Marlen Khutsiev

The Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (May 29, 2006) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national cinema and many years of creative activity.

Special prize of the President of the Russian Federation "For outstanding contribution to the development of Russian cinema" (June 12, 1999).

In 1994-1995 - President of the film festival "Window to Europe".

International Film Festival in Berlin (1992, Prize A. Bauer, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, film "Infinity").

Since 1989 - President of the Guild of Film Directors of Russia.

Since 1987 - head of the department of directing a feature film at VGIK, professor.

Marlen Khutsiev is a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, actor, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1986), laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993). Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.

In 1984, Khutsiev became one of the heroes of the documentary film "My Contemporaries" by Vladislav Vinogradov.

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1980.

From 1978 he led the workshop of directing art cinematography at VGIK.

MTF "Golden Prague" in Prague (1970, Intervision Prize, Director's Award, the film "It was a month of May").

In the years 1968-1971 - Art Director of the "Screen" Central Television.

In addition, Khutsiev staged the play "The Case in Vichy" in the Sovremennik Theater (1967, 1986), and acted in several films.

International Film Festival in Venice (1965, Special Jury Prize, film "Ilyich Outpost").

In 1953-1958 he worked as a director at the Odessa Film Studio, since 1959 - at the Studio of Gorkiy, since 1965 - at the film studio "Mosfilm". In a number of his films, Marlen Khutsiev appeared as an author or co-author of scripts.

In 1952 he graduated from the directing faculty of VGIK (workshop of Igor Savchenko).

Khutsiev studied at the 43rd Tbilisi Secondary School.