Ivan Maximov
Director, animation artist
Born November, 19, 1958 in Moscow. In 1988 graduated from the Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Film Directors in the studios of A.Khrzhanovsky and V.Ugarov (animation direction department). In 1995 founded his home studio of computer graphics and animation Virtual studio IVAN MAXIMOV PRODUCTION. Art director of the Restaurant rating TV-show (1996–1998, TV-6 Moscow). Maximov created the Full Pipe computer game at PIPE-STUDIO in 2004. Works as an illustrator for various newspapers, magazines and books. Makes logos and brand images. Director of several videos, caption cards and commercials. Composer, cameraman, producer, in 2001 features in episode from “The world of animation or animation of the world”. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences Nika. Teaches animation film directing at video-centre in Riga, school-studio SHAR , the Russian Federation State Institute of Cinematography and the St.Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television. His animation films won numerous awards at different international film festivals.
Partial filmography:
5/4
Best Animation at IAFF KROK, FIPRESCI Prize in Oberhausen, 1991, Best Animation at Mediawave IFF, Gyor, 1994.
Bolero
Nika Award for the Best Animation, 1992, Golden Bear, Berlin, 1993, Cup of Montecatini Terme, 1994.
Libido of Benjamino
Humor Academy Award Golden Ostap, St. Petersburg, 1994
music video Luba
Best Commercial Animation at IAFF KROK, 2001
Diploma for fidelity to himself
Russian Animation Festival in Tarus, 2001
Slow Bistro
Jury Award for the masterful skill and harmony at the Russian Animation Festival in Suzdal, 2003.
Wind along the coast
Best Animation at FF Window to Europe, Vyborg, 2004, Main Prize, Prize from Pedagogical Jury for drawing adults and children together, AFF for children Goldfish, 2004, Prize in 7-minute films competition, IFF Cinanima, Espinho, 2004, Best Animation at ISFF, Imola, 2004, Grand Prix, the Russian Animation Festival in Suzdal, 2004, The Golden Ram Award for the Best Animation, 2004, Jury Award, IAFF Annecy, 2006
Tonnelage
Special Prize from VGIK for fidelity to the chosen style, the Russian Animation Festival in Suzdal, 2006
Rain Down from Above
Special Prize from the Synodic library of Moscow Patriarchy, IFF of Slavic and orthodox nations Golden Knight, 2008, Grand Prix and the first place in professional rating, the Russian Animation Festival in Suzdal, 2008
[…] Ivan Maximov - […] is a loner, he scripts, makes art and animation for his films. Maximov is a graphic artist. His animation films are mostly monochromic and inhabited by funny and touching creatures living their weird life. Generally it is the music that ties motion and movement in Maximov’s films, so it’s no coincidence that several compositions’ titles named his best animations. He is incredible creative; his films are filled with gags, as killingly grotesque as all his films. Despite looking like a trick, his films are pure poetry in which the sentimentality beats the humour. […]
ALDASHIN M.
Yury Shaigardanov
Director of Photography
Born July, 29, 1954 in Ufa. In 1983 graduated from the Russian Federation State Institute of Cinematography in the studio of V.Yusov (department of cinematography).
Worked as an assistant cameraman and cinematographer at the Kazan studio of documentary films, cinematographer at the Mosfilm Studious. Director of Photography at the Lenfilm Studious since 1987. One of the founders of the Russian Society of Cinematographers (established in 1993). As a Director of Photography produced more than 30 films.
Partial filmography:
Pushkin - the last act, 1986, Best Cinematographer, RDFF, Volgodonsk
Whose are you, old buddies?, 1988
Heart of a Dog, 1988, Best Cinematographer Award n.a.A.Moskvin, professional competition, Lenfilm Studios and Leningrad Filmmaker’s Union.
Gambrinus, 1990
Cynics, 1991
The year of the Dog, 1994
Love, omen of sorrow, 1994
The favorite movie of Stalin, 1996
Schizophrenia, 1997
The Land of the Deaf, 1998
Women’s property, 1999
The Bremen Town Musicians and Ñî, 2000
Peculiarities of the National Winter Hunting, 2000
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, 2001, Best Cinematographer Award, in "A voice of a revenant", RTF Aurora, Arkhangelsk
Magnetic Storms, 2003, White Square R.G.C. Award
Butterfly Kiss, 2006
Wizard, 2008
House on the roadside, 2011
[…] As a director of Heart of a Dog V.Bortko was thinking about everyday and cozy perspective of Bulgakov and banked on tasty acting – Yury Shaigardanov met this challenge professionally. In The year of the Dog he transformed a common village into a deserted zone managed to create an image of a god-forsaken burned land, the last hiding place for doomed fugitives. […] In The Land of the Deaf he makes us feel and believe not a “historical” Moscow, but a wild aggressive city, wasting its life on the edge of reality and fever, chasing the phantoms of love, power and money. His camera as one of the characters of this film […] shows a specific cynical Moscow romance […]
Mikhail Trofimenkov
