
Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.

KVN Major League
TV • 1986

Fort Boyard Russia
TV • 1998

Evening Urgant
TV • 2012

Karamora
TV • 2022

Без души
TV • 2019

Namedni
TV • 1997

Still Waters
MOVIE • 2000

Generation P
MOVIE • 2011

Boris Godunov
MOVIE • 2011

Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
MOVIE • 1997

Eye of God
MOVIE • 2012

Children of the 20th Congress
MOVIE • 1988

Russian Empire
TV • 2000

The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
MOVIE • 2014

Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
MOVIE • 2017

Gogol the Bird
MOVIE • 2009

In Qvevri Veritas
MOVIE • 2021

Russian Georgians. Part 2
MOVIE • 2022