Andrei Deryabin was born: 23 March 1963. In 1989: Faculty of
Literature, Saint-Petersburg State University. From 1986-93: Library
File Editor, Saint-Petersburg State University; and then Deputy
Director of the University Library.
Since 1992 he has worked with ABC (USA) as a local producer in
Saint-Petersburg (TV-news and special projects). In 1993 founded
Hermitage Bridge Studio, a controlling interest in which belongs to the
State Hermitage Museum (Saint-Petersburg, Russia). The Studio has
partial use of the resource of Lenfilm Feature Film Studios. From 1993
to the present HBS has produced TV programs, feature films and
documentaries (see separate list of company's activities). As General
Director of HBS Andrey Deryabin works as production manager, line
producer, associate producer, producer and scriptwriter in movie
business. 1997 - "Twinning": Three-session workshop for co-productions,
organized by international program MEDIA - EUREKA. 2005 - EAVE
(European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) Program. EAVE is a leading
European media training programme providing long and short seminars -
workshops and forums - as well as continuous services on-line to
European producers and professionals. 2005 - Country representative in
E*M*P*A (European Motion Picture Producer's Association) 2006 - ACE
producer (Ateliers du Cinema Europeen - a European training Programme
and mutually supportive network of producers serving independent
cinema).
