Aleksandr Ionovich Boyarsky () is the CEO of the

Melnitsa Animation Studio Melnitsa Animation Studio (, "melnitsa" meaning "windmill") is one of the largest animation studios in Russia. Deutsche Welle called the studio the Walt Disney of Saint Petersburg. Alongside its animation projects, Melnitsa has an effort devoted t ...

, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, and composer.

Biography

Aleksandr Boyarsky was born in

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. He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Film Engineers in 1987. In 1992, he founded a small recording studio "Midi-Cinema" together with composer Valentin Vasenkov. Since 1999, he is the chief executive officer of the

. He is the author of the idea for the animated series "

Luntik ''Luntik and His Friends'' () or simply ''Luntik'' (), or ''Moonzy'' in the English version, is a Russian animated series for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. TV broadcast In Russia, the show premiered on the TV channel Russia-1 and was broad ...

". On February 28, 2015, he was presented to the Government awards in the field of culture for 2014. He was awarded the prize together with the directors Darina Schmidt and Elena Galdobina, and screenwriter Anna Sarantseva for he creation of an animated series for children "Luntik". On April 8, 2016, he participated in the second ceremony of the Ikar National Animation Award that took place at the ZIL Cultural Center. The prize in the nomination "Film in cinematography" was awarded to the film '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 3II церемония вручения Национальной анимационной премии «Икар»
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Awards

* The main prize of the

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(France, 1998). * 2015 – Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art for works for children and youth of 2015 – for contributing to the development of Russian animation cinema.О лауреатах премии Президента в области литературы и искусства за произведения для детей и юношества 2015 года
/ref> * 2017 – Ikar National Animation Award in the nominations "Producer" and "For stable success in the Russian film distribution".

Filmography

Producer

* ''Die Hard'' (1996) * ''

Little Longnose ''Little Longnose'' (, ''Karlik Nos'') is a Russian traditionally animated feature film directed by Ilya Maximov. It was co-produced by Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB, and is the first feature-length animated film by either company. The film ...

'' (2003) * ''Deity'' (2003) * ''Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey'' (2004) * ''

Dobrinya and the Dragon ''Dobrinya and the Dragon'' (, ''Dobrynya Nikitich i Zmey Gorynych'', ) is a Russian traditionally animated feature film directed by Ilya Maksimov, made by Melnitsa Animation Studio. It opened in Russia on March 15, 2006. It is the second film in ...

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006–present) * ''

Lavatory – Lovestory ''Lavatory – Lovestory'' () is a 2007 Russian animated short film directed by Konstantin Bronzit, about a lavatory attendant who finds a flower bouquet in her tip jar. The film was nominated for an Oscar in the 81st Annual Academy Awards and won ...

'' (2006) * ''Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber'' (2007) * ''

The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow ''The Tale of Theodor the Archer'' () is a 2008 Russian animated film directed by Ludmila Steblyanko and Roman Smorodin. The plot is based on Leonid Filatov's play '' The Tale of Fedot the Strelets''. Cast * Sergey Bezrukov (Rick Astley) — ' ...

'' (2008) * ''How Not to Rescue a Princess'' (2010) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf'' (2011) * ''The Barkers'' (2011–present) * ''Three Heroes on the Distant Shores'' (2012) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 2'' (2013)Лауреаты премии «Золотой Орёл» за 2014 год
/ref> * '' We Can't Live Without Cosmos'' (2014) * ''Three Heroes. Horse Course'' (2014) * ''The Fortress. With Shield and Sword'' (2015) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 3'' (2015) * ''Three Heroes and the Sea King'' (2016) * ''

Fantastic Journey to Oz ''Fantastic Journey to OZ'' (, ) is a 2017 Russian animated film based on the novel Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers by Alexander Volkov. The film was directed by Vladimir Toropchin, Fyodor Dmitriev and Darina Schmidt. It is the first animate ...

