Ilya Makovkin


Ilya was studying medicine in Krasnoyarsk, when he started to make his first films. He realized soon that it wasn't enough. After leaving the university and entering Industria Film School, he entirely focused on this passion, trying his hand at directing, cinematography, editing. His first music video for Monoplay immediately established Ilya as a truly talented young director with the strong skills in visual storytelling. 

Now he successfully perform as a Director, Director+ DP. Worked with such clients as Vkusno  — i tochka, Yandex, Samolet, Litres, Nivea, Baltika, PIK and many more.

Ilya: «Directing for me is the most comfortable way of communicating with the world. I like the stories which are closer to our reality, they allow us to share something truly sincere with the viewer».