Andrei Bogatyrev was born in 1985 in Moscow. Graduated from the department of directing at VGIK and the Nikita Mikhalkov Academy. Prizewinner of Russian and international film festivals. His film "BAgI" (2010) received a special mention from the jury of the MIFF. "Judas" (2013) won the award for the best actor and a special prize of the film clubs of Russia as the best film in the Russian program of the 35th MIFF. His filmography also includes "P.S. Rock" (2007), "White Nights" (2017), "Wild League" (2019), "Red Ghost", "Plague!" (2020), "Vampires of the Midland" (2021, series), "The House in My Head" (2022), "Mother Christmas and the Secret of the New Year", "For Palych!", "The Legend of Sambo" (2023), "And Now Va-Bank!", "The Gold of Umalta" (2024) and many others.