Diana Belova
Film director and scriptwriter. Born in Murmansk. Got diploma of a design engineer, also she finished the Higher School for Film Directors and Scriptwriters at Lenfilm Studio. Played on stage for 12 years, staged the play “The Cherry Orchard” and continued to direct films. Participant in and winner of national and international film festivals. Her works are inspired by northern culture and folk myths, and dedicated to such subjects as finding identity, overcoming boundaries and confronting the past with the present. Her filmography also includes the short films “Monster”, “Life/Love”, “Breath of Youth” (2021), “Shadow in Stone” (2022), “When a Sailor is Ashore” (2024), and the documentary “A Woman with a Movie Camera” (2025).