Background
His father was Ukrainian, his mother came from Don Cossacks.
Actor designer director screenwriter
His father was Ukrainian, his mother came from Don Cossacks.
Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts. Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors.
Born in the Altai Krai, Russian SFSR to Ivan Afanasyevich and Valentina Vasilievna Khotinenko. In 1976, he received his diploma from the Institute of Architecture of Sverdlovsk, in what is now Ekaterinburg. After his military service, he was from 1978 to 1982, assistant designer at Studio-Film in Sverdlovsk, and was assistant director for the film by Nikita Mikhalkov, Days in the Life of Oblomov.
He collaborated on other films by Mikhalkov in Moscow, such as Five Nights (Пять вечеров) 1979, and Family Relations (Родня) 1981.
He then became director of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. He excelled in historical films and large scenes, particularly describing the history of Russia.
On March, 2014 he signed a letter in support of Vladimir Putin"s position on Crimea and Ukraine.
