Pavel Chukhrai
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Pavel Grigorovich Chukhrai ' onMouseout='HidePop("79175")' href="/topics/Bykovo,_Moscow_Oblast">Bykovo
, Moscow Oblast
, 14 October 1946) is a Russia
n film director, son of Grigori Chukhrai
. His most successful film to date was The Thief
(1997), nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
and winning the Nika Award
for Best Picture and Best Directing.
Bykovo, Moscow Oblast
Bykovo is an urban locality in Ramensky District of Moscow Oblast, located southeast of Moscow. Population:...
, Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, 14 October 1946) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n film director, son of Grigori Chukhrai
Grigori Chukhrai
Grigori Naumovich Chukhrai was a prominent Soviet film director and screenwriter. He is the father of director Pavel Chukhrai.-Career:He was born in Melitopol in the Zaporizhia Oblast of Ukraine...
. His most successful film to date was The Thief
The Thief (1997 film)
The Thief is a 1997 Russian drama film written and directed by Pavel Chukhrai. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing...
(1997), nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
and winning the Nika Award
Nika Award
The Nika Award is a prestigious annual ceremony held by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences which was established in 1987 in Moscow, Russia by Yuli Gusman, and ostensibly modelled on the Academy Awards . Russian Academy Award takes its name from Nike, the goddess of victory...
for Best Picture and Best Directing.