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Sergey Loznitsa

Sergey Loznitsa

Director, writer, producer and editor · Born September 5, 1964 (62) · Baranovichi, Brestskaya oblast, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]

3 Cannes awards

Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa (Belarusian: Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Лозниця, Russian: Сергей Владимирович Лозница; born 5 September, 1964; Baranovichi, Brest Voblast) is a Ukrainian director of Belarusian origin known for his documentary as well as dramatic films. Born in 1964, Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa grew up in Kyiv, and graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic in 1987 with a degree in Applied Mathematics. In 1997, Loznitsa graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied feature filmmaking. Sergei Loznitsa has directed 18 documentary films since 1996 and has received numerous international awards, including festival prizes in Karlovy Vary, Leipzig, Oberhausen, Krakow, Paris, Madrid, Toronto, Jerusalem and St. Petersburg, as well as the Russian National Film awards “Nika” and “Laurel”. Loznitsa’s feature debut My Joy (2010) premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes, and was followed by In the Fog, which also premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes in May 2012, where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize. His feature film A Gentle Creature premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes in May 2017.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 5, 1964 (62)
From
Baranovichi, Brestskaya oblast, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]
Works as
Director, writer, producer and editor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Sergey Loznitsa's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
36%
Morality
30%
Survival
17%
Ideas
9%
Society
8%
Oppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Cold
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sergey Loznitsa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Sergey Loznitsa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Imperium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Champ de Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Two Prosecutors(2025)

    Director · Co-Producer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Paleontology Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • The Invasion(2024)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Natural History of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Kiev Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Mr. Landsbergis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Babi Yar. Context (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • A Night at the Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • Reflections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Celles qui chantent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • State Funeral(2019)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • Victory Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

  • Donbass(2018)

    Director · Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Gentle Creature(2017)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Austerlitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • The Old Jewish Cemetery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Over the Roads, Over the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Maidan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • The Bridges of Sarajevo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • In the Fog(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle of Saint Anthony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • My Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Ways of the World: Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Artel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • The Settlement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Editor

  • The Halt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Editor

  • Life, Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Editor

  • Today We Are Going to Build a House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • 09.05.2022 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Two Prosecutors (2025)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

State Funeral (2019)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Two Prosecutors (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing39 of 40: 13 only directing, 26 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting22 of 40: 0 only writing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thProducing13 of 40: 1 only producing, 12 with another roleCinematography4 of 40: 0 only cinematography, 4 with another roleEditing11 of 40: 0 only editing, 11 with another role

40 titles, 26 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 22 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s12 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

3 major awards from 12 major nominations, 2010–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 2024
    • Cannes award, nominated
  3. 2022
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2021
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  5. 2018
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  6. 2017
    • Cannes award, nominated
  7. 2012
    • Cannes award, won · Competition
    • Cannes award, nominated
  8. 2010
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sergey Loznitsa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, editor

The Invasion (2024)

84th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

State Funeral (2019)

Midcredits 86th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 86/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sergey Loznitsa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sergey Loznitsa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danielius Kokanauskis shares the most, 6.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers