Andrey Iskanov
- Editor
- Actor
- Director
Andrey Iskanov (b. 1976 in city of Khabarovsk, Russia). Studied in
medical institute, has taken a great interest in photographing images
and has made this business by the trade. In 1997 has received the award
for achievements in the field of an advertising photo. Repeatedly
exposed the photo works of work at personal exhibitions in Russia and
in China . He is the professional photographer/cinematographer shooting
both films and for advertising; the professional make-up artist and the
designer of special effects. Worked as photographer for newspapers
("Arguments and the Facts", "The Amur Meridian" etc.). Was engaged in
creation portfolios and a photo training for domestic and foreign photo
models. In 2003 he made two films for his fantasy/surreal serial
HalluCinoGeNnN - "Nails" and "Visions of Suffering". First is social
horror film in style Lynch's "Eraserhead" and Tsukamoto's "Tetsuo", the
second is supernatural,bizarre horror adequate to the author's concept
of "film-dream". In 2008 Iskanov made over 4th hours long "Philosophy
of a Knife", very disturbing historical film about Japanese Unit 731
and their cruel human experiments against Chinese and Russians. Film
was officially banned for example in Germany and all copies were
confiscated. Iskanov's last feature "Ingression" (2009) was premiered
in BUT Underground and Trash Film Festival in Netherlands, and got
White Lady award on HOFF in Estonia.
