Mikhail Agranovich

Mikhail Leonidovich Agranovich (, born 8 September 1946, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian cinematographer, director and pedagogue.

Biography He has credits on more than thirty films, and has worked with leading names in Soviet cinema such as Mikhail Schweitzer, Tengiz Abuladze and Gleb Panfilov. In 1995 he made the film Za co? with the Polish director Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Mikhail Agranovich has repeatedly been awarded professional prizes and awards; his films Repentance and Mother received special prizes of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2011, Agranovich was the chairman of the jury at the festival in Vyborg.

Personal life Agranovich's first marriage was to Emilia Kulik, the announcer of the All-Union Radio. They had a son, Alexey, born in 1970, who is also now a director.

Agranovich's second marriage was to Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina.

His third marriage, to the director and documentary screenwriter Alla Agranovich, produced a daughter Maria (born 1989). In 2010, Maria graduated from the Directing Department of VGIK. In 2011, her debut film No Problem won the prize for young filmmakers at the contest Kinotavr Short Meter.

Filmography

Awards and honours Nika Award for Best Cinematography (1988) – for film Repentance Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1989) – for film The Kreutzer Sonata Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of the RSFSR (8 January 1992) – for services to cinema TEFI (2006) – for miniseries The First Circle Order of Friendship (6 December 2019)