Timur Weinstein

Co-founder of LEAN-M.

Born on the 1st of March of 1974 in Baku.

In 1991 becomes the art director of «Parni iz Baku» («Guys from Baku»), a KVN («Club of the Cheery and Resourceful») team, in 1992 году — becomes the KVN champion, and in 1995 — owner of the KVN Summer Cup. Under his direction «Parni iz Baku» in 2000 wins the «Tournament of the best KVN Teams of the 20th Century».

— KVN is a genetic code for me. I’m a hereditary KVN guy and, what’s nice, one of the few hereditary champions!

In 1996, graduated from the Azerbaijani national medical university majoring as «doctor of psychiatry». A year later, in 1997, received his second major as a «Television Director» in Russian State Extension University of Television Science.

From 1996 works for television company «VID», making his way up from editor to director and, finally, producer of the program «Tema» («Theme», ORT channel). Is the author of program «Chas Pik» («Rush Hour», ORT), producer of «Dobriy Vecher s Juliem Gusmanom» («Good Evening wth Juliy Gusman», ORT). In 1998 was awarded as the best editor of «VID».

Since 2000 Timur Weinstein is the director of TV program «Planet KVN» (RTR) and TV series «KVN. 40 years of joking» (ORT). Since 2000 and until now, is the producer and director of «NIKA» — National Film Awards Ceremony, and since 2003, producer and director of the National Sports Awards «Slava».

In 2000 Timur Weinstein is the General Producer and co-founder of LEAN-M.

— LEAN-M is my life-work. Honest and real, beloved and principal.

Producer of series: «Soldiers» (REN TV), «Happy Together» (TNT), «Daughters and Mothers» (CTC), «Warrant Officer» (REN TV), «Petya the Great» (CTC), «The Dad of all Trades» (CTC), «Students» (REN TV), «Golden Mother in Law» (TV Center), «Tourists» (REN TV), «Corporative Story» (REN TV), TV programs: «The Incredible Collection of Mr. Ripley» (DTV), and a feature film: «Soviet Period Park» (2005).

In the 2007—2008 season there were: «The Furious» (NTV), «Platinum» (NTV), «Kolobkov. The real Colonel!» (REN TV), «The Sea Soul» (REN TV), «Students International» (REN TV), «Heartbreakers» (CTC), and documentary TV series «Collection of Olympic Narratives» (TV Channel «Sport»), as well as premier episodes of the beloved TV hits: «Soldiers» and «Happy Together». Apart from the rest, the movie-theatre screens will see the feature films: «After Life» (winter 2008), «If» (2008) and «The Man Who Knew Everything» (2008).

New series launches are planned for the 2008—2009 season: «Borodin. The Return of the General» (REN TV), «Smalkov. Double Blackmail» (REN TV), «House Upside-Down» (CTC), «Traffic Police and so on» (REN TV), «Little Mermaid» (TV Channel «Russia»), «Provincial» (TV Channel «Russia»), «Dyed Lace» (TV Channel «Russia»), «Platinum-2» (NTV), «Cream» (TNT) and about 5 new projects.

- I’m used to winning and being the first everywhere. I don’t accept other options. That’s why there’s only one plan: to remain at prime time.