Alan Kazbekovich Badoev (Ukrainian: Алан Казбекович Бадоєв; born January 1981) is a Ukrainian movie director, music video director, screenwriter, TV producer, TV presenter and music producer of Ossetian origin.[1][2][3] He first gained international recognition in 2006 with his awarded full-length movie debut "OrAngeLove" (Russian: Оранжевая любовь).[4] Today Badoev is most notable for his prize-winning work as music video director. He has directed more than 500 music videos.[1][2]
Alan Badoev | |
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| Born | Alan Kazbekovich Badoev (1981-01-10) January 10, 1981 (age 41) Beslan, North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Other names | Alan Badoev (Алан Бадоєв) |
| Citizenship | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Kyiv National Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | daughter Lolita and son Boris |
| Website | badoev.com |
Alan Kazbekovich Badoev was born on January 10, 1981, in Beslan, North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] He grew up in the city of Horlivka, Ukraine.[5][6]
In 1998 he began his studies at the Kyiv National Karpenko-Kary University and graduated in 2003.[6][3] During his studies he began to make documentaries, short films and music videos (e.g. for Iryna Bilyk and Dmitri Klimashenko).[7][8]
From 2003 to 2012 Badoev was married to Ukrainian TV presenter, actress, producer and designer Zhanna Badoeva.[8][9] They have a daughter, Lolita,[9][10] and he adopted Zhanna's son from her first marriage, Boris.[8] In 2011 and 2017 Badoev and Zhanna Badoeva starred together as TV presenters in 2 Seasons of the Ukrainian travel TV show Heads and Tails.[11]
In 2004 Badoev's father was taken hostage by a Chechen group in Beslan. According to Badoev, he sold most of his belongings to pay the ransom for his father's release.[12]
| Movies by Badoev | ||||||
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| Year | English Title | Original Title | Movie type | Director | Screenswriter | Remark |
| 1999 | Life Take Two[4][13] | Russian: «Жизнь дубль два»/«Zhizn' dubl' dva» | Documentary cycle | Yes | Yes | Collection of documentaries by Badoev; Won "Best Documentary" award at the Golden Knight Malta International Short Film Festival |
| 2000 | Trace 2000[14][13] | Russian: «След 2000»/«Sled 2000» | Short film | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | Ear and Stubble[14][13] | Russian: «Колос и стерня»/«Kolos i sternya» | Short film | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | Five Minutes or Legends of the Killed Time[14][13] | Russian: «Пять минут или Легенды убитого времени»/«Pyat' minut ili Legendy ubitogo vremeni» | Short film | Yes | Yes | Won "Best Director" and "Best Cinematography" awards at the International Student Festival of Audiovisual Arts "Fast-Fest Weekend" |
| 2002 | Angels live opposite[4][13] | Russian: «Ангелы живут напротив»/«Angely zhivut naprotiv» | Full-length cinema movie | No | Yes | Badoev awarded "Order of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary" |
| 2006 | OrAngeLove[15][4][13] | Russian: «Оранжевая любовь» /«Oranzhevaya lyubov'» | Full-length cinema movie | Yes | Yes | Won several awards including "Best director" for Badoev at the Kinoshock International Film Festival |
| 2012 | Moms[14][16] | Russian: «Мамы» /«Mamy» | Full-length cinema movie | Yes | No | Dedicated to International Women's Day |
| 2012 | Jealousy[17][18] | Russian: «Ревность» / «Revnost'» | Short film | Yes | Yes | Nominated for "Best Short Film" at the Odesa International Film Festival and the Moscow International Film Festival |
| 2012 | Z.Dance[3][19] | «Z.Dance» | Musical feature film | Yes | Yes | Musical movie for and with Max Barskih |
| 2013 | Mademoiselle Zhivago[7][20] | «Mademoiselle Zhivago» | Musical feature film | Yes | Yes | Musical movie starring Lara Fabian in the main role, featuring all songs of Fabian's Mademoiselle Zhivago album composed by Igor Krutoy |
| Year | English Title | Original Title | TV Channel | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | TV presenter | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Star Factory | "Fabrika Zirok" (Ukrainian: "Фабрика зірок") | New Channel | Yes | No | No | No | Talent show; Ukrainian version of Star Academy |
| 2010 | Made in Ukraine (Seasons 1 and 2)[16][23] | "Porobleno v Ukrayini" (Ukrainian: Пороблено в Україні) | Inter (Ukraine), Zoom (Ukraine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Musical parody show |
| 2011 | Heads and Tails (Season 1)[14] | "Orel i Reshka" (Russian: Орел и Решка) | Inter (Ukraine), Friday! (Russia), Seventh (Kazakhstan)(ru), Israel Plus (Israel) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Travel show |
| 2012 | Red or Black?[24][4] | "Krasnoye or Chernoye?" (Russian: Красное или Черное?) | Inter (Ukraine) | Yes | No | No | No | Game show; Ukrainian version of Simon Cowell's show Red or Black? |
