 His 2010 film "The Edge" was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist.His film "Break Loose" was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.The romantic drama "Matilda" directed by Uchitel about the relationship between ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and Nicholas II was released on October 23, 2017.