▁as ▁dram atic ▁films . ▁ ▁Biography ▁L oz n its a ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bar an ov ichi , ▁in ▁Bel arus . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁Bel arus ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Later ▁the ▁L oz n its a ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Ky iv , ▁Ukraine , ▁where ▁L oz n its a ▁finished ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ky iv ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁as ▁a ▁math ematic ian . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Cy ber net ics . ▁He ▁developed ▁expert ▁systems , ▁systems ▁of ▁design - making ▁and ▁work ▁on ▁artificial ▁intelligence . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁transl ator ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁entered ▁Ger as im ov ▁Institute ▁of ▁Cin emat ography , ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁direct ing ▁of ▁play - mov ies ▁in ▁the ▁work shop ▁of ▁N ana ▁Dj ord j ad ze . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁director ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁his ▁film ▁My ▁Joy ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁main