Natalya Meshchaninova

Writer, Director

February 17, 1982 (44 years)
Natalya Meshchaninova (Russian: Ната́лия Ви́кторовна Мещани́нова; born 17 February 1982; Krasnodar) is a Russian director and ,scriptwriter. Winner of the NIKA award (for the script for “Arrhythmia”), prize-winner and participant of national and international film festivals.

Born in Krasnodar. Graduated from Kuban State University of Culture and Arts, majoring in directing for film and television (2005). Worked as director at Krasnodar TV. After training at the Internews School of Documentary Cinema (2007, Marina Razbezhkina’s workshop), she started making documentary films. Worked on the serial “School” (2010). Her debut feature came with “Hope Factory” (2014), which won a prize for Best Debut at the White Elephant awards and a special award “Voice” from young film critics; participated in the competition of Rotterdam IFF and Kinotavr. Her series “Red Bracelets” won the Grand Prix at Dvizhenie [Movement] festival in 2015.

Known For

  • Arrhythmia
    Arrhythmia2017
  • Three Minutes of Silence
    Three Minutes of Silence2023
  • Core of the World
    Core of the World2018
  • An Ordinary Woman
    An Ordinary Woman2 seasons
  • School
    School1 season
  • Anna's War
    Anna's War2018
  • Another Year
    Another Year2014
  • Alyssa
    Alyssa1 season
  • Storm
    Storm1 season
  • My Little Nighttime Secret
    My Little Nighttime Secret2023
  • My Mom's Penguins
    My Mom's Penguins2 seasons
  • The Red Bracelets
    The Red Bracelets1 season
  • The Edge of the Broken Moon
    The Edge of the Broken Moon2023

Filmography

2023
2023
Three Minutes of Silence · as Screenplay
2023
2022
2021
My Mother's Penguins · as Screenplay
2020
And That’s It · as Screenplay
2019
Storm · as Screenplay
2018
Serdtse mira · as Screenplay
2018
Anna's War · as Screenplay
2017
Arrhythmia · as Screenplay
2014
Kombinat 'Nadezhda' · as Screenplay
2014
Another Year · as Screenplay

2017
2012
Poka noch ne razluchit · as Additional Director Of Photography