Alexei Arsentiev is nominated for his work on Wolfy, the debut feature film from renowned Russian playwright, Vassily Sigarev. His work on the film has been highly acclaimed at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Portugal’s Douro Film Harvest and the Sochi International Film Festival whose jury unanimously awarded it the Grand Jury Prize. Alexei lives in Moscow and his credits include Letters to Angel (2009) which had its world premiere at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival. He has made several video clips for the Russian rock band, Naka.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
