Sergey Loznitsa (1964) earned a degree in engineering and mathematics at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute and later studied at the Russian State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (VGIK). He directed several short and feature-length documentaries before making his first fiction feature “My Joy”, which won the Grand Prix at PÖFF in 2010. His second feature “In the Fog” (2012) won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes and was also screened at PÖFF. In 2014, Loznitsa was PÖFF’s special guest with his documentary “Maidan” (2014).
Filmography:
(valik/selected): Schastye moe (Minu õnn, PÖFF 2010), V tumane (Udus, PÖFF 2012), Maidan (PÖFF 2014, doc), Sobytie (Sündmus, PÖFF 2015, doc), Austerlitz (PÖFF 2016, doc), Krotkaya (Vagurake, PÖFF 2017), The Trial (Protsess, PÖFF 2018, doc), Donbass (PÖFF 2018), Mr. Landsbergis (PÖFF 2021, doc), The Kiev Trial (2022, doc), Sissetung (The Invasion, 2024, doc), Zwei Staatsanwälte (Two Prosecutors, 2025)