After graduating in art and design, Aleksey started his film studies in the directing-class at the Vienna Film Academy. He made several short films, which were shown at many international film festivals. 2021 his first feature documentary film "Krai" premiered in Viennale and in the international competition of DokLeipzig. In 2023, he and Claudia Joldes founded JOL Filmproduktion, an independent film production company based in Vienna. Their first film, "Ikonov" has already been produced.
Selected filmography as director:
A New Tractor Is Coming To Town, The Working Class Takes A Break | 5 min | 2013
Auf Wiedersehen Schönbrunn | 17 min | 2016
Rhythmus 59 | 25 min | 2016 | co-director: Markus Zizenbacher
Geschichte 2000 | 24 min | 2017 | co-director: Markus Zizenbacher
100 EUR | 25 min | 2018
Krai | 123 min | 2021
Coming Soon | 14 min | 2023
Ikonov | feature film | in post-production