Evgeny Tsymbal

September 5, 1949 — Yeysk, USSR (Russia)

Evgeny Vasilyevich Tsymbal (Russian: Евгений Васильевич Цымбал; born September 5, 1949; Yeysk) is a Soviet and Russian director of feature and documentary films, historian, screenwriter, and editor. Winner of the National Cinematography Award "Nika" (2002, 2006 and 2015), the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) award. In total, Evgeny Tsymbal's films have received about 50 prizes at domestic and international film festivals.