Cinema portfolio

Much of my work is about film, or simply is film: directing, editing, dressing sets, and portraits of actors and directors.

Four figures in a heath field: one stoops with a long staff, one in white holds a hurdy-gurdy.

Case study

Infundibulum Divo

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In July 2019, my team and I made a short fashion film for Divo (Marvel), Infundibulum’s new collection. Step into a world of dark fairy tales and village legends →

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Two men talk over coffee at a café window, seen through the glass.

Short film

A Perfect Job

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In January 2017, the American director Thomas Burns and I shot a short film based on the first chapter of Un Emploi Sur Mesure, the then-unpublished novel by the French writer Sven Hansen-Løve. Dive into a Tbilisi–Paris noir →

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A woman with closed eyes, white lines and marks drawn across her face.

Promotional film

The True Case of Jack the Ripper

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In October 2019, my team and I made a teaser trailer for The True Case of Jack The Ripper, an audio play by Soundstream. The film in 4K, plus behind the scenes →

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Actors and crew on the newsroom set in a long, half-empty studio hall.

Case study

n_vestigate

In February 2017, my team and I built an FBI-style field press room in Tbilisi for a short film by the American director Thomas Burns. How to build a set from the pile of old papers you kept for no reason →

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Figures in spiky black masks under blue light; a gloved hand reaches down to one of them.

Short film

Chaos Reigns

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In June 2019, I designed a mask and shot an episode of 33 Words on Russian Design, an anthology film by BangBang! Education. Look into the essence of chaos in design →

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The cast’s faces crammed into a cardboard box marked Fragile, looking up. — Poster art for Gleb Sukovatykh’s crime comedy short Handle With Care

A magazine spread: Alexey and Ilya Uchitel in dark suits, one seated, one standing. — Film directors Alexey and Ilya Uchitel for The Hollywood Reporter (Moscow)

Pavel Ruminov stands among tall fluorescent tubes, his face hidden behind a placard. — Film director Pavel Ruminov for The Hollywood Reporter (Moscow)

Tarzan and Arab Nasser sprawl on a red sofa, shot from above beside a bookcase. — Palestinian film directors Tarzan and Arab Nasser for Jeune Afrique magazine (Paris)

Alexey Rybnikov plays a grand piano in a dim room lit by a lamp and a round light. — Film composer Alexey Rybnikov for The Hollywood Reporter (Moscow)

Anna Banshchikova sits at a table by a tall factory window, in black and white. — Actress Anna Banshchikova for The Hollywood Reporter (Moscow)

Pavel Ruminov lies across an armchair among crossed fluorescent tubes. — Film director Pavel Ruminov for The Hollywood Reporter (Moscow)

Sofia Khorguani in a black coat against a grey backdrop, in black and white. — Georgian politician and human rights defender Sofia Khorguani: a key visual for her TV talk show

Two shots of Ilya Naishuller in a white shirt streaked with fake blood, one mid-scream. — Film director Ilya Naishuller, a cover shoot for RBC magazine

A white-bearded man in black sits among old glowing studio spotlights.

Personal project

Kartuli Filmi

One of the world’s oldest film studios, Kartuli Filmi was among the busiest in the Soviet Union. After the USSR fell, the studio hit hard times and many of its treasures were lost… No, not all of them →

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Streltsov

Music video

Martina Topley-Bird — Sandpaper Kisses (unofficial)

In August 2015, the model Kristina Kryzhanovskaya and I made an experimental piece of video art: music, motion and photography. I shot and edited it.

Sandpaper Kisses, 2015. Directed by Andrei Kovalev

Production crew

Direction, cinematography, editing: Andrei Kovalev · Model: Kristina Kryzhanovskaya · Assistant: Timur Ivanov (Studio65A)