Feature
Altay Dağları'nın Efendisi
RUSSIA
2023
52’
A documentary film about the adventures of a snow leopard in the severe Altai Mountains… Enchanting uncharted nature and the most elusive wild cat – the snow leopard... The independent life of a young snow leopard is challenging: it learns to survive, find shelter, and interact with other animals. The work of wildlife experts is also complex: many dangers push rare species of animals to the brink of extinction. The two storylines of the documentary film intersect in an exciting finale against the backdrop of the breathtaking beauty of the Altai Mountains.
Director
Vadim Vitovtsev, Ilya Tsyganov
Vadim Vitovtsev was born in 1981 in the Pskov region. He moved with his parents to Gorny Altai at the age of 7. In 1998, he became a student of the Faculty of Philosophy at Tomsk State University, then transferred to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at RUDN. In 2007, he completed courses in television directing at the Faculty of Film and TV Directing at the Humanitarian Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting named after M. Litovchin. He started his first job on television in 2008, and later began shooting documentary films and programs.
Ilya Tsyganov was born in Moscow. He started his TV career in 2000. He worked as cameraman, director’s assistant, picture editor, reporter, anchor, producer, author, designer and director. He is the winner of various TV awards, such as TEFI, Golden Beam, MediaBrand, Golden Paramount, and others. Since 2015, he is the Chief Director of Living Planet TV Channel.