Sergei Loznitsa was born in 1964 in Baranovichi in the former USSR. He grew up in Kiev, and in 1987 graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic with a degree in Applied Mathematics. From 1987-1991, he was employed at the Kiev Institute of Cybernetics, working on artificial intelligence research. He also worked as a translator for Japanese. In 1997 Sergei Loznitsa graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). He studied Feature Filmmaking in the class of Nana Dzhordzhadze. From 2000-2008 he worked at the St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studio. In 2001, he and his family moved to Germany.

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