Portrait of E. Ginzburg, courtesy of kino-teatr.ru database (accessed: July 2, 2018).
Evgeny Ginzburg
, 1945 - 2012
Evgeny Ginzburg (Евгений Гинзбург) was a Russian film and television director, especially known for his musicals. He was awarded a Rose d’Argent at the International TV Festival in Montreux (Switzerland) for three of his movies, and received a TEFI (Russian annual award given for achievements in Russian TV industry) for his personal contribution to the development of Russian television.
Born in Chelyabinsk to an actress and a theatre director, he studied stage direction in Tashkent and Tbilisi. He directed many musical shows for the Central Television of the USSR in Moscow. His best known program was called Benefis (Benefit Performance) and was broadcast in 1974–1980 and 1993. He directed two TV films in Georgia, one being Argonavtebi [The Argonauts].
Bio prepared by Hanna Paulouskaya, University of Warsaw, hannapa@al.uw.edu.pl
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