Vitaly Melnikov (film director)

Vitaly Melnikov
Born
Vitaly Vyacheslavovich Melnikov

(1928-05-01)1 May 1928
Svobodny, Far Eastern Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died21 March 2022(2022-03-21) (aged 93)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1959–2012

Vitaly Vyacheslavovich Melnikov (Russian: Виталий Вячеславович Мельников; 1 May 1928 – 21 March 2022) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter.[1] He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1987 and awarded Order of Honour in 2002 and IV Class Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" in 2010.[2][3][4] He was also a member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences and was awarded the special Nika Award in 2016 "For outstanding contribution to national cinema".[5]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 442–444. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Cinema: Encyclopedic Dictionary // ed. Sergei Yutkevich. — Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1987, p. 265
  3. ^ President's Decree № 316 from 03.04.2002 at Kremlin.ru (in Russian)
  4. ^ President's Decree № 957 from 30.07.2010 at Kremlin.ru (in Russian)
  5. ^ Nick Holdsworth. Controversial War Film Wins Russia's NIKA Prize at The Hollywood Reporter, 4 March 2016