Igor Prokhorko

Creative Director · FILMMAKER + Architecture & Brand Design

Los Angeles, CA · (347) 920-1022 · EN · RU · ES · IT

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Creative director and interdisciplinary producer trained in both architecture and brand storytelling. Bachelor of Architecture from the Moscow Architectural Institute, and assistant architect on concept and competition work before moving into creative direction — set design, exhibition curation, branded film. A trained eye for space, material, and presentation, alongside a producer’s discipline with deadlines and budgets.

Architecture & Design

2014–15

Assistant Architect — MosProject No. 2, Moscow Architectural ProjectsMoscow, Russia
  • Concept ideas and competition proposals for architectural projects
  • Presentations and visualizations for project review
  • Liaison with stakeholders and city officials to hold schedule and alignment
  • BASICS OF GAME DESIGN AND VFX
  • BLENDER UNITY ARCHICAD Rhino · 3ds Max · SketchUp · CAD

Creative Direction & Brand Work

2017–

Director, Producer, Designer — Gevonshyr ProjectsNew York City · Los Angeles
  • Visual identity, campaign strategy, and branded shoots and films for Venus in Tokyo, TearsDrop, RUME, Annie Lian, and Nexus Club Gelendzhik
  • Mood direction, visual language, and narrative frameworks for brands across technology, fashion, art, and hospitality
  • Recruited and managed production networks — photographers, stylists, set designers, international art directors
  • Campaign deliverables from brief through final delivery across photography, film, and digital
  • Aesthetic identity and market positioning for early-stage brands

2019–21

Brand Ambassador & Client Advisor — Acne StudiosNew York, NY
  • Advised luxury clientele on styling and product within a tightly defined brand world
  • Built long-term client relationships through consistent floor service

2017–18

Gallery Manager & Creative Liaison — Karl Hollinger GalleryAspen, CO
  • Directed the visual and operational identity of a boutique gallery through peak season — client experience, interior design, installation
  • Built the gallery’s digital presence (Art Net, Instagram) and institutional positioning for collectors and peers

Film

2027

La Nieve Nácar — short filmDirector, writer, product designer — forthcoming

2028

Micro Crush — short film / novellasDirector, writer — forthcoming

2022

The Memories — short filmBehind-the-scenes

Editorial & Curatorial

2022–

Getty ImagesEditorial contributor

2023

Modern LuxuryEditorial photography — New York and Colorado

2022–23

Aspen InstituteVisual documentation

2016

Baldwin Fine Art GalleryCuratorial support — Tom Sachs, Marilyn Minter, Mickalene Thomas, Robert Mapplethorpe archives

2017

World Snow Polo / SOJOURNERStaff photographer

Education

2026

B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies — Visual, Literary Arts & PsychologyCity University of New York (CCNY) · Magna Cum Laude · GPA 3.77

2012–15

Bachelor of Architecture — Architectural & Interior DesignMoscow Architectural Institute (MARCHI), evening department

Research & Recognition

2025

Digital Humanities Research Fellow, Stanford UniversityLLMs and theory of mind, AI ethics — summer 2025

2025

Selected Presenter, CUNY IT Conference“Automating the Soul: Ethics, Anthropomorphism, and Language in LLMs”

2025

Mike & Dean’s Scholarship, CCNY

2022–25

Dean’s List, CCNY

2021–22

Artist Grant, Creatives Rebuild New York

Skills

Space

Rhino, 3ds Max, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Revit, Figma

Film

Direction, production, post, color — Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects

Image

DSLR and 35mm, studio lighting — Photoshop, Lightroom

Research

Digital humanities, critical computation, qualitative and symbolic analysis, academic writing

Language

English · Russian · Spanish · Italian