‘Close-up: Sergei Loznitsa’

Sergei Loznitsa has paid Bozar numerous visits since 2015 (with the premiere of his film Maidan), presenting multiple films over the years and participating in talks. This time Bozar will grant him the stage for several days with an extensive Close-up. On the 11th of December the program will commence with the State of Cinema 2024, an annual event initiated by online film journal Sabzian - celebrating its tenth anniversary! Loznitsa will read an unpublished text on his vision of cinema and present a film of his choice. This will be followed by four days featuring a selection of his most recent works and the premiere of his latest film, Invasion (2024).

Sergei Loznitsa has become a master of cinema, creating his films with the precision of a painter crafting a mural where every detail counts… Born in 1964 in Belarus, he grew up in Kiev and studied at the famous film school VGIK in Moscow. His career as a filmmaker started off in 1996 with shorter documentary work and in 2002 he finished his documentary feature The Settlement. The premiere of his fiction feature debut came in 2010 with My Joy that premiered in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where two years later, In the Fog (2012) won the FIPRESCI Prize. His films have been screened and received awards at various film festivals internationally. He won Best Director at Cannes for his fourth feature film Donbass in 2018. Since 1996 Loznitsa completed 23 award-winning documentaries and five fiction films.