Vizilter, Vilen Semenovich

Parents in the early 1930s came to Tavria to develop virgin lands. Father died in 1943 near Stalingrad . The years of World War II with his mother and brother were evacuated in Aktyubinsk . After returning, having graduated from school in 1956, he entered the Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute . He began his career as a roll maker in the sheet rolling workshop of the Zaporizhstal plant. After moving to Vladikavkaz , he was professionally engaged in mountaineering, participated in ascents to Kazbek, Ai-Petri , and Alibek. The first television documentary film “Christ Bearers” was shot in 1962 at the North Ossetian television studio .

In 1964 he entered the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University , television department. He combined his studies with work in the information editorial office and in other editions of the Central Television as an author-operator. From 1965 to 1969 participated in the movement of student construction teams, after which a full-length documentary “We have in the Backpacks of the City” was shot. The geography of the film is huge: Kazakhstan , the Far East , the construction of the Abakan-Tayshet road, the Baikal-Amur Railway . In the early 1970s. worked on Kazakh television. With the documentary television film “Who will keep the gardens”, shot in 1972 at the Kazakhtelefilm studio, he received the title of laureate at the All-Union Festival of Television Films .

According to N.V. Gogol, he created his first television play "Theatrical Journey" in the literary and dramatic editorial office of Central Television . In the period from 1976-1977. made three full-length documentaries in the framework of the television project "Our Biography" ^[2] on Central Television . In 1979, the first editorial show with elements of the rock opera “Prometheus’s Heirs”, created together with Alexander Gradsky, was shot at the Main Edition of popular science and educational programs of the Central Television . 1986-1988 - the release of the satirical program "And in earnest and seriously", the program " Man and the Law ." 1988-1994 - The release of the PROK: Business and Politics program cycle at the Central Trade Center. He was awarded the medal "Defender of Free Russia" for information coverage of the events of 1991 , 1993 .

In the period 1999-2002. Together with Arkady Weiner and Natalya Daryalova , as the Chief Editor and Deputy General Director, he created one of the first private television channels, the moral and legal television channel “ Daryal-TV ”. After 2002, he returned to documentary films, where he continues to work as a screenwriter and director.

In 2007 , he received the first prize for the screenwriting film project “Russian Masters” at the All-Russian film script competition “Russia. Large and multinational ” ^[3] .

In 2008 , the Griffin ^[4] publishing house published an autobiography book, Television. Offscreen Clamshells. ”

2012 - Russian Talents and Fans (documentary), Astrafilm film company

2012 - “Rudolf Nureyev. The rebellious demon ”(under a grant from the Federal Agency for Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation )

2011 - “Notre Dame Mosque” (documentary), the film company “Clotho”

2011 - “Fedoskino - pure spring”, a film from the series “Russian Masters” (under a grant from the Federal Agency for Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation )

2011 - “Her Majesty's Blacksmith” - a film from the series “Russian Masters” (under a grant from the Federal Agency for Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation )

2010 - “Two Lives of Joseph Grieg”, a film about the outstanding Soviet intelligence officer Joseph Grigulevich

2009 - “Moscow will come up with me”, a film about the tragic fate of the talented Russian poet Arkady Kutilov , with the participation of Evgeny Yevtushenko (under a grant from the Federal Agency for Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation )

2008 - Casino Terror (documentary), Kloto film company

2006 - “Heroes do not die”, film trilogy about the heroes of Belarus in the Second World War , film company “Kloto”

2006 - “Flight with Autumn Winds”, a film about the national Tatar poet Gabdull Tukai . TV channel "Culture" (under a grant from the Federal Agency for Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation )

2004 - “13 moments of fate”, a documentary about Empress Maria Fedorovna , the film company “ Master-film ” commissioned by the TV channel “Russia”

2003 - “Dictator of the Crimea”, a documentary about Yakov Slashchev , the film company “ Master-film ”

2003 - “Dialogues with Kolchak ^[5] ”, a documentary from the series “Russian Choice” by Nikita Mikhalkov , the film company “ Master-film ”

2002 - “Moscow is behind us”, a documentary film about the battle of Moscow , the film studio “Chistye Prudy”

1988 - 1994 - “PROK. Business and Politics ”(monthly program), Central Television

1987 - “And in earnest and seriously” (satirical program), Central Television

1986 - Tell The Truth To Them (Television Political Theater), Central Television

1983 - “Tales of the Party: 1917” (Multi-part documentary for the 80th anniversary of the 1st Congress of the RSDLP), Central Television

1980 - Thomas Münzer (television play), Central Television

1978 - “The heirs of Prometheus” (television rock opera)

1977 - “Our Biography”: “1925”, “1936”, “1950” (serial documentary for the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution), USSR State Prize , Central Television

1975 - “Marat Rajibaev” (documentary), Creative Union “Peers” of the Kazakh Television

1973 - “In the country of the brave” (children's documentary), “ Kazakhtelefilm ”

1972 - “Who Will Have the Gardens” (a documentary about the children of Kazakhstan), “ Kazakhtelefilm ”

1972 - “Dosmukasan” (film-concert of the youth Kazakh musical ensemble), “ Kazakhtelefilm ”

1970 - “The Black Sea” (television play based on the novel by K. Paustovsky ), Central Television

1968 - “Theater Tour” (television play), Central Television

1966 - “In our Backpacks of the City,” Central Television

1961 - Christ Bearers, North Ossetian Television Studio

• "And my heart is on TV and in Ashukino! .."
• "A television. Offscreen Clamshells, Griffin Publishing House, 2008
• Vilen Wisilter: MY ATTITUDE TO A PROFESSION HAS NOT CHANGED
• Flying with autumn winds. Scenario: Vilen Wizilter. Russia Culture, 2006
• Dialogues with Kolchak. The film from the series "Russian Choice" by Nikita Mikhalkov. Screenwriter and director: Vilen Wizilter, 2003
• The dictator of Crimea. A documentary about General Slashchev. TV channel Russia. Screenwriter and director: Vilen Wizilter, 2003
• Moscow will come up with me. A documentary about the poet Arkady Kutilov. Broadcasting company “Own handwriting”. Russia Culture. Script writer: Vilen Wizilter, 2008
• Our biography. Year 1925. Director Vilen Wizilter. Main Edition of Youth Programs of the Central Television, 1976
• Our biography. Year 1936. Director Vilen Wizilter. Main Edition of Youth Programs of the Central Television, 1977
• A fragment of the film “Our Biography. Year 1950 »Director Vilen Wizilter. Main Edition of Youth Programs of the Central Television, 1977