Alexander Belov
Aleksandr Belov graduated from VGIK in 2018 (Vladimir Alenikov’s workshop). In 2020, he defended his dissertation at MGIMO, focusing on the poetics of contemporary Iranian cinema. In 2022, he enrolled in the Moscow School of New Cinema (Oleg Dorman’s screenwriting workshop). He currently continues his studies at Stockholm University of the Arts, where he works within the field of artistic research, exploring the poetics of memory and trauma in cinema. His short films Lucky Ticket to Palau (2018), I Can’t Sleep (2019), and Crash (2021) were screened at VGIK Film Festival, Saint Anna Student Film Festival, and Unknown Film Festival. His debut feature film project was shortlisted for the Moscow International Film Festival debut pitching competition. His latest short film, That Summer I Got Accepted to University, has been presented internationally, including at the San Sebastián International Film Festival (Nest), Festival of Future Storytellers (Germany), and Beijing International Short Film Festival, where the film received a Jury Special Mention.
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That Summer I Got Accepted to UniversityDirector2025- That Summer I Got Accepted to UniversityWriter2025
- That Summer I Got Accepted to UniversityEditor2025
Funeral for the TruthDirector2022- Funeral for the TruthProducer2022
- Funeral for the TruthWriter2022
- Funeral for the TruthProduction Design2022
- Funeral for the TruthEditor2022
BubblesDirector2021- BubblesWriter2021
CrushDirector2021- CrushWriter2021
- I Can't SleepDirector2018
- I Can't SleepWriter2018
- Lucky Ticket to PalauDirector2018
- Lucky Ticket to PalauWriter2018
RehearsalDirector2018- RehearsalWriter2018
- RehearsalEditor2018
And The Heart of Her SonDirector—- And The Heart of Her SonWriter—