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Vitaly Sumin

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Vitaly Sumin is a producer, writer and director, known for White Nights (1997), Shades of Day (2006), Notes from the New World (2011), The Missing Screenwriter (2012), AN LA STORY: The Making of the award-winning Notes from the New World, and Crime & Punishment, LA.

After receiving an M.S. degree in Oceanography, Vitaly Sumin produced ocean-related documentaries (Jacques Cousteau style) which eventually led him to abandon his scientific career to obtain a B.A. degree in film directing. He subsequently worked as a co-writer and producer on numerous productions.

Sumin's award-winning short film "From Womb To Tomb," which he wrote, directed edited, and produced, made a world tour of important festivals. Following that initial success, Sumin's path diverged slightly - from filmmaking to game development. In 1988, he received a US patent #4,784,394 for "The World Belongs To You!" - an interactive tourist game (including video, reality TV and other versions).

Resuming his film pursuit, Sumin attended the Sorbonne in Paris under a study grant. His script "The Idiot", which recast Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel as a contemporary international thriller, received a development grant from The Warner Bros Fund. Later Sumin moved to Los Angeles, California, and created VM Productions to develop and produce quality films based on original stories and masterpieces of world literature.
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    • 64 wins & 20 nominations

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Landall Goolsby, Julia Emelin, Trip Hope, Nick Tereschenko, Rebecca Light, Devorah Lynne Dishington, Natasha Blasick, Nathanael Theisen, Maxim Pollack, and Jerry Prager in Notes from the New World (2011)
Notes from the New World
8.1
  • Producer
  • 2011
Philippe Bergeron, Camilla Bergstrom, and Brian Paul Stuart in Shades of Day (2006)
Shades of Day
7.8
  • Producer
  • 2006
Scarlett Rose Moberly, Anthony Topsfield, and Ardeshir Michael Kouchekpour in Burglary? (2019)
Burglary?
Short
  • Producer
  • 2019
Crime & Punishment, LA
Crime & Punishment, LA
  • Producer

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    Producer

    • Nick Investigates Robert Hurley's Disappearance
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Nick Investigates Robert Hurley's Disapperance - episode 1
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • AN LA STORY: The Making of the award-winning Notes from the New World
      • executive producer, producer
      • Post-production
    • Crime & Punishment, LA
      • producer
      • In Production
    • André Luc Martinez in Pages? (2020)
      Pages?
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2020
    • Michael Meris in Jog+ (2020)
      Jog+
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2020
    • Karen Tafa in Lipstick+ (2020)
      Lipstick+
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2020
    • Katherine Marie Penney in Spider Man and Crime & Punishment (2020)
      Spider Man and Crime & Punishment
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2020
    • Scarlett Rose Moberly, Anthony Topsfield, and Ardeshir Michael Kouchekpour in Burglary? (2019)
      Burglary?
      • executive producer
      • Short
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Movie (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Movie
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 4 (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 4
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 3 (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 3
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 2 (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 2
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood. (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood.
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Movies You'd Never Imagine Are Adaptations! (2019)
      Movies You'd Never Imagine Are Adaptations!
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Ash James Johnson in The Darker the Night (2019)
      The Darker the Night
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Beasts and Humans (2018)
      Beasts and Humans
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2018
    • What is 'Dostoevsky Reimagined'? (2018)
      What is 'Dostoevsky Reimagined'?
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2018
    • Rich Crater, Rebecca Light, and Nathanael Theisen in Interview with Rich Crater, VM Productions' Casting Director. (2018)
      Interview with Rich Crater, VM Productions' Casting Director.
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2018

    Director

    • Nick Investigates Robert Hurley's Disappearance
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Nick Investigates Robert Hurley's Disapperance - episode 1
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • AN LA STORY: The Making of the award-winning Notes from the New World
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • Crime & Punishment, LA
      • Director
      • In Production
    • Katherine Marie Penney in Spider Man and Crime & Punishment (2020)
      Spider Man and Crime & Punishment
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2020
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Movie (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Movie
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 4 (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 4
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 3 (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 3
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 2 (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood - Episode 2
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Nick's Adventures in Hollywood. (2019)
      Nick's Adventures in Hollywood.
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Movies You'd Never Imagine Are Adaptations! (2019)
      Movies You'd Never Imagine Are Adaptations!
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Ash James Johnson in The Darker the Night (2019)
      The Darker the Night
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Beasts and Humans (2018)
      Beasts and Humans
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2018
    • What is 'Dostoevsky Reimagined'? (2018)
      What is 'Dostoevsky Reimagined'?
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2018
    • Rich Crater, Rebecca Light, and Nathanael Theisen in Interview with Rich Crater, VM Productions' Casting Director. (2018)
      Interview with Rich Crater, VM Productions' Casting Director.
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2018
    • Rachael & Dostoyevsky Reimagined (2018)
      Rachael & Dostoyevsky Reimagined
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2018
    • Brad Lublin and Nathanael Theisen in Interview with Art Director Brad Lublin (2017)
      Interview with Art Director Brad Lublin
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2017
    • Interview with Gerardo Perez Giusti, composer for Notes from the New World (2017)
      Interview with Gerardo Perez Giusti, composer for Notes from the New World
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2017
    • East Coast American Premiere of Notes from The New World in New York City! (2017)
      East Coast American Premiere of Notes from The New World in New York City!
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2017

    Writer

    • Nick Investigates Robert Hurley's Disappearance
      • writer
      • Pre-production
    • Nick Investigates Robert Hurley's Disapperance - episode 1
      • creator
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • AN LA STORY: The Making of the award-winning Notes from the New World
      • Writer
      • Post-production
    • Crime & Punishment, LA
      • Writer
      • In Production
    • Karen Tafa in Lipstick+ (2020)
      Lipstick+
      • original idea by
      • Video
      • 2020
    • Scarlett Rose Moberly, Anthony Topsfield, and Ardeshir Michael Kouchekpour in Burglary? (2019)
      Burglary?
      • original idea by
      • Short
      • 2019
    • Rich Crater, Rebecca Light, and Nathanael Theisen in Interview with Rich Crater, VM Productions' Casting Director. (2018)
      Interview with Rich Crater, VM Productions' Casting Director.
      • creator
      • Video
      • 2018
    • Brad Lublin and Nathanael Theisen in Interview with Art Director Brad Lublin (2017)
      Interview with Art Director Brad Lublin
      • creator
      • Video
      • 2017
    • East Coast American Premiere of Notes from The New World in New York City! (2017)
      East Coast American Premiere of Notes from The New World in New York City!
      • creator
      • Video
      • 2017
    • Ngoma Moghalu in Our Screenwriter is Missing (2017)
      Our Screenwriter is Missing
      • original idea
      • Video
      • 2017
    • Rebecca Light in Interview with Rebecca Sigl-Light (2016)
      Interview with Rebecca Sigl-Light
      • creator
      • Video
      • 2016
    • Landall Goolsby, Julia Emelin, Trip Hope, Nick Tereschenko, Rebecca Light, Devorah Lynne Dishington, Natasha Blasick, Nathanael Theisen, Maxim Pollack, and Jerry Prager in Notes from the New World (2011)
      Notes from the New World
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Philippe Bergeron, Camilla Bergstrom, and Brian Paul Stuart in Shades of Day (2006)
      Shades of Day
      • creator
      • 2006

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      • Official site of feature film "Dostoyevsky Reimagined"

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      Vitaly Sumin is a producer, writer and director, known for White Nights (1997), Shades of Day (2006), Notes from the New World (2010), The Missing Screenwriter (2012) and Notes from the New World: BTS (Re-Imagining Dostoevsky) (2014).

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