Iskra Babich

Soviet film director (1932–2001)

Iskra Babich

Born	(1932-01-10)10 January 1932 Sochi, Soviet Union
Died	5 August 2001(2001-08-05) (aged 69) Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Khovanskoye Cemetery^[1]
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1960–1983
Spouse	Afanasi Kochetkov
Children	Olga Kochetkova

Iskra Leonidovna Babich (Russian: И́скра Леони́довна Ба́бич; 10 January 1932 – 5 August 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Her 1981 film Muzhiki! was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.^[2]

Filmography

Pastukh (1957)
First Date (1960)
High Water (1962)
Muzhiki! (1981)
Forgive Me, Alyosha (1983)

Awards

Muzhiki!
- Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1981)
- Prize at Film Festivals in West Berlin and Vancouver
- The Best Film in 1982 in a poll of the magazine Soviet Screen

Personal life

She was married to actor Afanasi Kochetkov (1930–2004). She died of cancer.^[3]

References

^ "Могила Искры Бабич". Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017. (in Russian)
^ "Berlinale: 1982 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
^ Iskra Babich to remember (in Russian)