Most Russian citizens are familiar with such personalities as senior ensign Shmatko, Colonels Kolobkov and Zubov, Lieutenant Sokolov. All of them are the heroes of the series “Soldiers” that many have loved. Also, many people by name can recall the characters of such films as Next, “Nina”, “Zhelannaya” and “Fighter”. What unites all these films? The talented producer Dmitry Lesnevsky worked on them all.
Road to tv
In the after school years of his life, Dmitry managed to serve in the army and graduate from the university. The specialty that the young man chose was journalism. He studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
In 1991, Irena and Dmitry Lesnevsky jointly established a private producer television company REN-TV and are engaged in the creation of television projects for various Russian channels. At the time of its inception, neither the mother nor the son knew almost anything about doing business and how to guide them. Everything had to be mastered by stuffing cones. They had a lot of ideas, but little experience.
Tv channel REN-TV
In 1997, the Lesnevsky ceased to be content only with the production of programs for other channels and created their own REN-TV channel. Their finances at that moment were very limited. They had to take the lead due to lack of money. A lot of famous personalities have passed through this channel, who now work on other Russian TV channels.
Dmitry was at the post of general producer until 2005. The production work brought Dmitry many awards, including the one considered the most prestigious award at the Kansky festival.
The turning point in creativity
Mother and son Lesnevsky wrote a letter of resignation from the channel in 2005, immediately after the sale of all shares. In 2006, Dmitry Lesnevsky became the head of the REN MEDIA Group, and next year launched the Mini Movie International Channel, which broadcast short films around the world around the clock.
The creation of an international multilingual channel once again proved the desire of Dmitry Lesnevsky to always be an innovator in his field. He does not like to develop someone else's, he prefers to create his own. The idea of broadcasting short films seemed quite successful to him because of the development of clip thinking in people of our time , as well as the existence of many festivals and awards in the field of short films.
In Russia, the channel became available only in September 2008. In the same year, Lesnevsky additionally buys a German television channel. Dmitry Lesnevsky also founded the prize for the best short film of the year. He is a member of several foundations supporting the development of the film industry.
Numerous rewards
The tireless work of Dmitry Lesnevsky was repeatedly noted, and not only by the enthusiastic reaction of the viewers, but also by various awards. He received the main prize at the Venice and Kansk film festivals. He received a prize from the Russian Academy of Motion Picture Arts “Nika”, a TEFI award and a national award in Russia in the field of cinema “Golden Eagle”.
In addition, in 2000, the Union of Russian Journalists awarded Dmitry Lesnevsky the title of "Best Manager of the Year." And in 2002, he received the Peter the Great National Prize, which is awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to the development of Russian film production. As you can see, Dmitry Lesnevsky, whose photo often demonstrates his dignity and self-confidence, always knew what he was doing and did his best.
Cinema masterpieces produced by Lesnevsky
We can say that Dmitry Lesnevsky is a producer with a capital letter. Many films in the creation of which he took part, captivated the hearts of millions of viewers. Among them are “Fatalists”, Next, “Cage”, “Nina”, “Silver Wedding”, “Return”, “Exile”, “Soldiers” and others. In total, he worked on more than 60 television projects.
Lesnevsky received the award at the Venice Festival for his painting “Return”, and at the Cana Festival in France - for the film “Exile”. Some films in which he acted as a producer were not particularly noted by professionals, but appreciated by those for whom they were created, by ordinary people from the people. Among them are “Physicians”, “Hypnosis”, “Instructor”, “Obsession”, “Target”.
Little-known personal life
There are very few facts available to the public from the personal life of Dmitry Lesnevsky. It is known that he was born in February 1970 in the Russian capital. His mother, Irena Stefanovna Lesnevskaya, has been working on television since 1965. Giving herself to work, for which she received countless awards, she set a fine example for her son in how to love what you do.
Almost all major projects in their lives, the mother and son Lesnevsky are engaged together, acting as partners. At work, they often do not agree, but always try to peacefully come to a common opinion. According to Irena, Dmitry Lesnevsky, whose family is of great importance, knows how to clearly distinguish between work and personal life.
Despite his incredibly hardworking nature, Dmitry Lesnevsky managed to create a family and protect her from working intercourse. The wife, whose photo is extremely rare material, gave birth to four sons: Dmitry, Alexander, Plato and Leon. According to their grandmother, until a certain age on television, they watched only Soviet cartoons. Knowing the television from the inside, grandmother and father did not want it to influence the boys.
Dmitry Lesnevsky proved himself in life as a purposeful person, looking for something new and striving to do something really worthwhile for others. He put his soul into everything he did. He became a great example of how, having found its place in life, not take a passive position, but rather rapidly move forward.