Valeriya Gai Germanika

Born to a Bohemian Moscow family and trained at the Internews Cinema and Television School, Valeriya started directing at age nineteen. Her second film The Girls and subsequent The Birthday of the Infanta (both documentary) appeared at the Kinotavr film festival.

In the beginning of 2010, Channel One aired Valeriya Gai Germanika's 69-episode TV-series School portraying teenagers life in an ordinary Moscow school.

Valeriya has been the creative director for MTV Russia in 2010.

Winner of numerous film awards:
Cannes Film Festival (Golden Camera, Prix Regards Jeune)
Moscow International Film Festival (Silver St. George, Best Director),
FIPRESCI Prize, Kommersant Weekend Prize)
Munich Film Festival (CineVision Award)
Nika Award (Discovery of the Year)
Kinotavr (Best Short Film For Devochki, Tariverdiev Diploma For Thought The Wolf )

Filmography:
Sisters (2005)
Girls (documentary, 2005)
Boys (2007)
Birthday of the Infanta (documentary, 2005)
Everybody Dies but Me (2008)
School (Shkola) (TV series, 2010)
Brief Guide To A Happy Life (TV Series, 2012)
Yes And Yes (2013)
Thought The Wolf (2018)