Aleksandrs Rusevics
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Education
2010: MA Film directing, Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga, Latvia
2004 - 2008: BA in Cinematography, Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga, Latvia
1997 - 1998: Degree in Photography, Riga 34 college, Latvia
Workshops and trainings
February 2009 "Youth in Action - TV" workshop, Munster, Germany
March 2009 Youth media "Youth4Media" workshop, Brussels, Belgium
April 2007 Directing and scriptwriting, workshop with director Boris Frumin, Riga, Latvia
May 2006 Camera and analogue 16mm and 35 mm film, Kodak workshop Riga, Latvia
September 2005 Scriptwriting, workshop with director Fred Kellemen, Riga, Latvia
1999-2002 Oil painting, Center of Creative Studies, Detroit, USA
Filmography as Director
2017 Pilgrimage to Yourself, experimental documentary (in post-production)
2010 Try On, short film, 08.00'', 16:9
2009 Forget-Me-Not, short film, 13.42'', 16:9
2008 Arcana XV, short film, 20.38'', 16:9
Film and TV projects as Videographer and DoP
January 2016 - January 2018: TV videographer, TV show "Maminu Klubs"
June 2007 Short film, Futureshorts project, director Aik Karapetian. Riga, Latvia
May 2007 "Double Life" short film, Goethe Institute project, director Aik Karapetian.
Riga, Latvia
January 2007: "Episode on Lauku Street" short film, Latvian Academy of Culture project. Riga, Latvia
December 2006: "Anatomy" short film, director Aik Karapetian. Riga, Latvia
July 2006: "Holy Barbarian", short film, director Aik Karapetian. Riga, Latvia
January 2004: "Cinderella" short film, Latvian Academy of Culture project. Riga, Latvia
Teaching experience
September 2008 - September 2011: Videography teacher in Latvian Academy of Art
September 2007 - September 2012: Videography teacher in NGO Next Media Group2.
Film projects as Assistant
July 2005: Video control, "Defenders of Riga" feature film, director Aigars Grauba, Cinevilla Studio. Latvia
January 2004: Video control, commercial projects, "Angels" studio and "Vilks" studio. Riga, Latvia
Film projects as Artist-decorator
July 2005 Artist-decorator. Construction for "Defenders of Riga" feature film, director
Aigars Grauba, Cinevilla Studio. Latvia
Awards
2011: "Try On" short film - the 3rd Award in International programme at Zubroffka
international film festival, Bialystok (Poland)
2009: "Forget-me-not" short film - 1st prize in Latvia in the 3rd International
short film competition of Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft and
Goethe Institute "Crossing Boundaries", Riga (Latvia)
Festivals and screenings
2014: "Try On" screenings at Baltycka Majowka Festival, Poznan (Poland)
2012 - 2014: "Try On" screenings at Eurochannel Tour 4 in Latin America, USA, Canada,
France and Portugal
2012: "Try On" at 22 Cottbus film festival, Cottbus (Germany)
2012:"Try On" at 14 International Panorama Festival of Film and Culture, Patras
(Greece)
2012: "Try On" at Concorto Film Festival, official competition, Pontenure (Italy)
2012: "Try On" at Lucania Film Festival, official programme, Pisticci (Italy)
2012: "Try on" at Kratkofil Plus international short film festival, Banja Luka (Bosnia
and Herzegowina)
2012 "Try On" screenings at Lielais Kristaps film festival, Riga (Latvia)
2011 "Try On" at 2Annas short film festival, Riga (Latvia)
2010 "Try on" at Shnit-OPEN international short film festival, Bern (Switzerland)
2010: "Forget-me-not" at Early Melons 3rd international film festival, Bratislava
(Slovakia)
2009: "Forget-me-not" at Interfilm 25 international film festival, Berlin (Germany)
2008: "Arcana XV" screenings in K.Suns cinema, Riga (Latvia)