Ivan I. Tverdovsky (born in 1988) graduated from the Russian Institute for cinematography in 2011. His early documentary works won him multiple awards in Russia and at international film festivals worldwide. His fiction debut Corrections Class (2014), inspired by the novel by psychologist Ekaterina Murashova, won over 35 prizes worldwide, including east of the West Award (Crystal Globe) at the 49. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (International Premiere). Zoology is Ivan’s second feature project. It was showcased both at the Paris co-Production Village and Les Arcs in 2015 and received financial support from the Eurimages and Russian Ministry of Culture.
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.
