Steps International Rights Film Festival

Birth date: 8 March, 1962.
Since early childhood he’s been engaged in activities for animal protection. When he was a student he traveled a lot down mountain rivers and taiga.
In 1987 he graduated from Kharkiv Phisical Training Institute, major – trainer-teacher.
In 1986 got a title of Master of Sports in judo.
From 1984 to 1990 worked as a senior judo trainer at sports school.
Since 1987 he’s been working as a private entrepreneur.
Since 1997 he’s been the Head of Social Organisation on Rights Protection “Leo Tolstoy Centre for Ethical Treatment of Animals “Life”.
Since 1997 he has been publishing “The Cry” - the first magazine distributed on the territory of former USSR devoted to rights protection, newspaper “Time for animals protection”, book on animal rights “Love or Kill?”. Through the period of the Center’s activities more than 10 books on rights protection have been translated and distributed.
Through 11 years of social work he’s arranged more than 150 activities such as demonstrations, exhibitions, competitions, rights rallies mostly to support initiation of bills on human and animal rights in Ukraine. He has taken part in more than 100 TV rights programmes in Ukraine, Russia and Europe. Since 1999 he has made more than 20 documentaries on rights protection topic.
In 2000 he was given an award “Man of the year – Man of the millennium” in a “Rights activist” nomination (Ukraine, Kiev).
Since 2004 he’s been making feature films:
- 2005 – feature film «Insanity. Challenge and Fight».
- 2006 – feature film «When Gods Sleep».
- 2007 – feature film «The Crucified».
- 2007 – feature film «Bull’s Soul» - awarded with the diploma of Genesis Awards Festival (Hollywood, USA).
- 2008 ã. – feature film «Confession of the Devil».
At the moment he’s working on shooting two feature films “Bloody Flowers” (on book by by “The Madness of John Harned”, Jack London) and “Martin Iden” (on book by “Martin Iden”, Jack London).

In 2007 he’s founded annual International Rights Film Festival “Steps” (Kiev, Ukraine) and since that time he’s been the Head of it.
“Steps” is the first international rights film festival held in CIS countries where rights protection is represented in the wide range of issues. At the Festival you can find films devoted to human rights, animal and nature protection, films on spiritual values, philosophical, social and political issues.