A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Klim Alekseevich Shipenko
Клим Алексеевич Шипенко
Клим Шипенко
Birthplace:
Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Born:
June 16, 1983
Klim Alekseevich Shipenko (Russian: Клим Алексеевич Шипенко; born 16 June 1983; Moscow) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, producer and cosmonaut. Two-time winner of the Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Feature Film" (for "Salyut-7" in 2018 and for "Text" in 2020). The director of Son of a Rich - one of the highest-grossing films in Russia and the CIS (more than 3 billion rubles box office receipts). In 2021, he became a participant in a space flight within the framework of the scientific and educational project "Challenge". It is the first feature-length fiction film to be filmed in space by professional film-makers. His father is actor, director, playwright Alexey Shipenko. Shipenko was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). In 2002 he entered the California State University at Northridge (Film Production Department). He worked as an intern on the set of the film Something's Gotta Give by Nancy Meyers. Filmed the diploma film as a cameraman. Studied at the Sal Dano Professional Actors Workshop. In 2004 he returned to Moscow. For a short time he worked on Channel One, was the director of the Plantain program about cars. In 2021, Shipenko shot portions of a science fiction film aboard the International Space Station. It is to be the second narrative feature-length fiction film shot (partially) in space (after Return from Orbit), and it is the first feature-length fiction film to be filmed in space by professional film-makers. The project is tentatively called The Challenge (2023), and was shot between the launch of Soyuz MS-19 and return of Soyuz MS-18. The first narrative film filmed fully (the narrative film Return from Orbit had some scenes filmed in space) in outer space was a short film titled Apogee of Fear, shot in 2008. The Challenge was in a race with Tom Cruise and Doug Liman to shoot the first narrative feature film in space. On the ISS Shipenko was in charge of camera, lighting, sound recording and makeup. The acting was done by actress Yulia Peresild. The filming equipment was launched at Progress MS-17 and returned on Soyuz MS-18. Pyotr Dubrov and Mark Vande Hei helped with filming.
Author:
2024 Le Larbin
Creative Producer:
2022 Desperate for Marriage
2024 Le Larbin
Director:
2006 Night Express
2006 White Night
2009 The Unforgiven
2009 Under the Lights
2010 Who Am I?
2014 Likes or Dislikes
2016 The Nerd's Confession
2017 Salyut-7
2019 New Year, I Love You!
2019 Son of a Rich
2019 Text
2020 Overman
2022 Desperate for Marriage
2023 The Challenge
2024 Le Larbin
2024 Son of a Rich 2
2025 Son of a Rich 3
???? December
???? Oknutiy
???? Prince Oleg
Director of Photography:
2006 Night Express
2006 White Night
2009 The Unforgiven
2009 Under the Lights
2010 Who Am I?
2014 Likes or Dislikes
2016 The Nerd's Confession
2017 Salyut-7
2019 New Year, I Love You!
2019 Son of a Rich
2019 Text
2020 Overman
2022 Desperate for Marriage
2023 The Challenge
2024 Le Larbin
2024 Son of a Rich 2
2025 Son of a Rich 3
???? December
???? Oknutiy
???? Prince Oleg
Producer:
2006 Night Express
2006 White Night
2009 The Unforgiven
2009 Under the Lights
2010 Who Am I?
2012 Everything Is Simple
2014 Likes or Dislikes
2016 The Nerd's Confession
2017 Salyut-7
2019 New Year, I Love You!
2019 Son of a Rich
2019 Text
2020 Overman
2022 Desperate for Marriage
2023 The Challenge
2024 Le Larbin
2024 Son of a Rich 2
2025 Son of a Rich 3
???? December
???? Oknutiy
???? Prince Oleg
Screenplay:
2006 Night Express
2006 White Night
2009 The Unforgiven
2009 Under the Lights
2010 Who Am I?
2012 Everything Is Simple
2014 Likes or Dislikes
2016 The Nerd's Confession
2017 Salyut-7
2019 New Year, I Love You!
2019 Son of a Rich
2019 Text
2020 Overman
2022 Desperate for Marriage
2023 The Challenge
2024 Le Larbin
2024 Son of a Rich 2
2025 Son of a Rich 3
???? December
???? Oknutiy
???? Prince Oleg
Writer:
2006 Night Express
2006 White Night
2009 The Unforgiven
2009 Under the Lights
2010 Who Am I?
2012 Everything Is Simple
2014 Likes or Dislikes
2016 The Nerd's Confession
2017 Salyut-7
2019 New Year, I Love You!
2019 Son of a Rich
2019 Text
2020 Overman
2022 Desperate for Marriage
2023 The Challenge
2024 Le Larbin
2024 Son of a Rich 2
2025 Son of a Rich 3
???? December
???? Oknutiy
???? Prince Oleg
Director:
2015 Pregnancy Test
2020 Text. Reality
2023 Challenge. About the Film that Conquered Space
Producer:
2015 Pregnancy Test
2020 Best Frenemies
2020 Text. Reality
2023 Challenge. About the Film that Conquered Space
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