FILM FESTIVAL "FOLLOW YOUR HEART"
J U R Y MIAMI 2 0 2 6

ALBERT RUDNITSKY
Albert Rudnitsky is a director, cinematographer, and writer based in New York City. He has directed award-winning short films, plays, music videos, and commercials in Europe and the United States. He worked as Script supervisor and Dialogue consultant on Sean Baker's Anora, winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Rudnitsky graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre University with a degree in Set Design in 2007, and from 2007-2011 worked as a set designer with Pyotr Fomenko, one of the leading theater directors in Europe. In 2016, he graduated from the Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) with a degree in theater directing and served as the Artistic Director of the Sound Media Kids School, an acclaimed youth theater and dance program in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. From 2014 to 2018 he was main Director of the International Stanislavsky Foundation Awards. Awardees have included Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, and Ingmar Bergman. He has co-founded two production companies, Rosencrantz Films and Motherfather productions, both based in New York.
Notable short film credits include The Walking Rebel (Tarkovsky Award, Chicago Arthouse BlowUp Fest), Someone Who Doesn't Know You (Athens International Film Festival, Global Music Awards), and Mama (Budapest International Short Film Festival), A Clown Story (The Lower East Side Film Festival, New York Independent Film Festival).

OXANA NECHAEVA
Born on September 1, 1990.
In 2008, she graduated from the Ostankino Television School under the program "TV and Radio Presenter"
and had an internship at Channel One.
In 2016, she graduated with a specialist diploma from the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting with a degree in Film and Television Directing.
From 2016 to 2020, she worked in the concert-touring-production group. She organized concerts, worked with artists on the site during events, and there were more than 100 artists, organized tours of the collective.
At the beginning of 2021, she entered the Alexander Mitta Film School at the Amedia Film Studio in Moscow. She graduated from two directing programs, one of which was from the master of the course Dmitry Astrakhan, his film "Get Out" in 1991 was nominated from Russia for an Oscar.
After that, she graduated from the screenwriting course with the screenwriter Oleg Sirotkin.
In 2016, she made a documentary film "Konstantin Serebrennikov. The main victory" is the working title of the film "Serebrennikov". A biographical story from the life of a World Champion kick boxer fighter.
In 2021, she made two short films.
Winner of festivals:
Gothamite monthly film awards USA
Oakland Awards USA
Cannes Shorts France
The Knight of the Reel Awards INDIA
Gangtok International Film Festival INDIA
The Annual Mountain Shadow Short Film Competition USA
Dumbo Film Festival USA
Adamawa Film Festival NIGERIA
The Black Panther International Short Film Festival INDIA
Zilant RUSSIA
Nominee of more than 50 film festivals in such countries as the USA, France, Great Britain, Italy, Hungary, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, India, China, Australia, Indonesia, Poland, Spain, Germany, Portugal.
Participant of the Russian Cinema Week 2022.
Oxana Nechaeva is known for "American" (2021),
"Daughter" (2021)
and "The main victory. Konstantin Serebrennikov" (2016)
"Bella" (2024)
"Your Dream" (2024)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14028725/
https://www.instagram.com/oxana_nechaeva/

OLEG BLINOV
Oleg Blinov
Oleg Blinov is a Russian-American filmmaker whose work spans acting, writing, producing, and directing. With a passion for storytelling and a relentless drive, he has built his career from the ground up, taking on major roles in a variety of films and television projects. His work has been recognized at international film festivals, including Toronto's YES! Festival, Chicago's Blowup Film Festival, and Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, among others. Oleg continues to push creative boundaries, bringing bold and compelling stories to the screen.

ELCHIN AHMADOV
Elchin Ahmadov is a Miami-based luxury filmmaker, creative director, and founder of Epic Vision 88 LLC. He is known for creating cinematic commercial content and has quickly become a notable figure in South Florida’s creative industry.
Born in Dmanisi, Georgia and raised in Baku, Azerbaijan, he developed an early interest in visual storytelling. Initially aspiring to become an actor, he later shifted behind the camera and pursued filmmaking.
He began his journey in 2016 filming fitness content and spent three years studying under a professional filmmaker, learning cinematography, editing, color grading, lighting, and narrative structure. In 2018, he launched paid commercial projects, standing out in the Azerbaijani market for his cinematic style.
In 2021, he moved to the United States and soon worked with brands such as Hayabusa Boxing, VictoryLeaf, Bodybuilding.com, and Party In Nutrition, expanding into international collaborations.
He has filmed content featuring MrBeast, 50 Cent, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, and Supercar Blondie. His work for Shaklee Corporation was reposted by the company. In Miami, he completed 350–450 paid client projects in under three years, earning a reputation for fast editing, strong creative vision, and luxury aesthetics.
His commercial work includes a multi-day executive production for Shaklee Corporation with a budget exceeding $8,500. Typical project rates range from $500 to over $1,000.
As a digital creator, his Instagram reached 75,000+ views in the last 30 days, his TikTok videos reached 10–50K views, and his MrBeast YouTube video became one of his top-performing works. He also mentors emerging creators and aims to bring cinematic storytelling to the U.S. industry, with a long-term goal of producing his first original film or documentary.
www.instagram.com/videographer_miami

OLEH STEPOVYI
Oleh Stepovyi is a multidisciplinary investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker whose career connects the worlds of high-stakes media, civic education, and human rights. Oleh has more than 15 years of experience in creating content, he brings an experienced editorial approach and strict standards of transparency to the screen. Oleh has a unique experience combining technical specialties in the field of automated management systems and project management with a strong creative vision. This synthesis defines his approach to filmmaking: structured, evidence-based, and analytically accurate. In addition to manufacturing, Oleh has made significant efforts to raise professional standards in the industry. He advocates a journalistic approach that combines rigorous data verification with deep social analysis, helping authors create works that counter misinformation and strengthen democratic processes. He is a member of the Association of Professional Journalists and the author of scientific publications indexed in international research databases. By expanding his activities internationally, Oleh cooperates with the media and non-governmental organizations in developing effective narrative formats focused on global security. Oleh Stepovyi presents to the jury a rare combination of analytical depth, documentary intuition and global citizenship. projects that not only inform, but also shape the future.

KATERYNA TYTARENKO
Kateryna Tytarenko
International sports photographer and methodology creator Kateryna Tytarenko is reshaping how the United States sees rhythmic gymnastics by turning movement into a precise, cinematic visual language.
She built her career across Europe and major global competitions, and now works with USA Gymnastics and leading American clubs, strengthening the country’s Olympic-cycle preparation and the overall development of rhythmic gymnastics in the U.S.
As the founder of Aesthetic Motion Synchrography™ (AMS) — the first structured methodology for rhythmic-gymnastics photography, she introduced a new standard grounded in cinematography, biomechanics and American sports storytelling. AMS provides U.S. media and federations with Olympic-grade imagery that previously did not exist in the American market.
Kateryna’s work elevates the national visual identity of rhythmic gymnastics, supports youth engagement, improves club branding and recruiting, and forms the first unified professional community of RG photographers in the United States.
Through the AMS Master Program, she trains a new generation of specialists and establishes the country’s first educational system for rhythmic-gymnastics photography.
Kateryna Tytarenko is giving the United States a modern, innovative and globally competitive visual language for rhythmic gymnastics.
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