
Acting
DENIS SHVEDOV was born November 24, 1981. He graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in 2006 and began his acting career in the Russian Academic Youth Theater, based in Moscow. Appearances in various TV series led to his film debut in the romantic comedy “A Good Friend for All” (2008). Shvedov first collaborated with director Yury Bykov in 2010 when he played the lead in Bykov’s “Live!”. Amongst other awards, the film received the Special Jury Prize at the Taipei IFF and the Grand Prix at KinoRurik, the Swedish festival of Russian cinema where Shvedov received the Best Actor award. In 2013, he once again worked with Bykov, playing the eponymous lead in “The Major”. The film premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week, received awards at numerous international film festivals and won Shvedov the Best Actor award at the Pacific Meridian International Film Festival.

A year later the men are still talking, but this time on the 31st of December and still about the women, football, children, and, of course, about the approaching New Year’s celebration. But what can they do, if their beloved wives and girls are waiting for them at Kamil’s, busy with New Year tree decoration and cooking, and the husbands are accidentally got stuck in the advertising agency office? Will they manage to get home in time to celebrate the New Year together?

Three different persons, three different lives are connected in a mysterious way. 15 year old teenager suffering of misunderstanding, his glamorous and arrogant stepmother and the young untalented but full of optimism actress. Their destinies aren’t predetermined and their lives are very fragile.

Early autumn, godforsaken Russian countryside. A local hunter Michail witnesses a skirmish in the middle of the forest - three men want to kill the forth, Andrey. Kind-hearted Michail helps Andrey escape and together they run from the villains who chase them. Thus, two totally different men start a long and dangerous journey together, constantly arguing with each other regarding their ideology, morals and opinions about life. But life will put everything on its place and make the men understand who they really are.

Наташа Петушкова очень похожа на героя Олега Басилашвили из фильма "Осенний марафон" - она очень добрый и отзывчивый человек, который всегда сперва думает об окружающих и только потом о себе. Часто, заботясь о других, Наташа забывает о своем личном счастье, на него просто не остается времени. Незадолго до Нового года девушка узнает, что книжное издательство организует конкурс на звание самой преданной поклонницы ее любимого писателя Александра Снегирева. Автор лучшего письма к кумиру получит уникальную возможность провести с ним вечер тет-а-тет. Наташа не может упустить такой шанс...

Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King Charles XII of Sweden. Although separated by war and allegiance, fate has not finished with them.

Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and are ready to betray Novgorod to the Swedes and the Germans to boost their trade. Meanwhile, his best friend falls under suspicion, as somebody tries to poison the young prince at his own wedding feast. Aleksandr has no way out - to defend his people against the invaders and to find the true poisoner.

What would you do if a relative recently released from prison would move to your house? And you accidentally killed him...

On a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth to their child. High from happiness, he’s driving too fast and runs down a boy on a passage walk, who dies. Now the major has only two options: go to prison or conceal the crime. Sobolev decides to compromise with his conscience and calls on a colleague to help him out. But the case turns out to be messy and when Sobolev finally changes his mind and tries to make up for his deed, it’s already too late…

Summer is coming in a small town on the Volga, and in the life of the self-confident and resourceful Sasha, it is a transitional time. At the age of 15, he is in a hurry to grow up, and growing up for him means earning and spending what he wants, sleeping with a girl from the next class and overcoming his enemy - a bully from the working outskirts.

Katya and her fiancé Andrey - successful young banker fly to Malta on holiday. At the diving center they accidentally meet Max - professional diver, secretly engaged in black archaeology and Katya's ex boyfriend so the adventures start...


