Aleksandra Medianikova is a German cinematographer, born in Leningrad in 1987 and based in Berlin since 2014. She studied cinematography at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, earning both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Her graduation film Rå won the German Film Award LOLA and the Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award, while her documentary Beyond the White was nominated for the German Cinematography Award.
Since 2020, she has focused on narrative work. Her credits include the feature films Milk Teeth, a Switzerland-Germany co-production (dir. Sophia Bösch, Weydemann Bros.), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024, and About a Bird (dir. Christian Werner, Kurhaus Produktion), as well as television projects Landkrimi — Kärnten (dir. Andreas Prochaska, Mona Film), Thüringer Krimi (dir. Christian Werner, Ziegler Film), and SOKO Köln (dir. Christian Werner, Network Movie).
She is a member of the BVK, CINEMATOGRAPHINNEN, part of the ASC Vision Mentorship Program, and a 2024 Berlinale Talents alumna.
Aleksandra is an esteemed member of the German Society of Cinematographers (BVK) and an active participator in CINEMATOGRAPHINNEN, the Women Cinematographers Network. Additionally, she is a participant in the ASC Vision Mentorship Program and is selected for Berlinale Talents in 2024.
AWARDS:
BEYOND THE WHITE
• Nomination for GERMAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD, Germany, 2022
• «Special Mention» ART DOC FEST, Riga, Latvia, 2022
Rå
• Nomination for MICHAELL BALLHAUS PREIS, First Steps Awards, Germany, 2018
• «BEST SHORT FICTION FILM», Deutscher Kurzflmpreis, Germany, 2018
• «BEST SHORT FILM», Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis, Germany, 2018
• «BEST SHORT FILM», Sehsuchte Film Festival, Germany, 2018
• «BEST SHORT FILM», «AUDIENCE AWARD», Wendland Shorts Kurzflmfestival, Germany, 2018
• «Silver for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY"BEST ACTRESS», «BEST DIRECTOR», «Silver for BEST FILM», Mittellang.com, Germany, 2019
Brüche
•"Best Short Film" Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival, USA, 2021
•"BEST GENRE FILM", Sehsücht Film Festival, Germany, 2020
•"BEST HORROR", Voghera Film Festival, Italy, 2021
My home video
• «Production Grant», GoEast Filmfestival, Germany, 2017
• «Silver Castle», OFF CINEMA Film Festival, Poland, 2018
• «INTER GENERATIONS Award», Filmreif!, Bundesfestival junger Film, Germany, 2019
• «CONQUER THE FILM Award», Munzenberg Forum Berlin, Germany, 2019
Day after day
• «BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY» DOKer Moscow International Documentary Film Festival, Russia, 2017
Chud
• «BEST CHILDREN ACTOR», SWET MIRU International Festival, Russia, 2016
• «Prise ROSKINO», SAINT ANNA Moscow, Russia, 2012
• «BEST FILM» in Russian competition of short films, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, Russia, 2016
• This film presented Russia at 65th Festival de Cannes as part of «Global Russians», France, 2012
Privacy
• Short film corner, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, France, 2016
• Opening film, INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM WEEK, Germany, 2016
• Opening film, DOK. fest Munich, Germany, 2016
EDUCATION:
2017−2019 Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography, the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Germany
2014−2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinematography, the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Germany