Akopov Alexander Zavenovich: biography and personal life

Among the figures of television, such a figure as Alexander Zakovenovich Akopov, quite well-known. His whole life is devoted to film and television projects of various kinds. He realized on Russian television more than 100 successful ideas, including famous serials, children's and popular science programs.

Previously, he was the director of the TV channel "Russia", and then founded his company - "Amedia". However, it is better to learn all the milestones of his work in the order of chronology. So, actually Akopov Alexander Zavenovich: biography, achievements, personal destiny.

Biography of the director and screenwriter

The future director of the RTR channel was born in Moscow, in 1957, on November 22. He graduated from the Civil Engineering Institute in 1979. In 1980 he organized the first project - the student theater "SNIP", and since 1981 began writing scripts. Participated in the games of KVN in the student years. For some time he worked as a master in construction.

At the end of the institute, Akopov entered postgraduate school. His thesis is written on the theme "Systems of design automation."

This person is talented in everything. What is remarkable about Akopov Alexander Zavenovich? His personal life is firmly connected with television and television series.

Already in 1986 he was the editor of KVN. At the same time he participates in work on other programs "Business Russia", "Magnificent Seven", "My Family", "Full House" and others.

In 1988, Akopov created one of the first at that time to produce advertising and some television programs Igrotekhnika. A few years later (in 1992), together with Mikhail Lesin and other associates, organizes a company specializing exclusively in advertising - Video International.

Alexander Zakovenovich Akopov worked for several months in 1992 in the USA on the PBS network, he was the responsible producer there. Since 1996, he has held the same position in numerous television projects on various Russian channels. And then from 1996 he was appointed director of the producer center of the TV channel "Russia". Until February 2002, he held this post, and also was deputy chairman of the VGTRK. But then he refused everything, deciding to leave "for free sailing."

The company "Amedia" and "Cosmos-film"

In 2002, he founded the film production company Amedia. She had her own studio complex in the city of Moscow, which was built with her own studio volunteers. As part of ZAO Amedia Group, there was a distribution company, and a production company. 2002-2006 Akopov is her official president.

Then he left the post of the head of this company, in 2015 he organized his own new project "Cosmos film". Apparently, soon the Russian viewer is expecting new works of the famous producer and director. A creative person can not stay idle, he is open to new stories. Perhaps in order to find a new plot of the film in April 2016, his public meeting with the writer Alisa Ganieva took place.

Alexander Akopov's wife

Alexander Akopov got married only once in 1999. His chosen one was an actress who played a companion to the life of the main character in the series "March of the Turkish" - Marina Mogilevskaya. Unfortunately, this marriage quickly disintegrated. And after the divorce, the filmmaker no longer married. Children they do not have in common. How does Akopov Alexander Zavenovich live alone? Wife Marina Olegovna Mogilevskaya admitted in one of her interviews - she regrets that they broke up, and only the selves consider themselves guilty of the dissolution of marriage.

To date, Akopov is fully committed to creative work. And still full of new ideas. Is Alexander Zavenovich going to marry again? A family for him is a circle of film actors and a director's team. In addition, all the forces he invests in the future of television, which will be once the graduates of his course, which he opened at VGIK them. S. A. Gerasimova. As for the former wife, Marina Mogilevskaya has maintained good relations with Akopov. Subsequently, Marina Olegovna also began writing successful scripts.

Nowadays

Alexander Akopov opened his own studio in VGIK at the rate of "Producing in film and television". And later he became an associate professor of the Scenario of Art Criticism in the modern Academy of Media Industry.

Despite the fact that his family did not work out, the director believes that his life as a whole is successful.

Alexander does not hide from journalists the fact that he does not take money for the premieres, but likes to hang out with friends.

Achievements and successful projects

The most important achievement in the career of the director - since 2001 he is a member of the Academy of Russian Television. From December 2013 Akopov was honored to become the president of this Fund.

Over the years of work on Russian television, Alexander Zakovenovich Akopov has produced many projects, namely:

1. Poor Nastya 2003 (series).
2. The series "My Fair Nanny" - 2004.
3. The series "Brigade".
4. Other well-known works, such as "The Turkish March", "Do not Be Born Beautiful," "Lyuba, Children and the Factory" ...

For everyone without exception: both children and adults, the real joy was the comedy family series "My Fair Nanny."

A series of melodrama "Poor Nastya" in 2000 was a sensation. Beautiful costumes, an interesting storyline and convincing actors play attracted a lot of spectators even abroad.

This series has also gained immense popularity in the US and China.

Awards

About the successful career of Akopov can also be judged by the following awards:

• Grand Prix of "Kinotavr - 2002".
• In San Sebastian received a prize for the best script, and besides the best camerawork. But the director of this art painting was Valery Todorovsky.
• Prize "TEFI" for the production of serials (with Russian actors) on the TV channel "Russia".
• As the head of the state television channel received the medal "For Services to the Fatherland".

As one of the leading directors, Akopov is noted in the released book "Who's Who on Russian Television". It details the biographies of the most diverse leading writers - all the figures of the film industry of our time.

Akopov Alexander Zavenovich: the book

In addition, Alexander Zakovenovich Akopov is known as one of the authors of the book for those interested in producing. It's called "How It's Done: Producing in Creative Industries." Among other authors of this remarkable book are mentioned such authors as KL Ernst, IV Kiriya, Ya. Belskaya, V. Murugov and many other creative individuals.

Here for the general public, there is a lot of interesting material for a quick familiarization with the now popular profession "producer of television." All the chapters of this fascinating book are presented in a simple statement. Alexander Akopov wrote a separate topic: "The Art of Presenting History."

Starting with the history of the emergence of this profession to the basics of art, constantly find new ideas - all aspects can be read if there is interest in the topic. The release of the book is more a creative impulse than a commercial publication, the price is absolutely symbolic.

Fight director with piracy

In addition to the activities on the channel, Alexander Zakovenovich Akopov is an active advocate of copyrights, so often violated in the network. In 2010, Akopov, then the head of ZAO Amedia-Group, called "criminals" all users of the VKontakte network.

The representatives of the portal immediately reacted and informed the press that if the copyright owner does not agree with the posting of materials on this site, then he has the right to inform the administration about the violation of his copyrights, after which the material is immediately removed. Subsequently, Alexander Akopov apologized to representatives of VKontakte.