Andrey Zvyagintsev

Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev (; born 6 February 1964) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His film ''The Return'' (2003) won him a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Following ''The Return'', Zvyagintsev directed ''The Banishment'' (2007) and ''Elena'' (2011). His film ''Leviathan'' (2014) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 2014 and won the Best Film award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His most recent film ''Loveless'' won the Jury Prize at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and was among the nominees for Best International Feature Film at the 90th Academy Awards. He also won the Achievement in Directing award for this film at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Provided by Wikipedia