Michael Lockshin (Russian: Михаил Локшин) (born 1981) is a Russian-American film director.
Michael Lockshin | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Notable work | The Silver Skates, Woland |
Lockshin was born in 1981 in the USA. He grew up in both the US and Russia, however according to Business Insider, he is not a Russian citizen.[1]
Lockshin graduated with a MA degree in Psychology from Moscow States University. While still studying he started working in film, and soon began directing commercials and music videos. His commercial works won him numerous awards, including Cannes Lions Young Director's Awards,[2] Golden Drum, and others.[3] The David Duchovny beer ad (2014) went viral internationally.[4][5]
Lockshin's debut feature film, Silver Skates, was released theatrically Christmas 2020 in Russia to high acclaim. The movie became the first Russian-language movie to be acquired as a Netflix Originals.[6] At the 20th Golden Eagle Awards (2021), Silver Skates was nominated for 12 awards, a record in the history of the Golden Eagle Awards, and won 6 awards, most notably "Best Picture".[7] Lockshin himself was nominated for Best Director.[8][9] The film was also nominated for and won several awards at the Nika Awards in 2021, with Lockshin being nominated for "Discovery of the Year".[10]
Currently he is in post-production of his second feature film Woland, based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita, which he also co-wrote.[11] The film stars German actor August Diehl.[12]
He is the son of Arnold Lockshin, a Russian-American scientist who moved to the USSR in 1986, when Michael was 5 years of age.[13]