
Karen Shakhnazarov
Known for Directing · 6 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-08 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Krasnodar, Krasnodarskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- Also known as
- Karen George Shakhnazaroff · Karen Shakhnazaroff · Karen Schachnazarov · General Director Karen Shakhnazarov · Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov · 卡连·沙赫纳扎罗夫
Biography
Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov (Russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952; Krasnodar) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the director general of Mosfilm in 1998.
Shakhnazarov is the son of a Georgy Shakhnazarov, a politician of Armenian descent, and a Russian housewife, Anna Grigorievna Shakhnazarova. His 1987 film Courier was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Prize. In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Public Chamber of Russia. His 2012 film White Tiger was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Known For

KVN Major League
1986
as Self - Judge

Legends of Cinema
2016
as Self

Моя мелодия
2023
as Self - receives a surprise

The Woman Who Built Cities
2021
as Himself
Георгий Бурков. "Не будем полагаться на случай"
2024
as Self (archive footage)

With the Ball to Britain
2019
TV Shows (3)
Movies (3)
About Karen Shakhnazarov
Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov (Russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952; Krasnodar) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the director general of Mosfilm in 1998. Shakhnazarov is the son of a Georgy Shakhnazarov, a politician of Armenian descent, and a Russian housewife, Anna Grigorievna Shakhnazarova. His 1987 film Courier was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Prize. In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festi… With 6 credits spanning from 1986 to 2024, Karen Shakhnazarov has appeared in 3 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Karen Shakhnazarov Movies
- The Woman Who Built Cities (2021) — as Himself
- Георгий Бурков. "Не будем полагаться на случай" (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
- With the Ball to Britain (2019)
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