Biography
Natalia Merkulova - a screenwriter and a director who came to the profession from the sphere of journalism. Implemented as a reporter and TV presenter, she became interested in creating a documentary, and then playing cinema. Diresented filmography consists of extraordinary projects. They excited the public, the prestigious awards and raised the questions sharp to modern society.Childhood and youth
Natalia was born in the small town of Buzuluk Orenburg region on September 19, 1979. Childhood girl spent in the village of Edogon. Her father worked as a veterinarian, and the mother was a medical worker. The professions of parents were in demand, so they rarely appeared at home, which motivated Natasha early to become independent. Merculov helped the farm, conducted leisure in the forest, played with animals.
Having matured, she squeezed in a rustic area and waited for graduation exams to enroll in the institute in the city. Natasha was lucky to become a student of the Irkutsk State University. She studied journalism. Immediately after the diploma, the girl got on television. It seemed that the creative biography of the journalist would be associated with the profile direction, but fate ordered otherwise.
Personal life
Until 2013, Natalia Merkulova was married to Vladislav Shindyaev. The couple broke up, and soon the screenwriter gained happiness in relations with the director Alexei Chupov. The proposal of the hands and hearts The future husband did at the Kinotavr premium at the time of delivery award for the best debut.Coming out married, Natalia gained a quiet harbor in his personal life, as well as a mentor and assistant in the profession. In many projects, they and spouse are working together. The photo in the company of his beloved man Merkulov often lays out in the Instagram account. In the same place, it is divided with subscribers of news about their projects, personal interests and curious announcements.
Periodically, the pair gives a dual interview, complementing each other during communication with correspondents. Spouses demonstrate the unanimity, the general worldview and perception of art.
Films
Locked to work on Irkutsk television, Natalia lived his career. With enviable perseverance, she sought his goals and soon ranked the position of the news editor. Girl with Azart was taken for the conduct of direct air, reports and plenty projects.
At that moment, when the media ceased to be able to influence the audience in the format, which attracted Merkulov, she had an interest in his profession. Natalia began to look for an alternative. At first she was an independent journalist. Documentary films of the authorship of Natalia Merkulova broadcast channels Ort, RTR, Ren TV.
In 2003, together with the director Andrei, Kaminsky Merkulova removed the film "Cell". It was about children who were diagnosed with HIV. In those years, there was little information about the disease, so patients were isolated, frightening the guys, their parents and the public. The project has lasted a month. He received the award of Artem Borovik from the International Press Club of America.
Natalia attracted documentary cinema as a direction, but the implementation in this area required large resources. The girl left his hometown and moved to Moscow. The capital was not very friendly to the journalist from the province, but Merkulov coped with a difficult adaptation period.
During this period, a boom of the production of serials began. Film companies attracted people who at least something understood in the shooting process, teaching them parallel to the necessary skills. Natalia passed a two-week course and with his head plunged into the creation of the 5th season of the series "Wedding Ring". This project was a scenario school for a former journalist.
In 2008, the film "Traumism" was released on the screens, which became the winner of the Festival of Film Festival. Two years later, Natalya Merkulova graduated from the highest scriptwriters and directors and began work on a series of copyright gaming short films called "Substance". The tapes of this cycle were shown at the Film festivals in Chicago, Vancouver, Helsinki and New York.
The 2013 was marked by the yield of the first full-length tape of the "Intimate Places" director. The picture was created in Tandem with Alexey Chupov. She received a diploma of the Guild of Kinovadov and film critics, as well as a prize for the best debut at the "Kinotavra". The picture was presented at various international film festivals, as well as at the festivals of Russian cinema in foreign countries. She had a great success of critics. In 2014, the film was nominated in four categories for hosting the Nika and White Elephant Prizes.
Then the premiere of the series "Crisis of tender age" on TV channel TNT. He became the echo project "Intimate Places". Work on the project Merkulov combined with the shooting of a small film dedicated to the photographer Alexander Rodchenko. In 2017, kinocartins came out "about love. Only for adults "and" Yana + Yanko ". The main role in the second film was written specifically for Oley Suzilovskaya.
A year later, the tape "The man who surprised everyone" was published, and the blockbuster "Salyut-7" was in the holder. He fell into the list of the most cash Russian films. The ribbon described the history of the Space of Vladimir Janibekov astronauts and Viktor Savin. Space thriller with Vladimir Vdovichenkova and Paul Derevyanko gathered positive feedback from the public.
Natalia Merkulova now
2020 started for the scenario successfully, because in March the premiere of the series "Call Center" took place. He became the fruit of the creative thought of Natalia Merkulova and her spouse Alexei Chupov. The project was narrated by how 12 employees are locked in the office and remain alone with their fears.The series distinguishes the fact that the characters are representatives of different nationalities. The creators of the television truck oppose the combination of heroes in the "mononation" and openly declare it in an interview.
The author's project Merkulova became the novel "Sisters" for the project "Very women's stories". Images of the main characters in it embodied Victoria Isakov and Victoria Tolstoganov. The tape went into the spring of 2020.
Filmography
- 2003 - "Cell"
- 2008 - "Injury"
- 2013 - "Intimate Places"
- 2016 - "Ladder Rodchenko"
- 2016 - "The crisis of tender age"
- 2017 - "Yana + Yanko"
- 2017 - "Salute-7"
- 2017 - "About love. For adults only
- 2018 - "Man who surprised everyone"
- 2019 - Call Center
- 2020 - "Very female stories"