1. Grigorij S Richters was born on 21 May 1987 and is a film director, public relations expert, activist, producer and official Forbes Council member.
12 Facts About Grigorij Richters
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Grigorij Richters directed the feature film 51 Degrees North and co-founded the global awareness movement Asteroid Day with astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May Richters was Kevin Spacey's filmmaker-in-residence at the Old Vic Theatre and activist Stephen Sutton's documentarian before Sutton's death in 2014.
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Grigorij Richters filmed and produced his first documentary at the age of 11.
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Grigorij Richters walked from Paris to Berlin to advocate for refugee children who are stuck in Greek refugee camps.
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Grigorij Richters has worked with the likes of King Charles III, Keira Knightley and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Grigorij Richters became a child model at the age of two.
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When Chesley Sullenberger landed the plane on the Hudson River, Grigorij Richters saw it and filmed it.
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Grigorij Richters began working on his debut feature film 51 Degrees North in 2010.
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Grigorij Richters met QUEEN guitarist Dr Brian May in late 2013.
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On 27 October 2018 Grigorij Richters started walking from Paris to Berlin, making over one million steps, to raise awareness about 1,000 unaccompanied children who live in refugee camps such as Moria Refugee Camp in Greece.
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In March 2019 Grigorij Richters teamed up with British producer Danielle Turkov Wilson and German filmmaker Uwe Praetel.
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In 2020, Grigorij Richters collaborated with Saudi Arabian chef Faisal Aldeleigan and 14 Michelin-starred chefs, along with the World Food Programme, to support its ShareTheMeal initiative.