| 2013 | I Want to VIA Gra[25] | "Khochu v VYA Hru" (Russian: Хочу в "ВИА Гру) | NTV (Russia), ONT (Belarus), HTK (Kazakhstan)(ru), 1+1 (Ukraine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | International casting show for band VIA Gra |
| 2014 | I Want to Meladze[16][26] | "Khochu k Meladze" (Russian: Хочу к Меладзе) | NTV (Russia), ONT (Belarus), Seventh (Kazakhstan)(ru), Ukraine TV (Ukraine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | International casting show for MBAND and a collaboration with Konstantin Meladze |
| 2017 | Heads and Tails (Seasons 10 and 11)[27] | "Orel i Reshka" (Russian: Орел и Решка) | Inter (Ukraine), Friday! (Russia), Seventh (Kazakhstan)(ru), Israel Plus (Israel) | No | No | No | Yes | Travel show |
Badoev has directed more than 500 music videos[1][2] for Ukrainian, Russian and other international artists,[15] including
Badoev is the music producer of several Ukrainian artists, most notably of the prize-winning[4] singers Max Barskih and Tayanna.[1][2][115]
| Year | Award | Country | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | International Student Festival of Audiovisual Arts Fast-Fest Weekend[4] | Ukraine (international award) | Best Director | Short movie Five Minutes or Legends of the Killed Time («Пять минут или Легенды убитого времени»/«Pyat' minut ili Legendy ubitogo vremeni») | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Won | ||||
| Golden Knight Malta International Short Film Festival[116] | Malta (international award) | Best Documentary | Documentary collection "Double Life Two" («Жизнь дубль два»/«Zhizn' dubl' dva») | Won | |
| Enlightenment Film Festival[116] | Ukraine (national award) | Won | |||
| 2002 | Order of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary for contribution to the development of art in Ukraine and the reflection of acute social problems in a highly artistic language[4] | Ukraine (national award) | awarded for his screenwriting | Full-length cinema movie Angels live conversely | Won |
| 2005 | OGAE Eurovision Video Contest[117][118][119] | Portugal (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Я забуду тебя» («Ya zabudu tebya»/«I Will Forget You») by Svetlana Loboda, directed by Badoev | Won |
| 2006 | ZD Awards[120] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «ЛМЛ» («LML») by VIA Gra, directed by Badoev | Nominated |
| International Kinoshock Film Festival[4] | Russia (international award) | Best Director | Full-length cinema movie "OrAngeLove" «Оранжевая любовь» /«Oranzhevaya lyubov'») | Won | |
| 2006 Cannes Film Festival[13][1][121] | France (international film festival) | special honor for being the first Ukrainian movie to be presented at the festival | Won | ||
| 2007 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival[122][123] | Estonia (international award) | Grand Prix | Nominated | |
| EGO People of the Year Awards 2007[124] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Director | Won | ||
| OGAE Eurovision Video Contest[4] | Italy (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «ЛМЛ» («LML») by VIA Gra, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| MTV Russia Music Awards[125][126] | Russia (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Цветок и нож» («Tsvetok i nozh»/«Flower and Knife») by VIA Gra, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| Muz-TV Awards[127][128] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Won | ||
| ZD Awards[129][130] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Приглашение на закат» («Priglasheniye na zakat»/Invitation to Sunset») by Alla Pugacheva, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| «Поцелуи» («Potselui»/«Kisses») by VIA Gra, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| 2008 | OGAE Eurovision Video Contest[4] | Russia (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Won | |
| MTV Russia Music Awards[131] | Russia (international award) | Sexiest Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Muz-TV Awards[111] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Won | ||
| 2009 | OGAE Eurovision Video Contest[4] | Russia (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Karma» by Yin-Yang, directed by Badoev | Won |
| 2011 | RU.TV Russian Music Awards[132] | Russia (national music award) | Special Prize: Best Music Video Director | special award for his entire work | Won |
| Best Music Video of the Year | «Снег» («Sneg»/«Snow») by Philipp Kirkorov, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |||
