Director

Natalya Merkulova

Directing

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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 2All crew credits: 20

TMDB ID: 1204066

IMDb ID: nm5237286

Known for: Directing

Born: September 19, 1979

Age: 46

Place of birth: Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast, USSR (Russia)

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2008 - 2023

Years active: 16

Average TMDB rating: 6.03

Wikidata: Q15270257

Also known as

Natasha Merkulova • Наташа Меркулова • Natalya Fyodorovna Merkulova • Наталья Фёдоровна Меркулова • Наталья Федоровна Меркулова

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Director (10)Screenplay (7)Art Direction (1)Scenario Writer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Natalya Fyodorovna Merkulova (Russian: Ната́лья Фёдоровна Мерку́лова; born 19 September, 1979; Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast) is a Russian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and creator. Since 2013, she has been working in duo with her husband filmmaker Alexey Chupov (b. 1973). She is most famous for "Intimate Parts" (2013, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a part of Kinotavr Film Festival and won an award for the best debut, and "The Man Who Surprised Everyone" (2018, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a members for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section of 75th Venice International Film Festival. Her 2021 film "Captain Volkonogov Escaped" (codirected with Aleksey Chupov) was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.