ALEXANDER chizhov
has spent over 15 years in the post-production industry, working on multiple projects and producing highly creative and extremely technical effects for TV commercials, short films, and music videos. His career began at Cuttingroom Films as an assistant editor. Then, he moved to Nomad Editing Co., Inc., where he worked as a senior assistant editor before he realized his passion for Compositing & Visual Effects. Besides extensive knowledge of the offline editing pipeline, his experience spans the entire VFX pipeline, from pitching, breaking down boards, bidding, compositing, beauty retouching, and CG compositing to VFX supervision and online editing.
His commercial clients have included Kit-Kat, Nike, Starbucks, Panera, Canon, Mercedes-Benz, Nutella, Snickers, Spectrum, DK, RoC, Walmart, ESPN, Samsung, Apple, Chevrolet, Gillette, GE, Garnier, Toyota, IBM, CNN New Year’s Eve, Jaguar, American Express, Clairol, Colgate, Kind, USAA, Ritz, UPMC, Disney, ADP, Cheetos, Roomba, Barnes & Noble, JBL, Google among others.
Chizhov credited as Flame Artist on:
“The Wake” (Released 2022), 9 awards
- Ignite Film Festival // Best Live Action Short // Drama (2023)
- Ravenheart Film Festival // Best Short Film, Best Actor & Best Horror/Thriller Short (2023)
- Thomas Edison Film Festival // Juror’s Choice // Special Jury Award (2022)
- Cleveland International Film Festival // Honorable Mention// Best Live Action Short (2022)
- Tirana International Film Festival, AL // Best Live Action Short Film// Best Live Action Short Film (2022)
- Shorts Mexico // Honorable Mention // Iberoamerican Category (2022)
“Ron and Laura Take Back America”, 7 awards & 10 nominations
- New York City International Film Festival // Award Of Merit // Best Comedy (2014)
- Indie Fest USA International Film Festival // Award Of Merit // Best of Festival (2014)
Chizhov as Flame Artist has earned:
- Bronze Clio // CityMD Urgent Care // “CityMD: People Who Know Meredith Carlson”
- ProMax North America Award // Gold Winner // CNN New Year’s Eve Live Campaign // CNN Worldwide
When he’s not creating stunning visuals for commercials & films or taking pictures, Alexander spends time with his family and trains for his first time Iron Man 70.3 in New York in September 2024.