Alexei Berteig is a Canadian film director. He is currently in pre-production on a UK-China coproduction of a romantic comedy to be shot in Shanghai next year. Alexei Berteig graduated from the prestigious Canadian Film Centre Writer’s Lab in 1998. His early work was a balance of freelance writing and freelance cinematography. He has written several feature scripts for producers in Asia and Canada, and has worked as a story editor for major feature films. As a commercial cinematographer, his clients include Adidas, HP, Motorola, Haier, Tiens, and Hellespont, and his feature-film credits include the soon to be released “Walking The Dead.” He has directed several short films as well as the autobiographical and award-winning documentary, "The Perfect Divorce," which has been frequently rebroadcast on North American networks. He also maintains his interests in drawing, acting, music and photography, disciplines that have been a source of inspiration in his professional career. Alexei and his Chinese wife currently live in Beijing with their two daughters.
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