Childhood and youth
Anna Olegovna Matison was born in Irkutsk in July 1983. The unusual surname raises questions among fans and ill-wishers who are interested in who the director is by nationality. There is a popular theory on the Internet that Anna Matison has Jewish and Ukrainian roots, but the director has not officially commented on this information.
Anna has two brothers: the elder Timofey and the younger Leonid. Her mother Olga Matison is a famous Irkutsk journalist. The daughter followed in her mother’s footsteps and at the age of 17, following an advertisement, she got a job as a freelance correspondent for local television, quite quickly making her way from an ordinary employee to a program broadcasting editor.
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Anna Matison as a child
In 2004, Anna, together with director and producer Yuri Dorokhin, founded her own production studio REC.production, which creates commercial videos, audio and video advertising. Mathison became the main producer and then the director of the television company. And this was without interruption from her studies at the international faculty of Irkutsk State University, where Anna acquired knowledge in the specialty “Commerce”.
Mathison is a creative person; she was constrained by the confines of commercial advertising. Already from the first videos of the production studio, it became clear that Anna wanted to make films rather than advertising. Unfortunately, this was impossible in Irkutsk due to the lack of technical base. That is why in 2008 her fate took a sharp turn: the young producer moved to the capital and entered the workshop of Natalya Ryazantseva at the screenwriting department of VGIK, from which she graduated in 2013 with honors.
Biography of Anna Matison
Anna Matison is a famous Russian director, screenwriter and playwright. Her rapid career growth from a simple journalist to a creator of feature films evokes admiration and respect. At 21, Anna became the youngest producer in Russian history by creating her own production studio, REC production. In 2016, she married the popular Russian actor Sergei Bezrukov and gave birth to his daughter that same year.
Anna Olegovna Matison
Movies
Anna's cinematic biography began in Moscow immediately after moving from Irkutsk in 2008. Matison made her directorial and screenwriting debut in feature films with the short film “The Mood Has Improved,” based on the work of the same name by Evgeniy Grishkovets.
Grishkovets became interested in the film and its creators and offered Anna Matison cooperation, which later resulted in the creation of the full-length film “Satisfaction.” The script was co-written by the writer himself, who starred in the title role. The film was released in wide release and participated in the program of the Kinotavr, Moscow Premiere and other festivals.
This was followed by other joint works by Matison and Grishkovets: the documentary series “Without a Script” and a number of music videos. The audio play “Rivers” occupies a special place in their work.
Simultaneously with working on the works of Grishkovets, Matison managed to write scripts for popular films in the “Yolki” franchise. And in 2013–2014, the future wife of Sergei Bezrukov and her team made a musical film for children, “The Great Adventures of Little Sashka Krapivkin.”
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Anna Matison and Sergei Bezrukov
Another significant layer of Anna Matison’s creative biography is her work as a documentary director. In 2011, Channel One aired a full-length documentary film “Musician” about pianist Denis Matsuev.
The premiere of the film "Milky Way", written and directed by Mathieson, took place in early 2021. The main roles in the comedy were played by Sergei Bezrukov and Marina Alexandrova. Critics spoke negatively about the film's script. According to their reviews, the plot did not develop, the characters grabbed hold of script ideas, but did not move, and the ending remained unfinished.
The very next film, the drama “After You,” was warmly received by viewers and critics. The main character, a choreographer and former dancer, was played by Bezrukov in the film. In an interview, the director noted that it was Sergei who managed to convince her during the auditions of his incredible plasticity. In addition, she knew that during his studies the artist was known as the best student in the choreography class. On the recommendation of professionals, the “Brigade” star filmed the dance scenes without a stunt double.
The director chose Sergei Dovlatov’s work “The Reserve” for her next work because of her long-standing love for the writer’s prose. According to Anna, she grew up reading Sergei Donatovich’s books, and filming his most cinematic story became her dream. The writer's relatives also approved the script. The image of the central character was changed, but the picture only benefited from this. Sergei Bezrukov again starred in the leading role.
Children of Anna Matison
Anna Matison's children are few; she has only a little daughter. The baby’s father is her beloved husband, Sergei Bezrukov.
Anna accepted as her own the children of Bezrukov, whom his mistress Kristina Smirnova gave birth to. Sasha and Vanechka very often visit their father and perceive Anya as a friend, and not as an evil stepmother. By the way, Sergei introduced Anna to the children long before marriage.
Matison desperately wanted her baby, because although she loved Alexandra and Ivan, these were not her natural children. Pregnancy didn't take long to arrive.
Theater
After moving to Moscow, Anna was interested in all manifestations of directing skills. In 2009, she was invited to the School of Contemporary Play to work on the play “Home”. Later, together with Evgeniy Grishkovets, she wrote the play “Weekend” (“End of the Week”), which was shown on the stage of the Anton Chekhov Moscow Art Theater.
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Anna Matison with her husband and children
The director's creative path in musical theater began with documentaries. Initially, 3 films were created about maestro Valery Gergiev and his troupe. The paintings were titled “Mariinsky Theater and Valery Gergiev”, “Prokofiev: Along the Journey” and “To Be Continued”. Then the opera films “Lefty”, “Semyon Kotko” and “The Trojans” appeared in Matison’s repertoire.
Anna Olegovna’s debut on the stage of the opera house was the production of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s iconic work “The Golden Cockerel”. The director not only handled the mise-en-scène of the performance, but also took responsibility for the artistic component of the process.
