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Born June 29, 1947 in Moscow in the family of an engineer. Graduated from the directing department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (1970, workshop of Mikhail Romm ).
Since 1973 - director of the Kiev Film Studio. A. P. Dovzhenko .
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He worked at the film studio "Kievnauchfilm".
Since 1997, he has been the organizer of the Open Night film festival.
Since 2000, he has been the dean of the film faculty of the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National Theatre, Film and Television University . Member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine .
Author of a number of prose works, articles on modern Ukrainian cinema.
In 2009, he took part in the first stage of a round-the-world trip on the Kupava yacht.
On January 19, 2012, the premiere of the film " The One Who Passed Through the Fire " took place, in May the film was released on DVD, film critics call it the first completely Ukrainian film that was released in wide distribution. This picture was included in the long list of nominees for the prestigious film award " Oscar ".
Brothers: Yuri Ilyenko (director, cameraman, screenwriter and politician), Vadim Ilyenko (cameraman, director, screenwriter).
Daughter: Ivanna Mikhailovna Ilyenko (actress, ballerina).
