ru. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  14. "Михаил Локшин начал работать над экранизацией "Мастер и Маргариты"" ["Michael Lockshin has begun production of a film adaptation of "The Master and Margarita]. Ria Novosti (in Russian). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  15. Grater, Tom (2021-07-22). "'A Hidden Life' Actor August Diehl Starring In $15M Russian Drama 'Woland'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  16. https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/dubrovnik/item/14351-dubrovnik-at-the-centre-of-a-new-movie-production-woland
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