IVAN VDOVIN
documentary, branded content, docu ad, tv series
film director
LAND OF WINEMAKERS

Docu series, road movie, drama, 2024 (8 episodes of 30 min)

More and more people live in big cities. Fewer and fewer people are engaged in farming. We are going to the big journey to meet farmers who do everything with their own hands or hire dozens of people. Who are so different from each other. And who care about their land.
Documentary, drama, comedy (86 min), 2022

An extensive cinematic journey beyond the Arctic Circle, which combines the mysteries possessed by real shamans and life in the Arctic “desert”, modern technologies and the fight of the peoples of the Arctic for their culture and traditions. The film consists of three independent short stories, which are connected by the host – dj Denis Simachev. He embarks on a journey through the Russian Arctic in search of unique, authentic musical tunes.
THE SMARTEST STREET IN THE WORLD

Docufiction, drama (90 min), 2024

In 1959, in the emerald Siberian forest somewhere near the city of Novosibirsk, construction began. In only three years, the Novosibirsk “Akademgorodok” sprang up amidst the wilderness that used to be home to wild animals. We will tell you the story of this place as witnessed by those who lived and worked there. How did this place shape their lives? What dramatic twists of fate those outstanding men of science had to fight through? How, despite the notorious hardships of the early 90s in Russia, did this place manage to preserve the freedom of the scientific thought? And now it’s becoming the Russian Silicon Valley, where supreme science meets business.

Documentary, drama (72 min), 2020

Zakura is a 7-year-old bedouin girl. She is bright and open and she dreams of her own lamb. In a few years her father Arafat must marry her off. That's what traditions dictate.
THE RED VINEYARDS MYSTERY
A docuseries inspired by film noir and crime dramas – the show tells us about the study and the restoration process of the famous painting by Vincent van Gogh in the Pushkin Museum. The project was produced with the support of LG SIGNATURE.
BURNIER WINES
Docu style ad, 1 min

A man and a woman meet at an art exhibition. She’s Russian, he’s Swiss. She has rather a peculiar dream - she wants a bottle of wine to be named after her. He’s a hereditary winemaker who’s willing to make her wish come true but on one condition. She’ll have to look after the grapes that will eventually become that very bottle of wine with her name on it.
HISTORY OF THE STOCK MARKET
A docuseries about the formation and development of the stock market in Russia told through the eyes of its key participants.

Filmed in London and Moscow.
WHO IS RUSSIA. SAKHALIN
A documentary about foreigners who went to Sakhalin to study Russian poetry and test their fortitude.

Runtime - 20 min
FEAR AND AWE
Docuseries, 6 episodes x 20-25 minutes each

A science documentary series about phenomena that scare us and at the same time fascinate us. Each episode has two characters representing opposing points of view argue about whether it is worth colonizing Mars, striving for immortality, inventing new viruses, modifying humans and other global dilemmas of mankind. The series was released on the PostNauka channel.
Ivan Vdovin
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As a director I’ve mainly worked in the documentary field. I'm also fond of developing and directing branded content that has a sentiment to it and is close to documenting the importance of a brand as well. I have directed several feature length documentary films and TV series that were released in theaters and acquired by major streaming platforms. I'm a 2018 Cannes Lion prize winner for my social ad.

Phone: +971 58 594 5342
E-mail: ivdovindoc@gmail.com

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