Sergey Kachkin, a Russian film director and producer, was educated in Moscow at the Higher School of Journalism, and Documentary Film School. Since 2006 Sergey has made several documentaries as a producer, film director and DoP. The films have been noted both in Russia and abroad. Two of his films were shown in the USA in 2007-2008 as a part of the Cultural Leaders Program / Filmmakers. He took part in several workshops led by Rafi Pitts – film director, Tue Steen Müller – international documentary consultant, and Iikka Vehkalahti, commission editor of YLE TV2 Documentaries. In 2010 Sergey received an EEFA grant to develop and finish the mid-length documentary On the Way Home. His next documentary, Perm-36, a Territory of Freedom, is about the museum of political repressions PERM-36 and its context in modern-day in Russia.
Filmography film director or/and producer:
PERM-36, a Territory of Freedom, Film director/producer
New project in production Doc, 70 min, Date of release 2013
Supported by Robert Bosch Stuftung & Krzyzowa Foundation
On the Way Home, Film director/producer
Doc, 56 min, 2011, Russia / Germany (Developed by EEFA & Romanian Film Sector)
(Festivals: Flahertiana-2011, ArtDocFest-2011, Worldfilms-2012, American Documentary Film Festival-2012; Krakow Film Fest-2012; 26th Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival-2012, Supetar Super Film Festival-2012, Message2Man-2012)
Dance of Colour, film director (student film)
Doc, 25 min, 2009, Russia
(Festivals: Tampere-2009)
The River Flowing into the Sky, Producer
Doc, 30 min, 2006, Russia
(Festivals: RUSSIA, 2007; INPUT, 2007; Kinoteatr.doc, 2008)
(Awards: Carbina TV, 2008 – best documentary)