Viktor Kossakovsky

Known for

Directing

Born

July 19, 1961 (age 65)

Birthplace

Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Biography

Viktor Kossakovsky was born in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) in 1961. Began working as an assistant camera operator, assistant director, and editor at the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Studio for Documentary Films. From 1986-1988, he studied at the Higher Courses for Screenwriters and Directors. Winner of more than a hundred prizes at Russian and international festivals.

Best known work

Gunda

2021

Aquarela

2018

Architecton

2024

The Belovs

1992

Hush!

2003

¡Vivan las Antipodas!

2011

Storyville

1997

Short Plays

2014

Sacredly

2005

Wednesday

1997

Filmography

2026
Holy Wood Dust
Director, Writer
2026
La pelle del mondoTV
as Self (1 episode)
2025
Trillion
Director, Editor
2025
Memento Mori
Editor
2024
Architecton
Director, Editor, Writer
2021
Gunda
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
2018
Aquarela
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
2017
69 Minutes of 86 Days
Editor
2016
Graine de champion
Director
2015
Varicella
Director of Photography, Director
2014
Short Plays
Director
2013
Demonstration
Director
2012
Lullaby: The Phenomenon of Sleeping Near A.T.M. Machines
Director, Writer
2012
Where the Condors Fly
as Himself
2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
2011
¡Vivan las Antipodas!
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
2005
Sacredly
Director, Script, Director of Photography
2003
Hush!
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
2000
Kindergarten (First Romance)
Director
2000
I Loved You
Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director
1998
Pavel and Lyalya (A Jerusalem Romance)
Director, Screenplay, Cinematography
1997
StoryvilleTV
Director
1997
Wednesday
Director
1997
Borowitschi
Writer, Director of Photography
1992
The Belovs
Director, Writer