Svetlana Rodina

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

Born in Russia in 1975. She holds a degree in Russian literature and philology and a master's degree in filmmaking from the Moscow Film School. A screenwriter and documentary filmmaker, she has also worked as a news anchor and talk show host for various Russian television channels in Moscow. In 2018, she emigrated to Switzerland. OSTROV (2021), directed with Laurent Stoop, won the award for Best Feature Documentary at Hot Docs in Toronto and received the Swiss Film Award in 2022.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
DOM (Home in Russian) by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
2024
Touxtes by Svetlana Rodina
2021
Ostrov – Die verlorene Insel by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop

Screenwriter

2024
DOM (Home in Russian) by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
2024
Touxtes by Svetlana Rodina
2021
Ostrov – Die verlorene Insel by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop

Editor

2024
DOM (Home in Russian) by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
2021
Ostrov – Die verlorene Insel by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
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