Born in Chelyabinsk in June, 24, 1955. Graduated from VGIK, the institute of cinematography named after Gerasimov, with documentary and TV director specialization (the workshop of professor Kochetkov). From 1984 to 1993 Miroshnichenko worked on Sverdlovskaya film studio in Yekaterinburg. Since 1993 he worked at "Trite" Nikita Mikhalkov's Studio. Since 1998 Sergey Miroshnichenko has his own documentary workshop at VGIK. In 1999 he was one of the co-founders of the Ostrov Studio. Currently he is the Head and Art leader of the Studio. S.Miroshnichenko is the laureate of The Russian state award in 1989, the honored Russian artist. Till the 2009 he was a secretary of the United Cinematographers of Russia.