Alexander Rusevich

Alexander Rusevich (born in Riga, Latvia) is an artist and filmmaker, works with various media: video, paintings, photography.
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STATEMENT
He interested in issues such as history, myth, memory, time. By blending different forms of art such as painting, photography and moving image, he is looking for an expression that gives form to or makes sense of it all in the world, to comprehend issues, problems, joy, and chaos that exists all around us.

EDUCATION
2010 Film directing, Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga, Latvia
2004 – 2008 BA degree in Art, TV and Film, Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga, Latvia
1999 – 2001 Iconography and painting, Center of Creative Studies, Detroit, USA
1997 – 1998 Degree in Photography, Riga 34 college, Latvia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 – CON-NON-CON gallery, Riga, Latvia
2014 – BOX 33 Création gallery, Bormes-les-Mimosas, France
2003 – Hamtramck Proper, Hamtramck, USA
2003 – Centre of Creative Studies, Detroit, USA
2002 – Our Town, Birmingham, USA

AWARDS
2011 – 3rd Award in International Competition, Zubroffka Film Festival, Bialystok, Poland
2009 – 1st prize, “Crossing Boundaries” Latvia Competition, Goethe Institute, Latvia

FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS
2014 – Bałtycka Majówka Film Festival, Poznan, Poland
2012-2014 – Eurochannel Tour 4 in Latin America, USA, Canada, France and Portugal
2012 – International Film Festival Kratkofil Plus, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012 – Lucania Film Festival, official selection 2012, Pisticci, Italy
2012 – Concorto Film Festival 2012, official competition, Italy
2012 – International Panorama Film Festival, Patras, Greece
2012 – Cottbus International Film Festival, Cottbus, Germany
2011 – Zubroffka Film Festival, Bialystok, Poland
2011 – 2Annas Short Film Festival, Riga, Latvia
2010 – Early Melons Film Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia
2010 – Shnit-OPEN Film Festival, International competition, Bern, Switzerland
2009 – Goethe Institute “Crossing Boundaries” Latvia
2009 – Interfilm...