Natalya Merkulova
Russian filmmaker (born 1979)
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Natalya Fyodorovna Merkulova (Russian: Наталья Фёдоровна Меркулова; born 19 September 1979 in Orenburg Oblast) is a Russian filmmaker. She is well known for her films which she directs together with her husband Aleksey Chupov.[1] Her directorial debut Intimate Parts (2013, co-directed with Alexey Chupov) was included in the Kinotavr film festival and won an award for the best debut,[2] and The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a members for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section of 75th Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Her 2021 film Captain Volkonogov Escaped (codirected with Aleksey Chupov) was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Awards and honors
- 2003 — Artyom Borovik Award of the International Press Club of America (documentary film The Cage).
- 2008 — Winner of the Special Jury Prize in the “Borders of Shock” competition at the Kinotavr Film Festival (documentary film Traumatism)[4].
- 2013 — XXIV Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr in Sochi (Intimate Parts)[5][6]:
- Best Debut Award,
- Diploma of the Guild of Film Scholars and Film Critics of Russia.
- 2018 — Festival of Russian Cinema in Honfleur: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2018 — Award of the Russian Federation of Film Clubs for Best Film of the Year (The Man Who Surprised Everyone).
- 2019 — Zinegoak International Film Festival in Bilbao, Spain: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2019 — Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz, Austria: Best Fiction Film Award (The Man Who Surprised Everyone).
- 2019 — Uruguay International Film Festival: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2019 — Al Este de Lima Film Festival, Peru: Grand Prix for the film The Man Who Surprised Everyone.
- 2019 — Kinenova International Film Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia: Best Screenplay Award (The Man Who Surprised Everyone).
- 2019 — International Film Award East–West. Golden Arch: Best Screenplay Award (The Man Who Surprised Everyone).
- 2019 — Pilot TV Series Festival, Ivanovo: Best Screenplay Award (TV series Call Center).
- 2021 — Kinotavr Film Festival: Grigory Gorin Award for Best Screenplay for the film Captain Volkonogov Escaped (jointly with Alexey Chupov)[7]
- 2021 — Golden Unicorn Award:
- Best Film — Captain Volkonogov Escaped (jointly with Alexey Chupov),
- Best Screenplay — Captain Volkonogov Escaped (jointly with Alexey Chupov)[8]
Filmography
- Intimate Parts (2013)
- Yana+Yanko (2017)
- About Love. For Adults Only (2017, anthology film)
- The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018)
- Call-center (2020, TV series)
- Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021)
