Natasha Merkulova (b. 1979, Orenburg, Russia) first studied journalism and worked as a television presenter before graduating from the Higher Courses for Screenwriters and Directors (2010). As a screenwriter she was involved in the short documentary Cage (2003) and she, herself, directed the short doc Traumatism (2008), which won the Special Jury Prize at the Kinoshok festival. She also shoots music videos and commercials and has collaborated on the screenplays for several television series. The comedy Intimate Parts is her feature film debut, and was co-written and co-directed by Alexey Chupov (1973), the creator of the first Russian internet sitcoms, a screenwriter on several television series and the author of a number of historical TV documentaries.
48. MFF Karlovy Vary
