AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships — Opening Ceremony
Opening ceremony of the world boxing championships.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
KIRILL ZOLOTAREV
Live Show Director & Creative Director
Concerts · Ceremonies · Broadcast · Immersive & Experiential Entertainment
From the State Kremlin Palace to Stark Arena in Belgrade: live shows built for the stage and for the camera.
Kirill Zolotarev is a live show director and creative director. His career began in 2005 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, where he grew from assistant director to show director. Since 2012 he has worked independently, directing arena concerts, award and opening ceremonies, festivals, forums and television productions.
His work includes the Opening Ceremony of the AIBA 2021 Men's World Boxing Championships at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Leonid Agutin's “50” concert at Olimpiyskiy Arena, the five-day anniversary edition of the “Zhara” festival at Crocus City Hall, and state events at the EXPO Congress Centre in Astana. He has directed live broadcasts and TV shows for Channel One, Russia-1, NTV and MUZ-TV.
He graduated with honors from the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts with a Specialist Degree in Producing and Directing Cultural and Leisure Programs. Based in Istanbul. Open to international projects.
Expertise
Live direction, from concept to broadcast
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Directing large-scale live events and arena concerts
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Award ceremonies and opening and closing ceremonies
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Live TV broadcasts and television shows
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Programme building and show calling
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Artist liaison and running the show with headline performers
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Creative producing of show programmes
Selected Projects
Ten selected productions
Zhara Festival — 5th Anniversary
Five days for Channel One and Zhara TV: opening and closing galas plus evenings of Dmitry Malikov, Igor Nikolaev, Oleg Gazmanov and “Grigory Leps & Friends”.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
Vladimir Presnyakov — 50th Anniversary Concert
Anniversary concert of Vladimir Presnyakov.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
Valery Leontiev — “I Will Return…”
Valery Leontiev's anniversary concert.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
MUZ-TV — 26 Years On Air
The MUZ-TV channel's birthday show; Kirill directed several editions of it.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
Astana International Financial Centre — Opening Ceremony
State opening event, held with the participation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
Pacific Meridian International Film Festival — Opening & Closing Ceremonies
Opening and closing ceremonies of the film festival.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
Chanson of the Year — Awards Ceremony
National music awards ceremony.
Role: Second Director
NTV — All Stars on New Year's Eve
New Year TV show filmed for NTV.
Role: Chief Director / Show Director
Also for: Channel One · Russia-1 · NTV · MUZ-TV · Music One TV · MusicBox · Zhara TV · Carousel · Channel One Eurasia
Showreel
Showreel 2026 — coming soon.
Until it is ready, watch the AIBA 2021 opening ceremony.
CV
Full list of projects with video links.
Contact
Questions & collaboration
For questions and collaboration on international projects, write on Telegram.