Nastia Korkia

Nastia Korkia is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for the 2025 film Short Summer.

Life and career Korkia was born in Moscow, the daughter of a poet father and a documentary filmmaker mother. She graduated in philology from the Moscow State University, and later studied directing at the . She collaborated with TV Rain and in 2013 she co-founded the production company SKBD.SH. The same year, she enrolled at the DocNomads Erasmus Program, studying filmaking in the Universities of Lisbon, Brussels, and Budapest. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she chose to remain in Europe. The film premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Lion of the Future. It later won the Gold Hugo in the New Directors Competition at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.

Selected filmography GES‑2 (2021) Dreams About Putin (short, 2023) Short Summer (2025)