Helga Landauer

Helga Landauer (Russian: Хельга Ольшванг) is a Russian director, writer and poet, based in New York City.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on the documentaries A Film About Anna Akhmatova and A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich and wrote the screenplay for Crystal Swan.[4][5]

Helga Landauer
Born1969
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationDirector, Writer, Producer and Poet
Years active1996–present

Life and career

Landauer was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. She moved to the United States in 1996 and lives in New York City with her family.[6]

In 1998, Landauer's debut documentary feature, Being Far from Venice, was featured in Anthology Film Archives series and screened at IDFA.[7] A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich (2006), co-directed with Oksana Dvornichenko, premiered at Carnegie Hall and Louvre Museum in Paris.[8] A Film About Anna Akhmatova (2008), was premiered at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York. Her films were featured in many international film festivals, including Mar del Plata International Film Festival and Cinéma du Réel among others.[9] She was a screenwriter for a Belarusian film, Crystal Swan.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Writer Director Producer Note
1998 Being Far from Venice Y Y Documentary
2006 A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich Y Y Documentary, co-director
2008 A Film About Anna Akhmatova Y Documentary
2009 Diversions Y Y Documentary
2011 Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear Y Y Feature Film
2015 Arcadia Y Y Y Documentary
2018 Crystal Swan Y Feature Film

Books
  • 96th Book
  • The Reed (Тростник) ISBN 5-89803-104-9
  • Poetry Works (Стихотворения) ISBN 5-89803-133-2
  • Versions of the Present (Версии настоящего) ISBN 978-5-91627-078-5
  • The Three (Трое) ISBN 978-1-938781-36-0
  • The Blue is White (Голубое это белое) ISBN 978-5-86856-291-4
  • Scrolls (Свертки) ISBN 978-5-6040343-8-5
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References
  1. "Хельга Ольшванг о поэзии как отпечатке на промокашке и устройстве для интерпретации хаоса". ng.ru. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. "Crystal Swan Interview with Screenwriter Helga Landauer – SIFF 2019". students.washington.edu. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. "A Film About Anna Akhmatova, de Helga Landauer, ¿qué dijo la crítica de este documental?". tomatazos.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. "A Film about Anna Akhmatova". search.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Crystal Swan'". variety.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. "Helga Landauer". dokweb.net. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. "being far from venice". idfa.nl. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  8. "Setting Sail on a Bumpy Cruise With the Shadowy Shostakovich". nytimes.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. "PROGRAME". mardelplatafilmfest.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  10. "'Crystal Swan': Film Review Karlovy Vary 2018". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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