Oksana Karas

Oksana Mikhailovna Karas (Russian: Оксана Михайловна Карас; born June 19, 1979) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. Winner of Grand Prix of the Kinotavr.

Oksana Karas
Born
Oksana Mikhailovna Karas

(1979-06-19) June 19, 1979
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, editor
Years active1998–present
SpouseSergey Machilsky

Biography

Early Years and Education

Oksana was born on June 19, 1979, in Kharkiv. In an interview she gave to Ekaterina Gordeeva she said that all her relatives were from Ukraine, born in Poltava region.[1] She spent her childhood years in Aktau, Kazakhstan, where her father was sent for practice after graduation from Kharkiv Aviation Institute. Eventually, her parents divorced and she moved to Moscow with her mother. In 2004, Karas graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. Then she entered the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and took Valery Lonskoy's course. She graduated as a director in 2009.[2]

Career

Karas worked as a TV presenter, correspondent,[3] sports commentator,[4] film reviewer, and author of documentaries.[2]

As a NTV journalist, in 2000 she covered 2000 Summer Olympics.[5][6] In 2004-2005 she hosted ‘Sportissimo’ show on NTV+.[7] In 2007-2008 she hosted the show ‘Expert Board’ on Kultura TV Channel.[8]

In 2008 she directed the TV series ‘The Detective Brothers’.[9] In the same year she wrote a script and directed short film ‘Casting’ that was awarded with Grand Prix at the Unprecedented Cinema International Film Festival in Estonia.[10]

In 2013 she made her debut with a full-length film and directed the ‘Rehearsals’ movie based on her own scenario. In the same year she wrote scripts for ‘Gone Missing’ and ‘Muay Thai Princess’. In 2015 she wrote the script for the comedy film ‘Non Wedding Trip’.[11]

In 2016 she released her next movie, The Good Boy. It was awarded the Grand Prix of the XXVII Kinotavr and got the third prize of the Window to Europe Festival.[12][13] Her next projects were a short movie ‘Like Adults’ and Straight A (TV series).[14]

In 2018, Karas released two movies — ‘Angel’s Angina’ based on Vadim Shefner's novel[15] and Higher Than Sky (2018 movie).[16][17]

In October 2020, she released the biopic Doctor Lisa about Elizaveta Glinka, a prominent Russian humanitarian worker and charity activist.[18]

In 2021, Karas made the Bureaucrat TV series.[19] The story is about a high ranking official of the Ministry of Public Health who discovers the consequences of corruption in drug procurement.[20]

Family

Oksana is married to Sergei Machilsky, they have three children: Eseniya, Alexander and Peter.[21][20]

Filmography (selected)

References
  1. Gordeeva, K., Karas, O. ""Теперь это надолго. Может быть, навсегда"" [‘It’s for long. Maybe, forever’’]. YouTube (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Оксана Карас в ожидании премьеры своего фильма "Выше неба" и пополнения в семье: интервью с режиссером" [Oksana Karas expecting a child and a premiere of her new movie ‘Higher than Sky’] (in Russian). Hello!. 2019-06-15. Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. "Вместо эпилога или Еще раз о "беременности" Юлии Чепаловой" [Epilogue: Once more on Yulia's Chepalova Pregnancy] (in Russian). Ski Sport. 2002-04-21. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  4. "Попутчики. Василий Соловьёв" [Fellow travelers. Valeriy Solovyov] (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. 2013-07-07. Archived from the original on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  5. ""Звездный вторник": как все начиналось…" [‘Tuesday with Stars’, the beginning…] (in Russian). NTV Plus. 2003-04-25. Archived from the original on 2004-09-13.
  6. Solovyov, V. (2010-04-26). "Звёздный вторник" [‘Tuesday with Stars’]. Facebook (in Russian).
  7. "Наш новый проект "Спортиссимо"" [Our New Show ‘Sportissimo’] (in Russian). NTV+. 2004-11-02. Archived from the original on 2007-03-01.
  8. "Сегодня на "Худсовете". 10 декабря 2007 года" [Today on Khudsovet. December 10, 2007] (in Russian). Kultura. 2007-12-10. Archived from the original on 2019-08-26.
  9. "Кризис кризисом, но тем не менее есть чему порадоваться" [Crisis goes on, but there are also good news]. Endymion. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  10. "Winners Gallery". The Unprecedented Cinema. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  11. Yakovleva, I. (2016-06-13). "О чём фильм "Хороший мальчик", победивший на "Кинотавре"?" [Kinotavr winner ‘Good Boy’ movie: what’s it about?] (in Russian). Argumenti i Fakti. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. ""Кинотавр" наградил "Хорошего мальчика"" [Kinotavr Awards Good Boy] (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  13. "Итоги XXIV Фестиваля российского кино "Окно в Европу"" (in Russian). Window to Europe Film Festival. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03.
  14. "Оксана Карас: "У меня полно лайфхаков, как снять кино на голом энтузиазме"" [Oksana Karas: ‘I know many tricks on how to make a movie on sheer enthusiasm’] (in Russian). Argumenti i Fakti. 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  15. Alperina, S. (2018-06-30). "Оксана Карас завершила съемки фильма "У ангела ангина"" [Oksana Karas finished shooting ‘Angel's Angina’] (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  16. ""Все режиссеры рассказывают про себя". Режиссер Оксана Карас — о новом языке кино, русской актерской школе и странном отрочестве" [‘All Directors Speak About Themselves’. Director Oksana Karas on new movie, Russian acting and strange teen ages] (in Russian). Izvestiya. 2018-08-23. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  17. "В Москве прошла премьера драмы "Выше неба"" [‘Higher than Sky’ premiered in Moscow] (in Russian). www.kinometro.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  18. "Режиссер фильма "Доктор Лиза" надеется, что фильм выйдет в октябре 2020 года" [‘Doctor Lisa’ Director hopes it will be released in October 2020] (in Russian). TASS. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  19. "Виктория Толстоганова опубликовала видео, как режиссер Оксана Карас получила травму во время съемок сериала "Чиновница"" [Viktoria Tolstoganova published video how Oksana Karas hurt her hand shooting ‘Bureaucrat’] (in Russian). Вокруг ТВ. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  20. Pavluchick, L. (2021-11-12). "Оксана Карас: На съемках мы в шутку называли "Чиновницу" антикоррупционной порнодрамой" [Oksana Karas: We joked that ‘Bureaucrat’ will be an anti corruption porno drama] (in Russian). Trud. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  21. "Режиссер Оксана Карас стала мамой в третий раз" [Director Oksana Karas gives birth to her third child] (in Russian). Hello!. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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