Natalya Merkulova

Birthday: 1979-09-19
Birthplace: Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast, USSR (Russia)
Gender: Female

Natalya Fyodorovna Merkulova (Russian: Ната́лья Фёдоровна Мерку́лова; born 19 September, 1979; Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast) is a Russian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and creator. Since 2013, she has been working in duo with her husband filmmaker Alexey Chupov (b. 1973).

She is most famous for "Intimate Parts" (2013, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a part of Kinotavr Film Festival and won an award for the best debut, and "The Man Who Surprised Everyone" (2018, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a members for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section of 75th Venice International Film Festival. Her 2021 film "Captain Volkonogov Escaped" (codirected with Aleksey Chupov) was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

Credits

Year Title
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2021-09-08 Captain Volkonogov Escaped
2020-03-05 Very Feminine Stories
2018-10-25 The Man Who Surprised Everyone
2017-09-01 About Love. Adults Only
2017-04-13 Yana+Yanko
2016-06-09 Sisters
2015-09-01 Rodchenko's Stairs
2013-06-05 Intimate Parts
2012-09-01 Substance: Milk
2012-09-01 Substance: Jam
2009-09-01 Daughter
2008-09-01 Traumatism