Semyon Shkolnikov

Semyon Semyonovich Shkolnikov was a Soviet and later Estonian cinematographer, director, screenwriter, and front-line cameraman during the Great Patriotic War. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1978), and was the laureate of three Stalin Prizes, the Nika Award (2005), and the Guild of Cinematographers' White Square Prize (2005).