Mikhail Konovalchuk was born on November 19, 1955 in village Zarinskiy, Sorokino Raion, Altai Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Zarinsk, Altai Krai, Russia]. He is a writer and director, known for
Tsvety kalenduly (1999),
Den zverya (2010) and
Dukhov den (1991).