| «Небеса» («Nebesa» / «Heaven») by Valery Meladze, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| 1st YUNA Award Ceremony The Best of 20 Years[133] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video of the past 20 Years | «Снег» («Sneg»/«Snow») by Iryna Bilyk, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| «Поцелуи» («Potselui»/«Kisses») by VIA Gra, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| Baltic Music Awards[134][4] | Latvia (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Теряю тебя» («Teryayu tebya»/«I'm Losing You») by Max Barskih, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| «Снег» («Sneg»/«Snow») by Philipp Kirkorov, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | Muz-TV Awards[135][136] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Won | |
| Odessa International Film Festival[137][138] | Ukraine (international award) | Best Short Film | Short film Jealousy, written and directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| 34th Moscow International Film Festival[18] | Russia (international award) | Best Short Film | Nominated | ||
| YUNA Awards[139] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Z.Dance» by Max Barskih, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| « Алло, мам» (« Allo, mam»/« Hello, Mom») by VIA Gra, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | RU.TV Russian Music Awards[140] | Russia (national music award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Нет» («Net»/«Not») by Polina Gagarina, directed by Badoev | Won |
| «Свет уходящего солнца» («Svet ukhodyashchego solntsa»/«The Light of the Setting Sun») by Valery Meladze, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | RU.TV Russian Music Awards[141] | Russia (national award) | Sexiest Music Video of the Year | «Перемирие» («Peremiriye»/«Truce») by VIA Gra, directed by Badoev | Nominated |
| Muz-TV Awards[135] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Не теряй меня» («Ne teryay menya»/«Don't Lose Me» ) by Valery Meladze, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| «Навек» («Navek»/«Forever» ) by Polina Gagarina, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | RU.TV Russian Music Awards[142] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Мой воздух, моя любовь» («Moy vozdukh, moya lyubov'»/«My Air, my Love») by Anita Tsoy, directed by Badoev | Nominated |
| Muz-TV Awards[135] | Russia (national music award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Won | ||
| «Свободный полет» («Svobodnyy polet»/«Free Flight» ) by Valery Meladze, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| M1 Music Awards[143] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video Director | award for his work in general | Won | |
| 2016 | RU.TV Russian Music Awards[144] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Плачь» («Plach'»/«Cry») by Dan Balan, directed by Badoev | Nominated |
| Sexiest Music Video of the Year | «Пока, милый!» ( «Poka, milyy!» /«Bye honey!» ) by Anna Sedokova, directed by Badoev | Won | |||
| Fashion People Awards 2016[145][146] | Russia (national award) | Most Stylish Music Video of the Year | Won | ||
| Muz-TV Awards[135] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Без вещей» ( «Bez veshchey»/«Without Things) by Anita Tsoy, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| «Шантарам» («Shantaram») by Anna Sedokova, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| M1 Music Awards[147] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Последний летний день» («Posledniy letniy den'»/«Last Summer Day») by Max Barskih, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Won | ||||
| OOPS Awards[148][149] | Russia (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | « Пьяное солнце » («Pyanoye solntse /«Drunken Sun») by Alekseev, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| Russian Music Awards "Victoria" [150][151] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | RU.TV Russian Music Awards[111][4] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Удержи моё сердце» («Uderzhi moyo serdtse»/«Hold my Heart») by Ani Lorak, directed by Badoev | Nominated |
| Best Music Video of the Year shot abroad | «АСТАЛАВИСТА» («Astalavista») by Julia Parshuta, directed by Badoev (shot in Portugal) | Nominated | |||
| «Миллиметры » («Millimetry» /«Millimeters» ) by Zara, directed by Badoev (shot in UAE) | Won | ||||
| Fashion People Awards[152] | Russia (national award) | Fashion Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| «Океанами стали» (««Okeanami stali» /«Oceans Have Become») by Alekseev, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| Muz-TV Awards[111] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| «Разве ты любил» («Razve ty lyubil» /«Did you Love» ) by Ani Lorak, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| «Целься в сердце» («Tsel'sya v serdtse»/«Aim at the Heart» ) by Anita Tsoy, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| M1 Music Awards[153] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video Director | award for his work in general | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | «Ти в мені є» («Ty v meni ye»/«I have You») by Maria Yaremchuk, directed and edited by Badoev | Won | |||
| Best Music Video Editing | Won | ||||
| Eurosongs GoldStar Music Awards | Netherlands (international award) | Best Music Video | «Разве ты любил» («Razve ty lyubil»/«Di you Love» ) by Ani Lorak, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| Elle Style Awards Ukraine[154] | Ukraine (national award) | Most Stylish Man of the Country | awarded for his personal fashion style | Won | |
| YUNA Awards[155] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Моя любовь» («Moya lyubov'»/«My Love») by Max Barskih, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| Love Radio Awards[156] | Russia (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Won | ||
| 2018 | RU.TV Russian Music Awards[157][158] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | Won | |
| Best Music Video of the Year shot abroad | «Мир вашему дому » («Mir vashemu domu»/«Peace to your Home» ) by Zara, directed by Badoev (shot in Portugal ) | Won | |||
| Sexiest Music Video of the Year | «Вдох» («Vdokh»/«Inhale») by Elena Temnikova, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |||
| Golden Firebird Awards[159] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Шкода» («Shkoda»/«Damage») by Tayanna, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| Love Radio Awards[160] | Russia (international award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «БЕРЕГА» («BEREGA»/«COAST») by Max Barskih, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| ZD Awards[161] | Russia (national award) | Nominated | |||
| Fashion People Awards[162] | Russia (national award) | Fashion Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| «Новый бывший» ( «Novyy byvshiy»/«New Ex ) by Ani Lorak, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| Muz-TV Awards[163][164] | Russia (national award) | Best Female Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| «Мир вашему дому » («Mir vashemu domu»/«Peace to your Home» ) by Zara, directed by Badoev | Won | ||||
| Best Male Music Video of the Year | «Моя любовь» («Moya lyubov'»/«My Love») by Max Barskih, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |||
| M1 Music Awards[165] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video Director | award for his work in general | Won | |
| Best Music Video of the Year | «#ЭТОМОЯНОЧЬ» («#ETOMOYANOCH'»» /«#THISISMYNIGHT» ) by NK, directed by Badoev | Won | |||
| The Brightest Looks 2018[166] | Ukraine (national award) | Fashionable Male | honored for his personal fashion style | Won | |
| Jäger Music Awards[167] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «STRUM» by Onuka, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Social World Film Festival[168][169] | Italy (international award) | Best Social Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |
| RU.TV Russian Music Awards[170][96] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Сдавайся» («Sdavaysya»/«Give Up ») by Sergey Lazarev, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| «Выше головы» («Vyshe golovy »/«Above the Head» ) by Polina Gagarina, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Video of the Year to lyrics of Mikhail Gutseriev | «Я считаю шагами недели» («Ya schitayu shagami nedeli»/«I Count the Weeks by my Steps») by Kristina Orbakaitė, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |||
| ZHARA Music Awards[171] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Шантарам» («Shantaram») by Anna Sedokova, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| Fashion People Awards[172] | Russia (national award) | Fashion Music Video of the Year | «Негордая» («Negordaya»/«Unhappy» ) by Zara, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| M1 Music Awards[173] | Ukraine (national award) | Best Music Video Director | award for his work in general | Won | |
| Best Music Video of the Year | «Камень и вода» ( «Kamen' i voda» / «Stone and Water» ) by Alekseev, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |||
| «Disco Girl» by KADNAY, directed by Badoev | Nominated | ||||
| Musecube Music Awards[174] | Russia (national award) | awarded as one of the best music videos of the year | «Любовь уставших лебедей» («Lyubov' ustavshikh lebedey»/«Love of Tired Swans») by Dimash Kudaibergen, directed by Badoev | Won | |
| Victoria Music Awards[175] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «БЕРЕГА» («BEREGA»/«COAST») by Max Barskih, directed by Badoev | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Top Hit Music Awards [176][177] | Russia (national award) | Music Video of the Year | Won | |
| ZHARA Music Awards[178][179] | Russia (national award) | Best Music Video of the Year | «Beverly Hills» by Zivert, directed by Badoev | Pending |