'' (2017) * ''Three Heroes and the Princess of Egypt'' (2017) * ''Little Tiaras'' (2018–present) * ''Three Heroes. The Heiress to the Throne'' (2018) * ''He Can't Live Without Cosmos'' (2019) * ''Fantastic Return to Oz'' (2019) * ''Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 4'' (2019) * ''The Barkers: Mind the Cats!'' (2020) * '' Horse Julius and Big Horse Racing'' (2020) * ''Three Heroes and a Horse on the Throne'' (2021) * ''The Barkers Team'' (2022) * ''Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 5'' (2022)

Executive producer

* ''Adventures in the Emerald City'' (1999–2000) * ''The Cat and the Fox'' (2004)

Screenwriter

* ''

'' (2003) * ''Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey'' (2004) * ''

'' (2005) * ''Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber'' (2007) * ''How Not to Rescue a Princess'' (2010) * ''Baikino Village'' (2010) * ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' (2010) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf'' (2011) * ''Three Heroes on the Distant Shores'' (2012) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 2'' (2013) * ''Three Heroes. Horse Course'' (2014) * ''The Fortress. With Shield and Sword'' (2015) * ''Three Heroes and the Sea King'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * ''Three Heroes and the Princess of Egypt'' (2017) * ''Little Tiaras'' (2018–present) * ''Fantastic Return to Oz'' (2019) * ''The Barkers: Mind the Cats!'' (2020) * '' Horse Julius and Big Horse Racing'' (2020) * ''Three Heroes and a Horse on the Throne'' (2021) * ''Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 5'' (2022)

Composer

* ''Midnight Games'' (1991) * ''Three Heroes and the Princess of Egypt'' (2017) * ''Fantastic Return to Oz'' (2019) * ''Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 4'' (2019) * ''The Barkers: Mind the Cats!'' (2020) * '' Horse Julius and Big Horse Racing'' (2020) * ''Three Heroes and a Horse on the Throne'' (2021) * ''Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 5'' (2022)

Sound director

* ''Switchcraft'' (1994) * ''Die Hard'' (1996) * ''Adventures in the Emerald City'' (1999–2000) * ''The Cat and the Fox'' (2004)

Director

* ''Baikino Village'' (2010)

Voice acting

* ''

'' (2006–present) * ''Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber'' (2007) — one-eyed robber (voice) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf'' (2011) — The Spirit (Shadow) (voice) * ''Three Heroes on the Distant Shores'' (2012) — princely clerk (voice) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 2'' (2013) — Grey Wolf (voice) * ''How to Catch a Firebird Feather'' (2013) — episodes (voice) * ''Three Heroes. Horse Course'' (2014) — boyar Antip (voice) * ''The Fortress. With Shield and Sword'' (2015) — baker Philemon (voice) * '' Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 3'' (2015) — Grey Wolf (voice) * ''Three Heroes and the Sea King'' (2016) — Kikimora (voice) * ''

'' (2017) — Ogre (voice) * ''Three Heroes and the Princess of Egypt'' (2017) — Nefertiti's Father, episodes (voice) * ''Little Tiaras'' (2018–present) — Guardian oak (voice) * ''Three Heroes. The Heiress to the Throne'' (2018) — Emperor Basileus (voice) * ''Fantastic Return to Oz'' (2019) — Ogre, Sabretooth Tigers, chief of the Karachi tribe (voice) * ''Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 4'' (2019) — Grey Wolf, episodes (voice) * ''Three Heroes and a Horse on the Throne'' (2021) — The Thin (voice)

References

External links

Aleksandr Boyarsky
at the

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Interview with Aleksandr Boyarsky on the Three Heroes franchise
(in Russian)
Aleksandr Boyarsky on Russian computer technologies for animation
(in Russian)
Aleksandr Boyarsky — "We Do Not Have Good Screenwriters"
in Russian)
Aleksandr Boyarsky, head of the Melnitsa Animation Studio — Bogatyr Cash Desk
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