Sofia Popova
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| Born | Sofia Olegovna Popova August 18, 1999 (age 22) Perm, Russia |
| 💼 Occupation | film director, producer, writer |
| 📆 Years active | 2011 - present |
| Known for | Cinema, Digital Art |
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Sofia Popova, born August 18, 1999, also known as Sofia Boho, Sophie, Nasty Bohemia, Sonya Popova, Sofka Pu, Pururum, is a digital artist. Sofia started her career at the age of 12 by creating a YouTube video project Panda Prank which got the attention of over 37,000 viewers, publications in media, partnerships with large Russian businesses, and local awards. That got her into professionally writing screenplays for various studios in Perm, Russia and Saint-Petersburg. Growing in the business environment, she founded her first company Snaprol Cinema in 2014. At the age of 15, Sofia directed her first two short films which got into international festivals.
At the age of 17, Sofia got emancipated from her parents and started studying at high school part-time. Free time allowed her to create The Film Factory in 2016,[1] an event where anyone can make their own short film in one day. Sofia got sponsorships from an art center, movie theater chain, press, and theaters.
Sofia graduated high school early to move to Los Angeles and study at film school. Creator of over 300 video works.
Film career
Russia
Since the age of 10, Sofia had been dreaming of becoming a film director.[2] On October 15, 2011, Sofia with a friend Timur created a video-project "Panda Prank" where they made more than 50 videos in 8 different categories led by different hosts.[3] Some videos were published in well-known local media.[4] The video about 2012 Russian presidential election won the Florian Award.[5] Which turned into 13-year-old Sofia selling her first screenplay for a short film "Librobot" directed by Victor Naimushin. In one of the interviews, he commented that Sofia's "language and way of thinking are very talented".[6] Prior to the movie premiere, Sofia was stating that "her head has more ideas than there are stars in the universe" and that they would keep working on more shorts with the director.[7] Sofia was in love with Art house film and Fantasy film.[8] She noted that her favorite movies were Cloud Atlas (film), Inception, and Liquid Sky.[8] On September 4th, 2013, Librobot premiered in movie theaters.[9]
In December 2013, Sofia started working on a TV show "Tasty Brain" with the bassline producer Baadwrk. Summers 2014 - 2015, Sofia spent in Saint Petersburg as a 1st Assistant Director and screenwriter of the episode "Sand and Wind” for the TV series “Camp chronicles 3 & 4” directed by Mary Morozova.[10] [11]
On March 25, 2014, Sofia founded a film company Snaprol Cinema.[8] She made music videos for Alexander Lapchev, Wisten, Bear City Poems, and Joywcs.[12] She was producing a short gangster film "The Red Tie”, a short film “Adventure Hunger”, a short cyberpunk film "What for sleeplessness dreamed about” and a video project "SODA”.[13] In one of her interviews, Sofia noted that she was inspired by the movies The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and the music by the band God Is An Astronaut.[13] At the age of 14, Sofia directed her first short film "Dissonance” which got huge support from sponsors and had premiered in a local movie theater.[8] In her interview, she noted that "the movie is about problems of the modern generation.[8] It was inspired by Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979 film)".[8] At the age of 15, Sofia went to the local film school where she was mentored by Alexey Romanov who was one of the nominees of the Cannes Film Festival, 2012.[14][13] As her diploma, she directed a short film "Related" which premiered on festivals in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, London, and Moscow.
"For me directing is about constantly analyzing, experimenting, and looking for something new. The most important thing is to evoke any kind of emotions in the audience".[8]
On December 10, 2016, Sofia launched an event The Film Factory. This is her comment about the idea: "I was waiting for a bus after school and wondered: what will happen if I combine the Market and Cinema formats? I got on the bus and with horror and delight understood that something big was born, I ran home and immediately got to developing".[2] It took 3 months to put together with art director Anna Kurbash and technical coordinator Lev Askarov. The Film Factory 2016 had 3 set locations with 18 volunteers and that produced 15 short films in 10 hours (from screenplay to editing).[1]
United States
Sofia moved to Los Angeles in August 2017. Shortly after that, she started working on feature films with some small Hollywood production companies like Lucky Strike Films and DK Films.[15][16] In 2019 she started working with big companies including National Geographic (American TV channel), Department of Cultural Affairs: Los Angeles, Food Network, CBS, NBC on America's Got Talent, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. In February 2020 she was airing with a brief interview on the show "In a Dream with Mystic Pete" at KXLU.[17] During COVID-19 pandemic, Sofia was a head of post-production for the 2nd season of the show “Celebrity Poker Gala” distributed on Amazon Prime Video.[18][19] Along with that, she was making other content with the director Justin Steele featuring boxer Mike Tyson, actors Neil Patrick Harris, Carmen Electra, AnnaLynne McCord, Christopher Lloyd, and musicians Tory Lanez, Lyrica Anderson, Trevi Moran.[20][21][22] She had made Gigi & Kobe Bryant tribute memorial video for the NBA All-Star Game in Chicago.[22]
In September 2019, Sofia Popova with Karen Bystedt organized an art installation featuring Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Run-DMC.[23] Installation took part at Port Authority Bus Terminal.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Film Factory: Hollywood ambitions in the Perm reality". Zvezda. December 15, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Film Factory". Zvezda. November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Panda Prank YouTube channel". youtube.com. Panda Prank.
- ↑ "Why do you choose Perm?". vk.com. Perm Active. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Florian Award scan". Panda Prank. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Beliberda in Perm". nesekretno.ru. April 30, 2013.
- ↑ "The movie "Librobot" based on the script of 14-year-old Sonya Popova was shown in Perm". 59.ru. September 5, 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "Sonya Popova, director and founder of the Snaprol Cinema film company". Perm Art Press. April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "A movie based on a script by a 13-year-old girl will be shown in Perm". New Companion. August 30, 2013.
- ↑ "3rd shift. Summer 2014. TV Series and Theater". art-lichnost.ru. ART personality.
- ↑ "5th shift. Summer 2015. TV Series and Theater". art-lichnost.ru. ART personality.
- ↑ "Snaprol Cinema YouTube channel". youtube.com. Snaprol Cinema.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Filming of the film "Adventure Hunger" is being prepared in Perm". Fish. July 12, 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ↑ "Alexey Romanov". flahertiana.ru. Flahertiana.
- ↑ "Street Dreams: Los Angeles Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com.
- ↑ "9 Incredible Stories Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com.
- ↑ "In A Dream with Mystic Pete: Laughtrax, Antonio Venegas, Monica Santucci & Czechmate". spinitron.com. Spinitron LLC.
- ↑ "Stars Light the Way for Social Change in 2020 on Amazon Prime Video's Second Season of 'Celebrity Poker Gala'". Vietnam GSH. January 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Celebrity Poker Gala Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com.
- ↑ "Justin Steele Reel (Feb 2020)". vimeo.com. Snaproll Agency.
- ↑ "Love & Basketball ft. Tory Lanez, Lyrica Anderson". vimeo.com. Snaproll Agency.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Sofia Popova: "The Elite Social Gathering 'Love & Basketball' by Champ Entertainment is Bringing the Most Legendary Night During the NBA All-Star 2020 Week in Chicago on February 16th "". PR Distribution. August 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Karen Bystedt & Hip Hop Legend DMC Collaborate On Basquiat's "The Offs" Album Cover". Zimbio. August 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Filming of a new unusual project humorous newsreel Beliberda completed in Perm" (PDF). Friday. July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "The film "Librobot" based on the script of 14-year-old Sonya Popova was shown in Perm". Media Office. September 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Sofia Popova: "I want to make great movies"". Local Time. September 11, 2013.
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