Slava Ross
Slava Ross was born in Siberia in 1966. He pursued theatre studies in Novosibirsk, where he also acted with the Red Torch company from 1989 to 1996. Then he attended the directing faculty at the Russian State Institute of Cinematography. While studying he got grants from the Sergej Eisenstein Fund and the Russian Federation President Fund; after graduating from the institute he was included in the Intellectual Resources of Russia guide. Slava as a student directed his first short film, Meat, in 2002. The film has won over 30 awards and was included among the cinema school supplies by Select Institute. In 2003 Slava founded the company Tundra Film, which has produced his first feature film, the sad comedy Fat Stupid Rabbit. The film has won several awards at international festivals, including awards for the Best Film. Slava is now a member of the Director’s Guild of Russia. Siberia, Monamour is his second full-length film.
