Serhiy Shefir
Serhiy Nakhmanovych Shefir (; born 25 May 1964) is a Ukrainian politician and film director. He is the founder of Quarter-95 Studio. Since 25 May 2019 he is the First Assistant to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In September 2021 he survived an assassination attempt. Early life Born on 25 May 1964 in Kryvyi Rih, he graduated from the Kryvyi Rih Mining Institute. Later, together with his brother Boris Shefir, he created scripts for KVN teams: "Minsk", "Makhachkala tramps", "Zaporizhzhia-Kryvyi Rih-Transit" (CIS Champion), "95th quarter", "95th quarter", "XX century team", "XXI century team". In the status of director, producer, screenwriter, he participated in the "Kryvyi Rih Spaniard" and "Zaporizhzhia-Kryvyi Rih-Transit" teams. Film career He was screenwriter and producer of more than a dozen films and series. The films Love in the Big City 3, Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon and 8 First Dates were included in the list of 10 highest-grossing films in the history of Ukraine, according to Strana.ua. The film "I'll be there" () received the main prize of the Kinotavr festival. Together with his brother Boris, he was the producer of the TV series Servant of the People and Matchmakers, which were recognized by VTsIOM as leaders in