| Gulnaz Galimullina is a filmmaker, director of documentary films, photographer. Laureate of international competitions and film festivals, including TEFI-Region, Golden Minbar, New York Film Festivals, and the World Culture Film Festival (USA). Winner of international competitions LensCulture Critics’ Choice and the Fine Art Photography Awards, International Photography Awards. Based in Moscow. In her authorial documentary films, she often explores themes of homeland, history, and culture, as well as the lives of outstanding figures from her republic. Her film Monisto has received numerous international awards and has been screened worldwide. Gulnaz collaborates with major production companies in Moscow. Gulnaz Galimullina’s photography projects, including Monisto and Proverbs, have been exhibited at the Kurpfalz Museum in Heidelberg (Germany), the National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Russian House in Rome, the House of Nationalities and the “Vystavochnaya” Gallery in Moscow, the Central House of Artists in Tashkent, and the New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow as part of the nationwide competition Russia. Horizons. The photography projects Proverbs and Rukh were nominees for international photo competitions such as Fine Art Photography Awards and IPA, and have been repeatedly exhibited in collective shows in Russia within nationwide competitions. Her project Impersonal won the LensCulture Critics’ Choice. Documentary filmmaking remains Gulnaz’s main focus. Her portfolio also includes work for major brands such as Kraft Heinz, Selgross, MARR RUSSIA, KFC, KERRY, and others. She produces feature, documentary, and corporate films and videos of various genres and complexity, managing projects from concept through post-production. |
FILMOGRAPHY
"In Fame’s Shadow" ((2025))
"Road Home" (2025)
"Monisto" (2023)- a documentary film about the history of Bashkir national jewellery
"Initiators" (2023) - about scientific, cultural and other achievements of Russia
"The Kremlin. The Age of Tsars" feature project (2022)
"Breathe" (2021) - documentary film about life with ALS
"Life after sports" (2019) - documentary series about outstanding Russian sportsmen
"Never again" (2019) About the mortal campaign during the WWII when 218 Jews were saved
"Geography of the national team" (2018) - documentary series about the Russia national football team
"After death" (2017) - the story of fighting cancer avant-garde artist Raushaniya Badretdinova
"The Numbered"(2015) - about Makhmud Rafikov, a secret operator
''A Life Cardiogram" (2015) - about Lyaysan Utyasheva, an artistic gymnast
"A Lake House"(2013) - about a plane crash over Lake Bodensee
"The Number of Life" (2013) - about the winner of Paralympic Games Irek Zaripov (from the author's series "Profiles")
"A drop of life" (2012) - about a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with leukemia (from the author's series "Profiles")
"A Talking Man" (2009) - about life of an emsee of the programs for the youth, born in a family of deaf-and-dumb parents
"Life in the cell" (2008) - about life of HIV-infected people in colonies of general regime
"The Positive" (2007) - about fate of an HIV-infected girl
"Tape of memory" (2005) - about the search movement in Russia and the fate of the missing soldier
"Road Home" (2025)
"Monisto" (2023)- a documentary film about the history of Bashkir national jewellery
"Initiators" (2023) - about scientific, cultural and other achievements of Russia
"The Kremlin. The Age of Tsars" feature project (2022)
"Breathe" (2021) - documentary film about life with ALS
"Life after sports" (2019) - documentary series about outstanding Russian sportsmen
"Never again" (2019) About the mortal campaign during the WWII when 218 Jews were saved
"Geography of the national team" (2018) - documentary series about the Russia national football team
"After death" (2017) - the story of fighting cancer avant-garde artist Raushaniya Badretdinova
"The Numbered"(2015) - about Makhmud Rafikov, a secret operator
''A Life Cardiogram" (2015) - about Lyaysan Utyasheva, an artistic gymnast
"A Lake House"(2013) - about a plane crash over Lake Bodensee
"The Number of Life" (2013) - about the winner of Paralympic Games Irek Zaripov (from the author's series "Profiles")
"A drop of life" (2012) - about a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with leukemia (from the author's series "Profiles")
"A Talking Man" (2009) - about life of an emsee of the programs for the youth, born in a family of deaf-and-dumb parents
"Life in the cell" (2008) - about life of HIV-infected people in colonies of general regime
"The Positive" (2007) - about fate of an HIV-infected girl
"Tape of memory" (2005) - about the search movement in Russia and the fate of the missing soldier
AWARDS
Winner of the LensCulture Critic's Choice - 2025
Winner of the Universe Multicultural Film Festival (Los Angeles)
Winner of the National Award “Strana”
Winner of Ethnografilm Paris (Paris)
XX International filmfestival "Young cineman" ( "The Best Documentary film")
