Evgeniy Pomeshchikov

Biography

Evgeniy Mikhailovich Pomeshchikov is a Soviet screenwriter and teacher. Laureate of the Stalin Prize, first degree (1948). Born in Yuzovka, Ekaterinoslavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire. In 1929 he graduated from the literary department of the Institute of Public Education in Odessa, in 1936 the screenwriting department of VGIK. In 1934-1937 he was an editor at the Odessa and Kiev film studios. From the beginning of the war until 1943, he was a staff screenwriter at the Soyuzdetfilm studio. In 1943-1945 he was deputy head of the main department for the production of feature films in the Committee for Cinematography. In 1948-1952 he taught at the screenwriting department of VGIK. In 1960-1965 he was a member of the admissions committee and taught dramaturgy at the Higher Courses for Screenwriters and Directors. He wrote his screenplays on contemporary themes, most often comedies. He is buried at Khovanskoye Cemetery.