Viacheslav Kryshtofovych

Viacheslav Syhyzmundovych Kryshtofovych (В'ячеслав Сигизмундович Криштофович; born 26 October 1947) is a Ukrainian film director and actor who is the recipient of the Honored Art Worker of Ukraine, Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize and the Order of Merit.

Early life and education
Born on 26 October 1947, in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv. Since 1970, Kryshtofovych has been a director at the Dovzhenko Film Studios. After a year, he received his degree from the Volodymyr Denysenko workshop at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University.

Career
Kryshtofovych appeared as a guest in the comedy Женщины шутят всерьёз in 1981. He directed Two Hussars, a historical melodrama, in 1984. He directed a different melodrama in 1986 titled A Lonely Woman Wants to Meet. He started teaching at Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University in 1991. Since 1996, he has become an academician at the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.

Filmography
Throughout Kryshtofovych's career, he has directed several films:


 * Волны Чёрного моря (1975)
 * Ральф, здравствуй! (1975)
 * Перед экзаменом (1977)
 * Своё счастье (1979)
 * Мелочи жизни (1980)
 * Два гусара (1984)
 * Володя большой, Володя маленький (1985)
 * Одинокая женщина желает познакомиться (1986)
 * Автопортрет неизвестного (1988)
 * Adam's Rib (1990)
 * Женщина в море (1992)
 * A Friend of the Deceased (1997)
 * Под крышами большого города (2002)
 * Право на защиту (2002)
 * Я тебя люблю (2004)
 * Косвенные улики (2005)
 * Седьмое небо (2005)
 * Первое правило королевы (2006)
 * Саквояж со светлым будущим (2007)
 * Дом-фантом в приданое (2007)
 * Ой, мамочки... (2008)
 * Тормозной путь (2008)
 * Завещание ночи (2008)
 * О нём (2011)
 * Менты. Тайны большого города (2012)
 * Предчувствие (2020)

Awards and recognitions
At the 1997 Listapad International Film Festival in Minsk, Kryshtofovych was awarded a special award and certificate for the crime drama Приятель покойника due to its cohesive artistic vision. For his work on Приятель покойника, he was awarded the 1998 Golden Aries Award for Best Director. He received the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2022 for his contributions to the growth of Ukrainian cinema. Kryshtofovych has been given the following membership and awards:


 * Order_of_Merit_3rd_Class_of_Ukraine.png Order of Merit Third Class (2020)
 * Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize (2022)
 * Honored Art Worker of Ukraine (2000)
 * Member of the Academy of Arts of Ukraine (2017)
 * Member of the Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers