Andrei Loshak is a journalist with a bright authorial style and a clear civic position, attracting attention with loud and sensational investigations and films. Recently, he has become opposition to mainstream journalists. We will tell you about the professional path and personality of Andrei Borisovich Loshak, his achievements and outlook on life.
early years
On November 20, 1972, a future journalist was born in Moscow. The family of Loshak Andrei Borisovich is creative. The head of the family, Boris Grigorievich, and his wife, Olga Aleksandrovna Uvarova, were graphic artists. Andrei’s uncle, his father’s brother, Victor Loshak is a well-known journalist, former editor-in-chief of the Moskovskiye Novosti newspaper and the Ogonyok magazine, and now he is the strategic director of Kommersant publishing house. Aunt Andrei, wife of Victor Loshak, director of the Art Museum. A.S. Pushkin in Moscow. And their daughter, Andrei's cousin, the well-known leading, creative producer of the Dozhd TV channel, journalist Anna Mongait. From an early age, Loshak revolved in creative circles, and this influenced his views and choice of profession.
Education
In 1991, a new student appeared at the Faculty of Journalism - Andrei Loshak. He decided to get education in the best university in the country, and chose the direction of training under the influence of his uncle, a successful journalist. Andrei studied at the newspaper department and was going to become a writing journalist. But already in his fourth year, he began working on television in the group of Leonid Parfyonov, who at that time was releasing the program “The Day Before” on NTV.
The beginning of a television career
Starting as an administrator in a television program, Andrei Loshak quickly began to independently make stories for Leonid Parfyonov’s program “The other day. Non-political news for the week. " Andrei successfully mastered the profession of a correspondent and showed undoubted talent in this area. He studied with Leonid Parfyonov professional methods, the fact that you do not need to do passages, you need to pay attention to every little thing. However, Parfyonov’s program was soon closed, and Loshak began working as a screenwriter, and then as editor-in-chief in the “About This” program on NTV. Working in this program, Loshak understands that he likes to do provocative stories.
In 2000, Parfyonov launched a new project - the series "Russian Empire", and Andrei worked in this project as a screenwriter. Since 2001, he has returned to the profession of a reporter, he has been making stories for NTV's Today, Country and World programs, and when Parfyonov revives the program the other day in a new form, then for this project. For several years, Loshak traveled almost the whole world, he works in the genre of "grand reporting", creating a plot for 7-10 minutes for the final weekly program. At this time, he had the opportunity to chat with a variety of people, to visit different situations and alterations. Gradually, Andrey Loshak became a real master among reporters. He develops his own style and presentation of the material, outlines his own theme. He did not want to work in the field of politics and was engaged in various bright news stories.
Profession Reporter Program
In May 2004, NTV broadcaster with a scandal closes L. Parfenov’s program “The Other Day”. Loshak was left without a main place of work, but by this time his own creative line had already been outlined. He is active in the Profession Reporter program as one of many authors. In October 2004, the transfer undergoes significant changes. This program at one time, like the name, was invented by L. Parfyonov. At first it was a 15-minute program, consisting of several plots. Later it turned into a film format. Prior to this, many journalists worked in it, in the new format there are only 4 main authors. Andrew got into this number. Over the course of 5 years, he has been creating many memorable reports, including The Coast of the Dead, I Want to Consume, Life Against the Rules, Cure for Death, Escape from Private Life, The Third Sex, and many others. In 2008, Loshak made the film "Now here is the office" about the destruction of cultural heritage, which causes a scandal. The NTV leadership is taking the program off the air, as important persons are mentioned in the plot. The journalist remains in the program for some time, but soon leaves it.
Career path
After leaving NTV, Andrei Loshak, whose biography is already inextricably linked with television journalism, does not work for a long time on STS, making stories for the Big City program. In 2011, he decides to return to print journalism and becomes editor of Esquire magazine, but this collaboration lasted only about a year. Loshak can no longer live without a camera. In 2012, he appears on NTV with a new project, with a five-part investigation film “Russia. Total Eclipse ”about foreign agents and patriots. The film was shot in a documentary style and caused a flurry of feedback. The author wanted to bring the audience out of a stupor in which they were immersed in traditional television shows, and he succeeded.
In 2013, Andrei began to collaborate with the Dozhd private channel, for him he made various reports and also shot a series of 6 episodes, “Traveling from St. Petersburg to Moscow: a Special Way”.
Since 2015, he has been co-founder of the information portal promoting such charitable organizations and foundations, “Such things, ” and has been working as its chief editor for some time. Today, Loshak maintains his column on the portal.
In 2017, Loshak said that journalism was no longer his main source of income. The director and screenwriter defeats the journalist in it, Andrei focused his efforts on creating films. In 2018, he releases two films at once: "The age of disagreement" and "Berezovsky - who is this?"
Films
The journalist has a lot of interesting materials. The most famous documentaries of Andrei Loshak are:
- “Ordinary anti-fascism” (2005) on radical youth movements in Russia.
- “Now here is the office” (2008) on the destruction of architectural monuments in Moscow and the forced eviction of people from their homes.
- "Russians are coming!" (2013) on the Great Cross procession and Orthodoxy.
- “The Second and Only” (2013) about the unique Secondary School Lyceum in Moscow.
- “Anatomy of the process” (2013) about two Soviet dissidents, their fate and the protest movement in the USSR.
- the series "Age of Disagreement" (2018) about young people supporting A. Navalny.
“Berezovsky - who is this?”
In 2018, TV reporter Loshak releases a 10-episode web series about Boris Berezovsky, this is Andrei's longest film. The phrase “V. Berezovsky - who is this?” Is made in the title. The series is devoted to understanding the events of the 90s in Russia. The film was shot in parallel with the writing by Peter Aven of a book about Boris Berezovsky, for which many frank interviews were shot. The material did not fit in the book, and therefore it was decided to make a series. The work was shown outside the competition program at the ArtDoc Fest festival and on the Rain channel.
Awards
Journalist Andrei Borisovich Loshak, despite his highest professionalism, rarely receives official recognition of his merits. He has only a few awards. In 2003, he became the winner of the TEFI Professional Award as the best television reporter. In 2005, GQ magazine awarded him the Person of the Year Award in the Face of the TV nomination. In 2007, Loshak received the medal "For Services to the Fatherland" for his contribution to the development of domestic television.
In 2010, the journalist is recognized as the “Rain Man” and receives an award from the Silver Rain radio station. The wording of the award is as follows: "for the actualization of the protest against Nazism in modern society." For the film “Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, ” Loshak received the “Laurel Branch” award as the best documentary. In 2017, Loshak received the Russian Government Prize in the field of media.
Personal life
Many active journalists say that they do not have time and energy left for their families, including Andrei Loshak. The personal life of a reporter remains a closed topic for him. It is known that the journalist was married to Angela Izyaslavovna Boskis, who, incidentally, was his distant relative. She also worked as a reporter, along with Loshak she made reports for the program “About This”, and then became a producer (TV channel “Carousel”) and a TV presenter. Two creative units could not save their marriage, and in 2004 the couple broke up. Nothing is known about Andrei’s current marital status, he claims that his lifestyle is not yet compatible with his family.
