was born in Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg Region. He graduated from Engineering and Economics department of the Ural Polytechnic Institute and script-writing department of VGIK.
He worked as an economist, deputy director, producer, film director at Sverdlovsk film studio. Since 2005 he has been producer and filmmaker at film studio «29 fevralya».
He is a member of the European Film Academy, of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and Guild of Directors of Russia, member of Asia Pacific Screen Academy, laureate of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Governor Award.

Classic Z. Volume 1, 1999; Unusual Concert, 2000; David, 2002; Kids of the White Grave, 2003; Shosho, Kidnapping of Sparrow, 2006; The Railway, 2007; Bath Day, 2008; The Wind Shuvgei, 2010; Ovsyanki, 2010; Chrono eye, 2011; Australia, 2011; Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari, 2012; Angels of Revolution, 2014; Space Mowgli, 2015, Anna’s War, 2017;
To Breathe, 2017; Keys of Happiness, 2018; Cinema of Change’s Era, 2019; Big Serpents of Ulli-Kale, 2019.