IV International filmfestival "Gorkut ata" ( "The Best Documentary film")
"Ural, I love you!" ( "Multicultural Ural")
Winner of "Adygea, I love you"
Best National film at the International film festival "Altyn Minbar" (2024, Kazan, Russia)
Best National film at the International film festival "Altyn Minbar" (2024, Kazan, Russia)
Finalist of the All-Russian competition "Russia.Horizons" and participant of the exhibition in the New Tretyakov Gallery ("Monisto" film)
Nominee of World Culture film festival (2024, USA, Los Angeles )
11th International disability film festival "Breaking down barriers", special prize
KinoDUEL International Film Festival, Best Documentary Film (2021, Russia, Moscow)
National festival of films and TV programs «Native Paths», Best Documentary (2021, Russia, Moscow)
International festival of films and TV programs «Radonezh», Diploma "Special mention of jury" (2020, Russia, Moscow)
The Gold Medal at the 1st All-Russian Space Films Competition (2014)
A Winner of the All-Russian festival "The Hero of Our Time" in the nomination
"Profession as a vocation" (2014)
A Winner in the international film festival of sports films "Krasnogorsky"
in the nomination "The strong in spirit" (2014)
A Nominee of the New York Film Festivals (2013)
A Winner of "TEFI-REGION-2013" in the nomination "Sport in Television" (2013)
"The best fiction film" at the All-Russian festival "Turn on!" (2013)
The best directorial work on the All-Russian contest "A Contemporary on the screen" in the framework of the festival of socially significant television programs and television films "The Hero of Our Time" (2012)
A Nominee of "TEFI-Region" (2012)
A Winner in the Interregional festival of television and radio programs on military and patriotic themes "The Shield of Russia" in the nomination "Fate of a Man"(2012)
A Winner in the All-Russian competition "Panacea" in the nominations
"The White coat" and "People in distress" (2012)
The Gold Medal for the cycle of videos devoted to the Great Patriotic War at the International Exhibition "Memorial-2011"
A Winner in the nomination "Breakthrough" at the All-Russian contest "A Contemporary
on the screen" during the festival of socially significant television programs and television films "The Hero of Our Time" (2011)
"The Best Documentary Film" at the International Television Contest
of Social Programs and Films for Young People "I AM A PERSON" (2009)
"The Best Documentary Film" at the International Television Contest
of Social Programs and Films for Young People "I AM A PERSON" (2008)
A Winner in the television programs for children and the youth "A Magic Lantern" (2007)
International Festival of military-patriotic television programs and television films"The Eternal Flame", "The best author's work" (2006)
Winner of the Universe Multicultural Film Festival (Los Angeles)
Winner of the National Award “Strana”
Winner of Ethnografilm Paris (Paris)
XX International filmfestival "Young cineman" ( "The Best Documentary film")
IV International filmfestival "Gorkut ata" ( "The Best Documentary film")
"Ural, I love you!" ( "Multicultural Ural")
Winner of "Adygea, I love you"
Best National film at the International film festival "Altyn Minbar" (2024, Kazan, Russia)
Best National film at the International film festival "Altyn Minbar" (2024, Kazan, Russia)
Finalist of the All-Russian competition "Russia.Horizons" and participant of the exhibition in the New Tretyakov Gallery ("Monisto" film)
Nominee of World Culture film festival (2024, USA, Los Angeles )
11th International disability film festival "Breaking down barriers", special prize
KinoDUEL International Film Festival, Best Documentary Film (2021, Russia, Moscow)
National festival of films and TV programs «Native Paths», Best Documentary (2021, Russia, Moscow)
International festival of films and TV programs «Radonezh», Diploma "Special mention of jury" (2020, Russia, Moscow)
The Gold Medal at the 1st All-Russian Space Films Competition (2014)
A Winner of the All-Russian festival "The Hero of Our Time" in the nomination
"Profession as a vocation" (2014)
A Winner in the international film festival of sports films "Krasnogorsky"
in the nomination "The strong in spirit" (2014)
A Nominee of the New York Film Festivals (2013)
A Winner of "TEFI-REGION-2013" in the nomination "Sport in Television" (2013)
"The best fiction film" at the All-Russian festival "Turn on!" (2013)
The best directorial work on the All-Russian contest "A Contemporary on the screen" in the framework of the festival of socially significant television programs and television films "The Hero of Our Time" (2012)
A Nominee of "TEFI-Region" (2012)
A Winner in the Interregional festival of television and radio programs on military and patriotic themes "The Shield of Russia" in the nomination "Fate of a Man"(2012)
A Winner in the All-Russian competition "Panacea" in the nominations
"The White coat" and "People in distress" (2012)
The Gold Medal for the cycle of videos devoted to the Great Patriotic War at the International Exhibition "Memorial-2011"
