ILYA GAVRILENKOV
Film editor | BFS
SELECTED WORK
ONKEL RUBEN UND DAS LOCH IM GARTEN
FICTION SERIES · COMEDY / ADVENTURE · 2026
DIRECTOR: MARVIN LITWAK
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When small-time criminal Ruben unexpectedly returns to his family in Germany's Ruhr region, he draws them into a dangerous adventure involving corporate secrets, an abandoned mine, and the promise of a hidden treasure. What begins as an unwelcome family reunion soon turns into a chaotic search that puts the entire family at risk.
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Production: Sally Forth Cinema
Broadcaster: WDR / ARD
Format: 6 × 30 min
Editing: Ilya Gavrilenkov
FEATURE FILM · DRAMA · 2025
DIRECTOR: LAURO CRESS
UNGEDULD DES HERZENS
In this contemporary adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel, a young soldier's encounter with a woman who uses a wheelchair develops into an increasingly complicated relationship.
As compassion becomes entangled with guilt, desire, and dependency, the boundaries between love and pity begin to collapse.
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Production: Lorenzo Gandolfo Produktion / DFFB / Schiwago Film
Duration: 108 min
Editing: Ilya Gavrilenkov -
Selected Festivals
SAE Award 2026 - nomination in Best Editing International category
Max Ophüls Preis 2025 – Best Feature Film
Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2025 – Best Feature Film
Neiße Film Festival 2025 – Best Feature Film
Biberacher Filmfestspiele 2025 – Audience Award & Best Debut Feature
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY · SCIENCE · 2026
DIRECTOR: ALESSANDRO LEONARDI
NOW YOU SEE IT
A young theoretical physicist sets out to challenge our understanding of reality through a groundbreaking quantum experiment.
But as scientific uncertainty begins to mirror his personal struggles, his search for answers becomes an intimate journey through ambition, doubt, and the limits of human knowledge.
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Production: Open Citadel
Co-production: Askesis Film / Era Film
Format: Feature Documentary
Editing: Ilya Gavrilenkov -
2026 | DOK Preview International – DOK Leipzig, Germany (Selected)
2026 | Last Stop Trieste – Works in Progress, Italy
2025 | When East Meets West – Co-Production Forum, Italy
2024 | ESoDoc – European Social Documentary, Italy
FICTION SERIES · DRAMEDY · 2025
DIRECTOR: ALEKSANDRA LUPASHKO
AUNTIE
Margot, a carefree young stripper accustomed to a life of parties and few responsibilities, unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her two spoiled teenage niece and nephew.
Forced into a role she never wanted, she must learn to navigate family life, responsibility, and the challenges of growing up, while the children struggle to adapt to a world far removed from their privileged upbringing.
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Production: Norm Production / Originals Production
Platform: Okko
Format: 8 × 30 min
Producer: Dmitriy Pisaruk
Editing: Ilya Gavrilenkov
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY · SPORTS · 2021
DIRECTOR: GRETTA SAMMALNIEMMI
HEAVY METAL DANCERS
SHORT DOCUMENTARY · MUSIC · 2022
DIRECTOR: CADENZA ZHAO
VIBRATIONS - INNER MUSIC
ABOUT
I began my career as a film editor in 2018, following more than a decade of working as an actor and producer. This experience gave me a broad understanding of filmmaking, but more importantly, it shaped the way I approach performance, dramaturgy, and storytelling, which remain at the heart of my work as an editor.
In 2020, I moved to Germany to study film editing at Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, graduating in 2024. Today I continue to explore new creative opportunities and push my craft further while working on a diverse range of genres and formats such as:
FICTION & DOCUMENTARY FILMS, SERIES, 3D / VR projects, MUSIC VIDEOS & COMMERCIALS
Since 2023 a member of BFS - Bundesverband Filmschnitt Editor e.V.
SAE Award nomination in the Best Editing International category / Buenos Aires 2026
Rome International Movie Awards - Best Edit / Rome 2023
Bright International Film Festival - Best Editor / London 2023
Dublin World Film Festival - Best Edit / Dublin 2023
New York Movie Awards - Silver Award Editing / New York 2023
LA Indies - Best Editor / Los Angeles 2023
22nd Edimotion international Festival for the Art of Film Editing - Young Talent Award / Cologne 2022
LA Sun Film Fest / Los Angeles 2022
Selected Awards & Nominations
Education
2020 - 2024: KONRAD WOLF FILM UNIVERSITY BABELSBERG
2026: BARRY ALEXANDER BROWN EDITING WORKSHOP
2024: THE ART & TECHNIQUE OF FILM EDITING WITH TOM CROSS
2024: INSIDE THE EDIT / PRO EDIT TRAINING
2019: Professional film and video editing in Premiere Pro
2017 - 2018: Moscow Film School “Arka” / General and creative film production
2008 - 2012: Moscow Royal Theatre Academy named after M.S. Sheepskin / Acting for theatre and film
2004 - 2006: Moscow State University of Economy, Statistics and IT / Management of organisations
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