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Aljona Surzhikova (Russian: Алена Суржикова, Estonian: Aljona Suržikova) is an Estonian director and writer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the documentary films Not my Land and Waiting for a Miracle.[3][4]

Aljona Surzhikova
Born	Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation	Director, writer, editor, producer
Years active	2007 - present

Life and career

Aljona was born in Tallinn, Estonia. she studied Television directing at Tallinn University and documentary making from Saint Petersburg State University for Film Industry and Television.[5]

In 2014, Aljona won the Best Young Director award from Estonian Cultural Endowment for film, Not My Land. In 2019, She received the Person of the Year award by Raadio 4 and her TV show project, Stories of Success, was aired on ETV.[6] She also received a Special Mention at Ji.hlava IDFF for her documentary film, Waiting for a Miracle.[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution	Note
2003	Silhouette of the Master	Director	Estonian/Original title: Meistri siluett
2008	Generation 0	Writer/Director/Editor/Cinematographer	Estonian/Original title: Generatsioon 0
2009	Miss Robinson	Director/Editor/Producer
2010	Portrait of a Working Man	Writer/Director	Estonian/Original title: Töölise portree
2011	Singing Nadezhda	Writer/Director/Editor	Estonian/Original title: Laulev Nadežda
2011	Men	Writer/Director/Producer	Estonian/Original title: Mehed
2013	Not My Land	Director/Editor
2014	The Bachelor and Volga	Writer/Director	Estonian/Original title: Poissmees ja Volga
2016	The Search of the Path. Robert Kasemagi	Director	Estonian/Original title: Tee otsing. Robert Kasemägi
2016	Actual Narva	Director	Estonian/Original title: Aktuaalne Narva
2017	Paradise Behind the Fence	Writer/Director	Estonian/Original title: Lumi punasel lagedal[8]
2017	Kerro 40	Director
2018	Waiting For A Miracle	Director/Editor/Cinematographer	Estonian/Original title: Juured: Oodates imet
2019	The Stories of Success	Writer/Director

References

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