bio
Berson Efim Markovich
1985 year of birth
Efim Berson is a talented Russian director of Jewish descent, born in 1985 in St. Petersburg. He began his career in the film industry in 2009 and collaborated with famous directors such as Alexander Sokurov, Alexey German, Rustam Khamdamov and Konstantin Lopushansky. He received additional education in directing at the University of Copenhagen and St. Petersburg University of Film and TV. His diploma film "At the Heights" was successfully shown at prestigious festivals. Currently, he is actively working on new projects and developing in the film industry.
Filmography
Director of short feature films:
2024 - "The Widow", 20 min.
2022 - "At the Heights", 28 min.
2014 - "Ego 300.14", 11 min.
2013 - "Metro", 11 min.
2010 - "A Quarter to One", 15 min
2024 - "The Widow", 20 min.
2022 - "At the Heights", 28 min.
2014 - "Ego 300.14", 11 min.
2013 - "Metro", 11 min.
2010 - "A Quarter to One", 15 min
Creative sketches and sketches:
2024 - A series of advertising sketches using AI
2020 - A series of sketch jokes "The Devil in the Sky"
2019 - A web series together with the creative group of artists "Mythologica"
2018 - A sketch in Spanish "Cubic House"
2018 - A documentary short sketch "The Salesman"
2018 - A festival sketch "Face"
2016 - A documentary sketch "Reality is looking at you"
2011 - A sketch "Should the gun shoot?"
Nominee or winner at festivals:
• SWIFF United States 2023
• Follow Your Heart NY New York, United States 2023
• Ryazan Film Festival "Author and Viewer" Ryazan, Russian Federation, 2023
• First-Time Filmmaker Sessions @ Pinewood Studios Iver Heath, United Kingdom 2023
• Festival del Cinema di Cefalù Palermo, Italy 2023
• Festival Made in Piter Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2022
• Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @PinewoodStudios Iver Heath, United Kingdom, 2022
• MFKK "Okno", Omsk, Russia 2019
• Festival de Cine en ruso "CINE VOLNA” en Alicante, Spain 2019
• Festival "Kino Les" pos. Lisiy Nos, Russia 2018
• Festival "Koroche" Kaliningrad, Russia 2018
• Festival “Grand IndieWise Convention” - Miami, Florida, USA 2018
• Festival International KinoKabarets “KINOTIME”, St. Petersburg, Russia 2018
• Festival “Saint Anna”, Moscow, Russia 2015
• Festival “Kinogorod Metropolis” A.N. Sokurov, St. Petersburg, Russia 2011
• Festival “Vimeo” 2011
• Festival “Dobroe Kino”, St. Petersburg, Russia 2011
• Festival International du COURT MÉTRAGE DE CLERMONT-FERRAND, France 2011
Editor or director of editing:
D. Rybakyan - Noise (h. 97) 2020
K. Lopushansky - Through Black Glass (ch. 140) 2018
E. Gribov - “Taste of America” (ch. 150) 2014
A. Shikin - “Wolf Island” (ch. 92) 2012
Yu. Pesyakov - “Yubileikin POLtyashok” (ch. 104) 2011
R. Khamdamov - “Diamonds” participant of the 67th Venice Festival 2010
H. Flashburg - “The New Year Eve” (ch. 50 ́) 2010
N. Ulozhenko - “By Lake Ilmen” (ch. 40 ́) 2010
A. German video based on the film - “It’s Hard to Be God” 2009
S. Davitaya - “Unlearned Lessons” (h. 52 ́) 2007
VFX supervisor and composer:
A. German “Hard to Be a God” 2013
V. Melnikov - “Fan” 2011
A. Uchitel - “Edge” 2010
V. Galilyuk - “Strawberry Time” 2009
I. Maslenikov - “Bankrupt” 2009, “Bribes are Smooth” 2008
S. Ovcharov - “Garden” based on Chekhov’s story “The Cherry Orchard” 2008
D. Svetozarova - “Crime and Punishment” 2007
A. Sokurov “Alexandra” participant of the Cannes Film Festival 2007
And also:
“Divorce at Own Request” I. Severov, “Little Tragedies” - I. Evteeva, “Angel’s Chapel” - N. Dreiden, “Twilight” - V. Moss, “Agit Brigade, Beat the Enemy” V. Melnikov, “Placenta”, “Traffic Police” - TV Series
Color Corrector:
“Abyss” (16 episodes), “Khmurov” (16 episodes) “Mother and Stepmother” (12 episodes), “I Return Death” (12 episodes), “7 Feet Under the Keel” (4 episodes)
From 2014 to 2015, he worked as the Head of the Video Editing, Color Correction and Special Effects Sector at the Lenfilm film studio
From 2006 to 2011, he worked at Lenfilm in the special effects and computer graphics bureau, as a VFX supervisor and editing director.
From 2004 to 2005, he worked at Borisoglebsky's private studio for the STS, TV3, and Lot channels. He was engaged in video editing of news programs and advertising using 3D animation. He worked as an editing director, video engineer, and cameraman.
Education
2024-2025
SPB SK RF — Film and Television Directing, S. O. Snezhkin’s Workshop
2021-2022
SPB GBU "Dzerzhinets" — Film and Television School: Directing Course
2019-2021
SPB GUKIT — Art-house Film Directing, K. S. Lopushansky’s Workshop
2017-2018
University of Copenhagen — "Scandinavian Film and Television" Course
2015-2016
Film School Workshop — Master Class at the "Saint Anna" Festival
2002-2007
SPB GUAP — Specialty: Audiovisual Engineering