Leonid Parfyonov
Biography
Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.
Top Filmography
Generation P
2011 // MOVIE
Evening Urgant
2012 // TV
Karamora
2022 // TV
KVN Major League
1986 // TV
Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
1997 // MOVIE
Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
2016 // MOVIE
Still Waters
2000 // MOVIE
Russia in Bloom
2013 // MOVIE
Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
2017 // MOVIE
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
2014 // MOVIE
Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
2017 // MOVIE
Boris Godunov
2011 // MOVIE
Gogol the Bird
2009 // MOVIE
Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison
2021 // MOVIE
Eye of God
2012 // MOVIE