Vitaly Mansky

Vitaly Vsevolodovich Mansky (Ukrainian: Віталій Всеволодович Манський; born 2 December 1963 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union^[2]) is a Russian^[3] and Ukrainian^{[citation needed]} documentary film director.^[4] He is the founder of a festival of documentary movies, ArtDocFest^[5] and has resided in Riga since 2014.^[6] Artdocfest has since collaborated with the Riga International Film Festival.^[7]

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Vitaly Mansky
Виталий Манский
2010
Born	Віталій Всеволодович Манський (1963-12-02) 2 December 1963 (age 62) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Citizenship	Russia Latvia^[1]
Alma mater	Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupations	Filmmaker, producer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Natalya Manskaya
Children	2

Political Stances

In March 2014, Mansky signed an open letter in solidarity with Ukrainian filmmakers following the Russian annexation of Crimea.^[8]

In 2018, he supported the European Film Academy's appeal in defense of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who was imprisoned in Russia.^[9]

In December 2020, Mansky went for a solitary manifestation outside the Federal Security Service building at the Lubyanka Square, holding men's underpants. The manifestation took place after the publication of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's conversation with his alleged poisoner.^[10]

In February 2022, Mansky spoke out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In April the same year, he expressed his anti-war views at a rally in Riga.^[11]^[12] As a result of his views, the Russian Interior Ministry added him to their wanted list in September 2022 for slander, following a request by cinematographer Nikita Mikhalkov.^[13] On June 16, 2023, Russian Ministry of Justice included Mansky in its "foreign agents" list.^[14]

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Selected filmography

Vladimir & Oksana in Love Country (2022, TV series)
Gorbachev. Heaven (2020)
Putin's Witnesses (Свидетели Путина, Putina liecinieki, Svědkové Putinovi) 2018
Rodnye (uk) (Close Relations) 2016
Under the Sun (В лучах солнца; V paprscích slunce) 2015^[15]^[16]
Pipeline (Tруба; Die Trasse) 2013
Patria o Muerte / Motherland or Death 2011
Gagarin's Pioneers (Our Motherland) 2006
Anatomiya TATU (Anatomy of t.A.T.u.) 2003
Etyudy o Lyubvi (1994)
Srezki Ocherednoy Voyny (1993)
Yevreyskoe Schaste (1991)

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Political Stances

Selected filmography

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