
Ivan Sosnin
Biography
Ivan Sosnin (Russian: Иван Соснин; born 12 November, 1990; Kirovgrad, Sverdlovsk) is a Russian director and screenwriter. He is a chief director of the Red Pepper Film company. Born in 1990 in Kirovgrad, Sverdlovsk region. From the 7th grade to the age of 18 he lived in Nevyansk (Sverdlovsk region). He studied at the Metallurgical Faculty of USTU-UPI (now Ural Federal University). Since his student years, he started working in an advertising agency, where he shot commercials and music videos. His films have been awarded at international festivals (Sapporo Film Festival, Vancouver Film Festival, FilmFestival Cottbus, Golden Unicorn, etc.), and in 2019 the short film "Interview" received a diploma of the Guild of Film Critics and Critics at Kinotavr and in 2020 became the winner of the Golden Eagle Award (film award). In 2021, the full-length almanac Ivan's Happiness (2020) was released, in which Fyodor Dobronravov, Alexey Serebryakov, Julia Aug, Kirill Kyaro, Anton Adasinsky and others participated. in 2022, His debut feature film Distant Close (2022) was released.
Directed Films

Mom

Legends from the Past

Alien

Thirty Seconds

The Road to the Clouds

Like Father, Like Son

Weightlessness

Ivan's Happiness. New Stories

Ink Sea

Ivan's Happiness

Space Forces

The Big Eight

Mother's Portrait

Ecology Lesson

Love

The Chief Accountant. The History of One Company

Moscow-Vladivostok

The Lights

The Interview

The Date

The Voice of The Sea

Over the Horizon. Olympic Flame

Goodbye, America!
