Alina Kotova is Paris based director and multidisciplinary artist with Russian origin.
In 2016, she graduated from the Theatre Academy (GITIS) in Moscow, specializing in Theatre History and Theory, as well as Criticism.
She worked as a theatre critic, correspondent, and assistant director at the Stanislavski Electrotheatre as well as organized festivals, and published articles in the CINE FANTOM contemporary art journal, where she curated several special editions and projections for experimental emerging filmmakers.
In 2019, she graduated from Boris Yukhananov’s Directing Studio with the collective project “Orphic games. Punk Macramé”, which premiered at the Electrotheatre Stanislavski and was nominated for the “Golden Mask” in the experimental category (Russia’s main theatre award).
In 2018, her short film “Eight Images from the Life of Nastya Sokolova” premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival and won the Silver Eye Award 2018 from the Institute of Documentary Film(Czech Republic)with jury comment: “A powerful reflection of current socio-economic issues stemming from failed societies, this film sits at the intersection of contemporary art and cinema, presenting us with eight contrasting images to tell the story of a generation.”
Later in 2019, her first theatre production, “Salomé” the Electrotheatre Stanislavski in Moscow as part of the “Non-Adaptive Experimental Theatre” program.
Between 2020 and 2022 did the research for her multidisciplinary project YASON that researches the border between night dreams and official history.
In 2022 after the Russian full - scale war against Ukraine she left Russia and lived as a nomad between different countries and finally stopped in Paris.
In 2024, she premiered two digital operas: Decadence Rave Opera Salome, based on the Salome myth and Oscar Wilde’s play, where she worked as director, composer, and performer, and Trip Opera The Rout, based on a libretto by Daniil Zinchenko and commented on by Wikimapia. In this project, Alina worked as composer and performer.
SELECTED FESTIVALS:
- GoEast Film FESTIVAL / Germany, 2017
- 47th International Rotterdam Film Festival / Netherlands, 2018
- 15th IndieLisboa International Film Festival / Portugal, 2018
- BOGOTÁ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL/Colombia, 2019
- 15th VIENNA SHORTS/Austria/2018
- Ji. Hlava International Documentary Film Festival/2018
- Territory Theatre Festival/Russia/2018
- Golden Mask Theatre Festival/Russia/2019
- METAKANSK Festival/NY/2024
- Rubezh Festival/Tbilisi/2024
SIGNIFICANT PRIZES:
- Institute of Documentary Film/ Winner - Silver Eye Award / Czech Republic, 2018
- International Film Festival “Spirit of Fire”/Russia/2018
In 2016, she graduated from the Theatre Academy (GITIS) in Moscow, specializing in Theatre History and Theory, as well as Criticism.
She worked as a theatre critic, correspondent, and assistant director at the Stanislavski Electrotheatre as well as organized festivals, and published articles in the CINE FANTOM contemporary art journal, where she curated several special editions and projections for experimental emerging filmmakers.
In 2019, she graduated from Boris Yukhananov’s Directing Studio with the collective project “Orphic games. Punk Macramé”, which premiered at the Electrotheatre Stanislavski and was nominated for the “Golden Mask” in the experimental category (Russia’s main theatre award).
In 2018, her short film “Eight Images from the Life of Nastya Sokolova” premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival and won the Silver Eye Award 2018 from the Institute of Documentary Film(Czech Republic)with jury comment: “A powerful reflection of current socio-economic issues stemming from failed societies, this film sits at the intersection of contemporary art and cinema, presenting us with eight contrasting images to tell the story of a generation.”
Later in 2019, her first theatre production, “Salomé” the Electrotheatre Stanislavski in Moscow as part of the “Non-Adaptive Experimental Theatre” program.
Between 2020 and 2022 did the research for her multidisciplinary project YASON that researches the border between night dreams and official history.
In 2022 after the Russian full - scale war against Ukraine she left Russia and lived as a nomad between different countries and finally stopped in Paris.
In 2024, she premiered two digital operas: Decadence Rave Opera Salome, based on the Salome myth and Oscar Wilde’s play, where she worked as director, composer, and performer, and Trip Opera The Rout, based on a libretto by Daniil Zinchenko and commented on by Wikimapia. In this project, Alina worked as composer and performer.
SELECTED FESTIVALS:
- GoEast Film FESTIVAL / Germany, 2017
- 47th International Rotterdam Film Festival / Netherlands, 2018
- 15th IndieLisboa International Film Festival / Portugal, 2018
- BOGOTÁ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL/Colombia, 2019
- 15th VIENNA SHORTS/Austria/2018
- Ji. Hlava International Documentary Film Festival/2018
- Territory Theatre Festival/Russia/2018
- Golden Mask Theatre Festival/Russia/2019
- METAKANSK Festival/NY/2024
- Rubezh Festival/Tbilisi/2024
SIGNIFICANT PRIZES:
- Institute of Documentary Film/ Winner - Silver Eye Award / Czech Republic, 2018
- International Film Festival “Spirit of Fire”/Russia/2018
PROJECTS
2018 - 2021 Orphic games. Punk Macrame
2019 Salome. Structural Improvisation
2020 - 2022 YASON
2024 Decadence Rave Opera Salome
2024 Trip opera - The Route
2019 Salome. Structural Improvisation
2020 - 2022 YASON
2024 Decadence Rave Opera Salome
2024 Trip opera - The Route
Theatre & Multidisciplinary projects:
Films & Video:
2017 Russia as a Phantasma/collective documentary cinema, one of the authors.
2017 “Nonsense»/collective video art project for Moscow Museum of modern Art.
2018 Eight images from the Life of Nastya Sokolova/experimental doc
2017 “Nonsense»/collective video art project for Moscow Museum of modern Art.
2018 Eight images from the Life of Nastya Sokolova/experimental doc