Anna Matison: biography, career and star life
A talented native of Irkutsk, who began her career as an ordinary journalist, has reached great heights in her creativity. A brilliant career in her hometown gave Anna the impetus to move on, and she moved to Moscow, where she received her education at VGIK. She started in domestic cinema as a screenwriter and director. Matison Anna Olegovna is also a talented producer, playwright, she makes videos and is actively developing in her profession.
Anna's childhood passed in a small one-room apartment, where she lived with her mother, a famous journalist, father and two brothers. There was no place to turn around in the apartment, and the girl ran to all sorts of clubs and sports sections. Trying to be at home less.
At the age of 16, Anna already took up work, receiving a position as a freelance correspondent on Irkutsk television.
Having delved into the essence of the work, she realized that this was her path, she was fascinated by the profession, she began to edit videos on her own, creating extraordinary stories. Thus began her first directorial experience. Interesting!
Having entered the University, she combined her studies with work on television, and in 2004, at the suggestion of director Yuri Dorokhin and with his help, she created the REC production studio. They made commercials and in 4 years the studio grew and became successful.
Then Anna realized that she was already cramped in the commercial industry and wanted to start filming a real movie. Her first attempt was a short film based on the works of Evgeniy Grishkovets called “The Mood Has Improved”; the writer appreciated the work and began collaborating with Matison; new films were created, which were warmly received by the public.
In 2008, Anna sets off to conquer Moscow, meets her future co-author Timur Ezugbay and begins to create scripts that will later become the basis of her directorial activities. The next success is the film “Satisfaction”, where Evgeny Grishkovets is filming. The film was received with a bang by the audience, which inspired Anna to create audio performances, documentaries and theatrical plays.
As an outstanding director, she declared herself in documentaries about Denis Matsuev, the Mariinsky Theater, and Sergei Prokofiev. After that, Anna directed a children’s musical, and the full-length film “Milky Way,” released in 2021, became a landmark in the director’s life and career. On the set she met Sergei, and in 2016 the entire elite found out about their marriage.
Personal life
The personal life of Anna Matison is the subject of close media attention. The reason was the relationship between the director and Sergei Bezrukov, who was then still married to Irina Bezrukova.
They say that the Bezrukov family boat started leaking in 2014, when the ubiquitous journalists tracked down the presence of another family on the side of Bezrukov. The media found out that Sergei has two children, whom the St. Petersburg actress Kristina Smirnova gave birth to.
Bezrukov brightened up his family troubles by plunging into an affair with Anna Matison. The lovers did not comment on these rumors for a long time, but over time they began to appear together more and more often. From time to time, Anna’s photos were published on the actor’s Instagram page.
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Anna Matison is pregnant with her third child
After Anna began going out with the actor, Internet users became interested in the director’s personality and appearance. Before this, Mathieson was known more from her professional work. The question about Anna’s figure parameters has become popular. Information sites call the director's figure athletic and model and have the following information: height - 165 cm, weight - 59 kg.
In March 2021, information appeared in the media that Bezrukov and Matison got married. Rumors about the wedding were officially confirmed: on March 11, 2021, Anna became the actor’s wife.
Already in June 2021, the couple announced the good news about the imminent addition to the family. On July 4, Sergei and Anna became parents, and their daughter Masha was born. After about 2 years, it became known about Anna’s second pregnancy. In November 2018, a son was born, who was named Stepan.
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Sergey Bezrukov, Anna Matison and their newborn son Vasily
Sergey continued the pleasant tradition of announcing the imminent addition to the family of personnel from the Black Sea coast in 2021. From his publication on his Instagram page, it became known that his wife was pregnant with her third child. A similar shot appeared on Mathison’s fan account. At the end of July, Anna gave her husband a son, Vasily.
Personal life of Anna Matison
The idea to invite Sergei to the main role did not come to Anna right away. At first she saw Konstantin Khabensky at this place, with whom negotiations were even conducted. But their creative views did not coincide, and Matison at the last moment approved Bezrukov for this role.
Anna Matison and Sergei Bezrukov started dating in 2015
And I was not mistaken - Sergei coped with the task perfectly, and the magical atmosphere of the surroundings of Lake Baikal, where the main filming took place, contributed to the birth of a love story between the director and the actor. Upon arrival in Moscow, Bezrukov broke up with his wife Irina Bezrukova, and on March 11, 2021, the lovers legalized their relationship. Anna Matison in the program “Who’s There?” The couple tried not to attract too much attention to this event. The press learned that the wedding had taken place from Vadim Vernik, to whom the actor sent a message by phone.
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In July of the same year, Anna and Sergei had a daughter, Maria.
Anna Mathison now
Now Anna successfully combines professional activities with family worries.
The couple did not go to the Krasnodar region for recreation. Another collaboration between the director and actor was filmed in Sochi - the full-length film “Papas”. Dmitry Nagiyev, Yuri Stoyanov, Mark Bogatyrev are also involved in the project about the relationship between fathers and children. The production was carried out by the Fresh Film film company, founded by Mikhail Galustyan and Armen Ananikyan.
Anna Matison's family
Anna Matison's family was creative, understanding and supportive of all each other's endeavors.
Father - Oleg Matison - a famous prose writer, author of numerous scandalous stories and novels.
Mother, Olga Matison , is a popular journalist in Irkutsk, who became famous for her timely and frank articles on the topic of the day.
Anna has two brothers who are older and younger than her. The elder brother, Timofey Matison, is a famous Irkutsk businessman who owns.
The younger brother, Leonid Matison, followed in his sister’s footsteps and became an actor. He made his debut in the film “Satisfaction,” the script of which was written by Anna Matison.
