Aleksandr Melnik

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Melnik.
Melnik in 2019

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Melnik (Russian: Александр Владимирович Мельник;[1] 11 June 1958, Chervonopartyzansk[1] – 8 September 2021)was a Russian film director.[1][2]

Career

Melnik graduated from Odessa Hydrometeorological Institute, and worked for a time as a journalist and publisher. He was a member of the Guild of Russian Filmmakers.[3]

He was the father of film producer Anton Melnik.[4]

Death

Melnik died at the Kitabo-Oron waterfall (Big Irkindinsky waterfall), located in the western part of the Putorana Nature Reserve, 120 km from Norilsk,[5][6] together with the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev during the scouting of a filming location. Melnik slipped and fell off a cliff into the water. Zinichev died after he dove off the cliff to save Melnik, according to the ministry.[7]

Melnik's funeral service was held at the Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi on 11 September 2021, and he was buried later that day in the village of Afineyevo, Moscow Oblast [ru], where he had lived.[3]

Filmography

  • Terra Nova (Новая Земля, Novaya Zemlya): film director, screenwriter and producer
  • Territory (Территория, Territoriya): film director

References

  1. ^ a b c "Александр Владимирович Мельник". Гильдия кинорежиссёров России. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ "Глава МЧС Зиничев погиб, спасая кинорежиссёра Александра Мельника" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Режиссёра Александра Мельника похоронят в подмосковной деревне, где он жил" (in Russian). TASS. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ Софья Аурих (2021-09-08). "Погиб режиссёр Александр Мельник, снявший фильмы «Территория» и «Новая Земля»". buro247.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  5. ^ "Названо место гибели главы МЧС" (in Russian). RBK Group. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Росбизнесконсалтинг, 8 сентября 2021. Погиб глава МЧС Евгений Зиничев" (in Russian). RBK Group. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Valerie (8 September 2021). "Senior Russian Minister Dies During Drill". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Melnik