Nastia Korkia
Russian filmmaker
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Nastia Korkia (Russian: Настя Коркия) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for the 2025 film Short Summer.
Life and career
Korkia was born in Moscow, the daughter of a poet father and a documentary filmmaker mother.[1] She graduated in philology from the Moscow State University, and later studied directing at the Moscow School of New Cinema.[2] She collaborated with TV Rain and in 2013 she co-founded the production company SKBD.SH.[1]
After directing several short films, Korkia made her first feature-length documentary with GES‑2, which premiered in 2021 at the 78th Venice International Film Festival and was later screened at the True/False Film Festival.[3][4] The same year, she enrolled at the DocNomads Erasmus Program, studying filmmaking in the Universities of Lisbon, Brussels, and Budapest.[5][6] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she chose to remain in Europe.[5][6]
In 2025, Korkia made her feature film debut with the coming-of-age drama Short Summer.[7] The film premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Lion of the Future.[8][9] It later won the Gold Hugo in the New Directors Competition at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.[10]
Selected filmography
- GES‑2 (2021)
- Dreams About Putin (short, 2023)
- Short Summer (2025)
