Alexey Chupov

Alexey Chupov was born on 29 May 1973 in Moscow to Vladimir Vasilyevich Chupov and Natalia Ivanovna Chupova. In 1992, he spent several months studying under an exchange program at Wake Forest University (North Carolina, United States), where he studied world cinema history and completed a course in journalistic writing. In 1993, he began working with the Moscow Television Channel (MTK) as a correspondent for the programs Moskovsky Teletype and Good Evening, Moscow. From 1995 to 1997, he served as a correspondent and one of the presenters of Moskovsky Teletype. From 2006 to 2009, Chupov served as Director of Special Projects at the PR agency Production Ru Communication Group. In 2008, he completed an advanced professional course for screenwriters and directors taught by Alexander Mitta. == Film career ==

Chupov made his directorial debut in 2013 with the drama Intimate Parts, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Natalya Merkulova. The film won awards for Best Debut and Best Actress, as well as a diploma from the Guild of Film Critics, at the Kinotavr Film Festival. It also received the Special Jury Prize at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn and was screened at major international festivals including Karlovy Vary, Busan, and Gothenburg. In 2016, Merkoulova and Chupov directed their first television series, Crisis of Tender Age, for the TNT channel. Between 2017 and 2018, the Gogol trilogy starring Alexander Petrov was released, based on scripts by Merkoulova and Chupov. Streaming rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video. Chupov co-wrote the screenplay for the space drama Salyut 7, which won two Golden Eagle Awards, including Best Film and Best Editing. In 2018, the drama The Man Who Surprised Everyone was selected for the main competition at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Actress. The film later received two Nika Awards. In 2020, the thriller series Call-center premiered simultaneously on TNT and the PREMIER streaming platform and won Best Screenplay at the Pilot Series Festival. == Filmography ==

Director • Intimate Parts (2013) • Crisis of Tender Age (2016) • About Love. For Adults Only (2017) • The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018) • Call-center (2020) • Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021) Screenwriter • VKontakte with Classmates (2008) • Sleeping District (2009–2010) • Secrets of the First World War (2013, documentary series) • Intimate Parts (2013) • Yana + Yanko (2017) • Gogol. The Beginning (2017) • About Love. For Adults Only (2017) • Salyut 7 (2017) • Gogol (2018) • Gogol. Viy (2018) • Gogol. A Terrible Vengeance (2018) • The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018) • Call Center (2020) • Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021) Actor • Intimate Parts (2013) — Sergey Producer • Rodchenko’s Staircase (2015, short film) == Awards and nominations ==

• Kinotavr Film Festival (2013): Best Debut; Guild of Film Critics Diploma • Honfleur Russian Film Festival (2018): Grand Prix — The Man Who Surprised Everyone • Golden Unicorn Awards (2021): Best Film and Best Screenplay — Captain Volkonogov Escaped == References ==