A Winner in the nomination "Breakthrough" at the All-Russian contest "A Contemporary
on the screen" during the festival of socially significant television programs and television films "The Hero of Our Time" (2011)
"The Best Documentary Film" at the International Television Contest
of Social Programs and Films for Young People "I AM A PERSON" (2009)
"The Best Documentary Film" at the International Television Contest
of Social Programs and Films for Young People "I AM A PERSON" (2008)
A Winner in the television programs for children and the youth "A Magic Lantern" (2007)
International Festival of military-patriotic television programs and television films"The Eternal Flame", "The best author's work" (2006)
PHOTO EXHIBITIONS
Winner of LensCulture Critics’ Choice (2025)
personal exhibition "Rukh" (Congress Hall, Ufa)
Finalist of the All-Russian competition "Russia.Horizons" and participant of the exhibition in the New Tretyakov Gallery (photo project "Proverbs")
Nominee Fine Art Photography awards (London, 2024)
Nominee Exhibition "Genetic Code" at the IV International Biennale in Tashkent
Exhibition "Creation. Rukh" at the Russian House in Rome and the premiere of the film "Monisto"
Winner of the III International Competition "Mother and Children in National Costumes"
Exhibition "The Power of Words" in the city archive of Fridrichshafe(Germany)
PhotoBrussels Festival 05 - The World Within (Brussels, 2021)
"Ethnic Angle" photo exhibition at he National State museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Ufa, 2021)
IPA Honourable mention 2020 in Fine Art in categories "People. Traditions. Culture"
TOP-100 of the world according to 35AWARDS of the International Contest "Quarantine. COVID-19"
Finalist of the competition and participant of the All-Russian final exhibition "Young Photographers of Russia-2020"
Winner of the All-Russian contest
"Mothers and children in traditional costumes"
Participant of the exhibition of the Russian Geographical Society "Languages of the Peoples of Russia" in the framework of the "Year of the Languages of the World's Indigenous People", announced by the UN
Personal exhibition "Monisto" at the metro station "Vistavochnaya" in Moscow, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Participant of the exhibition "Textiles of Bashkortostan" at the Kurpfalz Museum in Heidelberg (Germany). Works are stored in the Museum
Laureate of the All-Russian contest "The Power of Traditions: Peoples of the Russian Federation". Participant in a collective exhibition in Russian cities
"Monisto" was exhibited in the House of Nationalities in Moscow
"Monisto" in the galleries of Friedrichofen, Ziplingen (Germany)
Exhibition of individual works from the series of "Monisto" during Bashkir-Tatar Sabantuis (National Festivals) in Geneva and London
TOP-100 at the International Competition "The Power of Generations"
personal exhibition "Rukh" (Congress Hall, Ufa)
Finalist of the All-Russian competition "Russia.Horizons" and participant of the exhibition in the New Tretyakov Gallery (photo project "Proverbs")
Nominee Fine Art Photography awards (London, 2024)
Nominee Exhibition "Genetic Code" at the IV International Biennale in Tashkent
Exhibition "Creation. Rukh" at the Russian House in Rome and the premiere of the film "Monisto"
Winner of the III International Competition "Mother and Children in National Costumes"
Exhibition "The Power of Words" in the city archive of Fridrichshafe(Germany)
PhotoBrussels Festival 05 - The World Within (Brussels, 2021)
"Ethnic Angle" photo exhibition at he National State museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Ufa, 2021)
IPA Honourable mention 2020 in Fine Art in categories "People. Traditions. Culture"
TOP-100 of the world according to 35AWARDS of the International Contest "Quarantine. COVID-19"
Finalist of the competition and participant of the All-Russian final exhibition "Young Photographers of Russia-2020"
Winner of the All-Russian contest
"Mothers and children in traditional costumes"
Participant of the exhibition of the Russian Geographical Society "Languages of the Peoples of Russia" in the framework of the "Year of the Languages of the World's Indigenous People", announced by the UN
Personal exhibition "Monisto" at the metro station "Vistavochnaya" in Moscow, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Participant of the exhibition "Textiles of Bashkortostan" at the Kurpfalz Museum in Heidelberg (Germany). Works are stored in the Museum
Laureate of the All-Russian contest "The Power of Traditions: Peoples of the Russian Federation". Participant in a collective exhibition in Russian cities
"Monisto" was exhibited in the House of Nationalities in Moscow
"Monisto" in the galleries of Friedrichofen, Ziplingen (Germany)
Exhibition of individual works from the series of "Monisto" during Bashkir-Tatar Sabantuis (National Festivals) in Geneva and London
TOP-100 at the International Competition "The Power of Generations"
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