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Nikolai Geiko - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Was born on May 22, 1960 in the city of Pomoshna (Ukraine).
Actor, director, screenwriter.
Education:
Dnepropetrovsk theater school, puppet theater actor, 1975-1979;
Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography, theater director, 1979-1984;
Higher filmmaking courses at the USSR State Cinema Committee, (workshop of Rolan Bykov), Moscow, 1987–1989, film director.
In recent years, he lived and worked in the Czech Republic.
Director of full-length documentaries for Czech TV:
• "Germans beyond the Urals" 1996;
• "Asteroid 2374 - Vladimir Vysotsky" 2000;
• "Millions of Human Eyes - Yuri Gagarin" 2001;
• "Invisible people - Ukrainians in Europe." 2005
Casting and directorial support of children-performers of the main roles in foreign films:
• "Kolya", dir. Jan Sverak, (Czech Republic - 1995) (Oscar - 1996); the role of Kolya;
Czech Crystal Lion for Best Actor.
• "Only God Knows" dir. Enzo Ambrosio, (Venezuela - Italy, 1997); the role of Jeremy.
• "King of Thieves" dir. Ivan Fila, (Germany - Czech Republic, 2003); the roles of Barbu and Mima;
Barbu - Czech Crystal Lion for Best Actor.
• "Dark Blue World", dir. Jan Sverak, (Czech Republic - 2000); the role of Frant,
Czech Crystal Lion for Best Actor.
• "Big Water", dir. Ivo Traikov, (Macedonia - 2002); Oscar nominee from Macedonia; the roles of Lem and Isaac;
• "Illusion", dir. Svetozar Ristevski; (Macedonia - 2003); the role of Marco.
Died of cancer on May 13, 2009 in Moscow.
He was buried in his homeland in the city of Pomoshna (Ukraine).
