Andrey Lisyansky
General Producer, Director
Born in 1972 in Moscow. Graduated from MTUSI (Radio Engineering), AUBA (Marketing), IPKiPPS (Film and Television Director), Mitta Film School (Camera Workshop). Businessman. Since 1995, he has shot private, corporate and commercial videos. Including for: ROSNO, NITEK Corporation, SAMSON Law Firm, Akku-Fertrib, etc. He took part in the preparation of the opening of the YEAR OF CULTURE in Russia 2014 and other significant events. Loves music and organizing large-scale events.
Arthur Matveev
Director, Screenwriter
Born in 1992 in Naberezhnye Chelny. Graduated from St. Petersburg University of Civil Aviation. He worked as a Boeing 737 NG pilot for 9 years, 5 of them as commander. He has written and published 5 books and composes music, including for his own projects. In 2020, he graduated from A. Mitta’s film school with his debut film “Deja Vu”; in 2021, together with producer and director Andrei Lisyansky, he shot the second film “Bluff”. In 2023, he reunites with his team and releases his third short project, “Dream.”
Ruslan Bekrenev
Cinematographer, Show runner, Director
Born in the city of Tynda. From the age of 15, he was actively involved in music and traveled a lot to festivals. At the age of 22, he took up photography and moved to Khabarovsk, photographed in different genres and taught. At the age of 25, he entered the Moscow School of Cinematography, Faculty of Cinematography. At the age of 30, he won a grant for a two-month directing course and made his debut film. Graduated from the German Sidakov School of Drama. He actively develops and shoots advertisements, films, videos, show programs, and tries himself as a director in theatrical productions.
Daria Suzdaltseva
Production designer
Born in 1991 In Minsk. Received a bachelor's degree from the National Research University Higher School of Economics in global economics and a master's degree in Philosophy. She came to cinema in 2021, and even without specialized education, she immediately began working in a large number of projects (TV series, short films, commercials). For her debut work she received two international awards. Loves festival cinema and philosophy
Mikhail Leontyev
Composer, Sound designer
Born in 1972 in Moscow. Self-taught. Works as a composer, arranger, sound engineer, producer. Participated in the creation of soundtracks and remixes of music for films - the films “Shadowboxing”, “Brigade” and others, as part of the Triplex project. Loves to modernize his own studio.
Diana Shapshay
Director, Screenwriter
Born on September 16, 1995 in Sochi. She graduated from the Institute of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, and then from the Institute of Master's Degree of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education SSLA. Deciding to devote herself to cinema, she graduated from the Alexander Mitta Film School and continued her studies in directing at the Industry School of Film and Television. Founder of the dance group “BLACKX”, which received the Grand Prix at the International Festival “Student Spring of the BRICS and SCO Countries” (2019). In 2022 she made her debut with the short film “FISH”. Prize-winner of the short film competition "The Arrival of the Seagulls" 2023, for best director (KIFF Premiere).
Anna Nelyudova
Second director
Born in 1986 in Moscow. Graduated from MGUPI (world economics). Founder, inspirer and owner of the SM Party project. She started in cinema with the “flapper” in 2006. She worked on the set of advertising with foreign directors. The latest full-length film is “Yolki 1914” - dir. T. Bekmambetov, assistant director. Already in the team TO LIFT, as a second filmed "LIFT" and "BLUFF" Optimistic, cheerful, loves dogs.
Evgeniy Karelov
Stage director, Decorator
Born in 1984 in Moscow. A positive person capable of working 24/7. He knows how to do everything with his hands and help everyone on the set. The latest work in big cinema is the series “New Boy” (2020) - decorator. As part of TO ELEVATOR filmed, Elevator, Bluff, Dream. Loves fishing, hunting, mushrooms, snowboards, motorcycles, bicycles and movies.
Mikhail and Emilia Abramov-Leshchinsky
Production designer. Costume designer
A married couple of artists, the most experienced in the TO LIFT team. Michael. Born in 1978 in Moscow. As a decorator and production designer, he has a huge number of commercials and full-length films, incl. "Night Watch", "Day Watch", "The Last Hero", "Time of the First", the series "New Boy" and many other works. A maniac fisherman, he fishes wherever one suspects the presence of fish. The soul of the company. Emilia. Born in Moscow She began her journey in cinema as an assistant to the costume designer for the film epic "Secrets of the Palace Revolutions" in 1997-2000. She has worked as a costume designer for such films as "We Die Together", "07 Changes Course", "Kings Can Do Anything", "Crooks" ", "Diagnosis Love", "From Siberia with Love", "Thursday" and many other works. Relaxes by pottering in the garden. Loves cats.