A graduate of Sakhalinsk Art College with a specialisation in Internal and External Environment Design; a graduate of the Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography — the Animation and Multimedia Faculty with a specialisation in Computer Graphics Animation. His degree project was an animated film called Wish Tree, as well as a series of graphic works. Since 2009, he has been collaborating with different animation associations as an art director, among which in particular periods there were Parovoz Animation Studio, Riki Group, and Yarko Studio.
Being a leading author and an editor at Riki Group, Inga Kirkizh participated in the development and launch of Tina&Tony, Monsiki, Tommy the Little Dragon, Super Meow, Secret Room, Yesenia's Magic Shop, BabyRiki animated series. She is the author of the idea and the producer of her signature animated collection of short funny piroshki poems. A laureate and a nominee of a series of literature prizes for her scripts and Orsha novel.
Born in Yerevan (Armenia) on December 17, 1961. In 1977, she entered Terlemezian Yerevan State College of Fine Arts. Since 1980, she has been working as a production designer in the Animation Department of Armenfilm Animation Studio, as a freelance artist at different theatres, since 2000, as an animator and a designer in TV. In 2002, she began working on the Feather Fly animated series, since 2010, she has created 10 episodes of Bible Tales animated film and 6 films for Angel in the City animated series. Naira’s works participated in the most renowned international festivals, and her film Three Poets was selected for the Annecy Festival in France. Her film The Road received an award at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Little Soldier was awarded at the Animaevka International Film Festival, and Ballet was announced the Best Film at the Ayak Annual National Film Award of Armenia in 2012.
Born in Moscow in 1983 to a family of an architect and a geologist. After graduation, she wanted to enter the Moscow Institute of Architecture but eventually changed her mind to join an animation school to become an animation artist. She worked as an artist, and then as a director at 25 Animation Studio. In 2018, she studied at the Documentary Animation School of the Rudnik Festival at the workshop of Dina Goder and Sandrik Rodionov. She organised an animation workshop for the Lukovitsa I Eskalator Project (an artistic project for people who experienced life in a psychoneurological institution), where they created a music video for the song “I Wish I Could Live Like That” by Alexey Paperny. She also volunteered at the Center for Curative Pedagogics.
In 2021, Maria invented wire graffiti and created a series of works in her signature technique in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Gatchina, Suzdal, Vyborg, and Valdai. Her film Behind the Fence won major awards at many international and Russian festivals, including the Open Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal, the Insomnia Festival, the Saint Anna Festival, the Window to Europe Film Festival, the Big Cartoon Festival, Message to Humanity Film Festival, In Ciné Véritas Europe in Bordeaux, and more.
Born in Moscow in 1987. In 2008, the graduated from the Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography — the Directing Faculty, studied at workshops of Zuykov and Zyablikova. During her studies there, she directed her graduation film Playing House, and later, a debut film called The Brave Mother. She worked as a film director and an art director in advertising agencies and education companies (Reasoning Mind, RSM, Yandex. Practicum). In 2016, she moved to the USA. Currently, she’s working on her own animated film called To the Bottom.
Alexandra Lukina’s films are awarded international and national prizes and diplomas, including the Insomnia Festival, the Go East International Festival, the Golden Ribbon Film Festival, the Open Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal, the Gold Fish International Festival, the Unprecedented Cinema, the KROK International Animated Films Festival, the Big Cartoon Festival, and more.
Born in Moscow in 1988. Graduated from the Virology Department of the Biology Faculty at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Vasily is a part of the Invisible Friends creative team and a co-founder of the Animation Workshop Project. He is a professor at the Faculty of Design at the Higher School of Economics. For his film The Other Shores, he received two awards at the Open Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal (Russia) in 2014 and the Tofuzi Animated Films Festival in Georgia. His debut film was selected for the competition at the Annecy Festival in France.
His film A White, White Day was awarded many awards at national and international film festivals, including the Big Cartoon Festival, the Insomnia Festival, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France, and the Black Movie Film Festival in Switzerland.
A professor and a tutor for prospective animated films directors at the Art and Design School of the Higher School of Economics and Business and Design Institute (Adobe Animate). He is also a co-founder of 5secAnimaion, a popular animated films festival featuring works that last up to 7 seconds. Yevgeny's films are awarded many prizes at national and international festivals, including ŻUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival (Poland), the Open Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal (Russia), the Golden Knight Film Festival (Russia), the KROK International Animated Films Festival, the Let's Live Film Festival, the Big Cartoon Festival, the Tindirindis International Animation Film Festival (Lithuania), and more.
Born in the town of Anzhero-Sudzhensk on June 10, 1972. In 1991, graduated from Kemerovo Art College, and in 2000, from the Arts Faculty of Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (workshops of Kurchevsky and Alimov). In 2014, she became an art director for The Mystery of Sukharev Tower series, and from 2015 to 2018 worked as a director for the Be-be-bears series, and from 2019 — for Mr. Theo, Cat & Dog series.
The director’s own films won many awards at national and international festivals, among which prizes from the Open Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal (Russia), Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada), the Golden Shoe Film Festival, the Golden Knight Film Festival (Russia); diplomas and prizes of the Orlyonok All-Russian Visual Arts Festival, Sretensky Orthodox Festival, the Russian Family Festival, theKROK International Animated Films Festival, the Window to Europe Film Festival, the White Elephant Film Critics Guild Award.
Born in December, 1973. Graduated as an animator from the Animation Cinematography School №333 under Argus Studio. She worked as an animator on the films by Ivan Maksimov, The New Bremen Musicians, Only For Dogs, and others. The year 2000 witnessed her first appearance as a director with the animated film Ivan and Mitrofan at the Stadium. She is the author of several video advertisements. She stands out with her animation techniques, with an utterly detailed depiction of characters. Currently, she is working as a director at Masha and the Bear series. She is a laureate of many national and international festivals, including the Open Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal (Russia), the KROK International Animated Films Festival (Zagreb, Croatia), Castelli Animati (Italy), the Radiant Angel Film Festival, holder of the Icarus Award and the Golden Eagle Award, as well as some others.
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