
Alexander Rodnyansky
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-07-02 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Alexander Rodnyansky
Biography
Alexander Yefimovych Rodnyansky (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Юхи́мович Родня́нський, romanized: Oleksandr Yukhymovych Rodnianskyi, Russian: Александр Ефимович Роднянский; born July 2, 1961) is a Ukrainian film director, film producer, television executive and businessman. As a media manager, Rodnyansky founded the first Ukrainian independent television network, 1+1, and ran Russian CTC Media, which, under his management, became the first Russian media company to trade on NASDAQ publicly.
Rodnyansky has produced over 30 films and more than 20 television series during his career. Some of his most notable projects include Elena (2011), Leviathan (2014) and Loveless(2017), directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, The Duelist (2016) directed by Aleksey Mizgirev, The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018) directed by Aleksey Chupov and Natasha Merkulova, Beanpole (2019) directed by Kantemir Balagov, Mama, I'm Home (2021) directed by Vladimir Bitokov and Unclenching the Fists (2021) directed by Kira Kovalenko.
Films produced by Rodnyansky many times won top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. Among the awards won by his films are – the Golden Globe Award for Leviathan, the Grand Prix of Un Certain Regard program for Unclenching the Fists and the César Award for Loveless. Rodnyansky won the GQ Russia Man of the Year (producer) award three times. He is a European Film Academy and Asia Pacific Screen Awards member.
Rodnyansky is a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Four of his films were nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category: A Chef in Love, East/West, Leviathan, and Loveless.
Among other films that Alexander Rodnyansky produced was Stalingrad (2013), the highest-grossing Russian film at the time. Among other movies produced by Rodnyansky: A Chef in Love (1997), East/West (1999), A Driver for Vera (2004), The 9th Company (2005), The Sun (2005), Heat (2006), Piter FM (2006) and The Inhabited Island (2009). He created the Ukrainian TV network 1+1 and was the CEO of a Russian media company, CTC Media, for seven years.
Variety500 index names Alexander Rodnyansky as one of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.
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Known For
Acting
(2024)
Episodes: Don't Switch!
as Self
(2023)
(2021)
Rastorhuev
as self
(2013)
Machete Kills
as Radio Guest (uncredited)
Crew
What Happens
Producer
Stolen Happiness
Producer
Butterfly Jam
Producer
NEOOONOWWW
Producer
At the Sea
Producer
Orphan
Producer
Occupation
Producer
Untitled Documentary
Director
Place To Be
Producer
(2025)
Dreams
Producer
(2024)
Steppenwolf
Producer
(2024)
Dissident
Producer
(2024)
Of Dogs and Men
Producer
(2023)
Adrift
Producer
(2023)
Once Within a Time
Executive Producer
(2022)
Mama, I'm Home
Producer
(2021)
Unclenching the Fists
Producer
(2021)
Where Is Anne Frank
Producer
(2021)
Chernobyl: Abyss
Producer
(2020)
The Fisherman's Daughter
Producer
(2020)
(UN)Ideal Man
Producer
(2020)
(2019)
Beanpole
Producer
(2019)
The Ninth
Producer
(2019)
The Lenin Factor
Producer
(2018)
The Man Who Surprised Everyone
Producer
(2017)
Loveless
Producer
(2017)
Andrey Zvyagintsev. The Director
Producer
(2017)
Nazidanie
Producer
(2016)
The Duelist
Producer
(2014)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Producer
(2014)
Leviathan
Producer
(2014)
The Adventurers
Producer
(2013)
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Producer
(2013)
Machete Kills
Producer
(2013)
The Dyatlov Pass Incident
Producer
(2013)
Stalingrad
Producer
(2013)
Standing Up
Producer
(2012)
Nepal Forever
Producer
(2012)
Cloud Atlas
Producer
(2011)
I Love You
Producer
(2011)
Elena
Producer
(2011)
Innocent Saturday
Producer
(2011)
Carré Blanc
Co-Producer
(2011)
¡Vivan las Antipodas!
Executive Producer
(2009)
First Love
Producer
(2009)
(2009)
Russia 88
Executive Producer
(2009)
The Best Movie 2
Executive Producer
(2008)
The Inhabited Island
Producer
(2007)
The Gardener
Producer
(2007)
18-14
Producer, Idea
(2007)
Let's Play!
Producer
(2007)
May
Producer
(2006)
The Heat
Producer
(2006)
Piter FM
Producer
(2005)
9th Company
Producer
(2005)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Producer
(2005)
Twilight
Producer
(2005)
The Sun
Producer
(2005)
Soldiers Decameron
Producer
(2004)
The Guidebook
Producer
(2004)
A Driver for Vera
Producer
(1999)
East/West
Producer
(1998)
Two Moons, Three Suns
Producer
(1997)
The World of Sasha Shumovich
Producer
(1996)
A Chef in Love
Producer
(1994)
Last Farewell USSR. Film 2
Director
(1994)
(1994)
Double Agent
Director
(1993)
(1993)
The March of the Living
Director
(1991)
Gagarin, I Loved You
Producer
(1990)
Meeting With The Father
Writer, Director
(1990)
The Mission of Raoul Wallenberg
Director
(1989)
Which One of Us is Shae
Director
(1988)
Tired Cities
Writer, Director
(1987)