Karen Shakhnazarov

Karen Shakhnazarov
Карен Шахназаров
Shakhnazarov in 2019
Born
Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov

(1952-07-08) 8 July 1952
Alma materGerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1980–present
TitlePeople's Artist of Russia (2002) (2023)

Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov (Russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. He became the director general of Mosfilm in 1998.