— The first and main profession is theatre and film actor. I started directing the theatre in 2014. Now in Moscow there are 6 of my performances in different theatres and 1 performance in Odessa.
The film "Coat" is the first experience of filmmaking.

— It was interesting to try myself in this art form. I was pushed to do this by German Petrovich Sidakov. I graduated from his directing course. My student works instilled in him the confidence that I can handle it, and he instilled this confidence in me.

— First came the desire to make a film, and then I started looking for everything else. I wrote the script. I found the leading actress at a break-battle at Gorky Park, although I tried more than 100 actresses. All the actors are my colleagues and friends. Filming lasted almost 5 years!
Half of the film was shot without budget, and it lasted for almost 4 years. When I realized that it couldn't go on like this, I mastered producing, found funding and finished shooting.
Editing was done by the brilliant Alexander Amirov. Now the film has already won 2 international festivals, and I'm very happy about it!

— Perhaps the most ridiculous moment for me was when, due to the frost, the truck didn't start, and the whole team was already assembled (expedition to Tver), the shooting day was in danger.
I was very nervous, and when half of the day had already passed without result, and my nerves were bared to the limit, a very kind village volunteer guy who was responsible for this truck came up to me, patted me on the shoulder and said very fervently: "Igor, don't worry! We will shoot your movie, ee-h! "
This phrase later became the motto of the entire filming process. Everybody quoted it when something went wrong.

— I love Jos Stelling's "The Girl and Death" (Het Meisje en de Dood).

— The main advice: "If you can not shoot, it is better not to shoot!
If you can't, don't give up and get ready for a lot of difficulties. Take full responsibility, gather a cool team, and jump into the cold water! "