Ivan Leonidovich Maximov (born 19 November 1958) is a Russian artist,
animator
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and film director.
Biography
Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in
Moscow
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. He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in
Moscow
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till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
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in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an
engineer
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at the
Russian Space Research Institute
The Russian Space Research Institute (; SRI RAS, Russian abbreviation: ИКИ РАН, IKI RAN) is the leading organization of the Russian Academy of Sciences on space exploration to benefit fundamental science. It was formerly known as the Space ...
. Between 1986 and 1989 Maximov took advanced studies in Film Directing and Script writing.
In the early 1990s, Maximov became involved with Russia's first gaming magazine, ''
Video-Ace Dendy'' (), and the television series, ''Dendy: The New Reality'' ( rus, Денди новая реальность, Dendy Novaya Realnost, ˈdʲenʲdʲɪ ˈnovəjə rʲɪˈalʲnəsʲtʲ). Here he was in charge of designing Dendy the Elephant,
Dendy's trademark mascot.
Starting in 1995 Maximov worked as "virtual studio IVAN MAXIMOV" where he set up his studio at home to work on film, video and computer animation. He worked as a caricaturist for ''VREMYA mn'' and in 2000 and 2001 he worked as a caricaturist for ''VREMYA NOVOSTEY''.
In 2003, Maximov created the computer game ''
Full Pipe'' at PIPE-STUDIO. The same year, he also began teaching film directing and script writing at school-studio
SHAR and
VGIK
The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning
''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...
.
From 2002 - teacher of film directing in school-studio "SHAR"
From 2011 - teacher of animation filmdirecting in " PiterMultArt " in Saint-Petersburg
From 2011 to 2019 - artistic supervisor of animated series "Lucky!"
From 2019 - teacher of film directing in the Modern Art Institute
Animated films
Most of these films can be viewed in their entirety on his official website.
* ''Sleva Napravo'' (1989, )
* ''5/4'' (1990)
* ''Provintsialnaya Shkola'' (1992, )
* ''Bolero'' (1992)
* ''N + 2'' (1993, )
* ''Libido Bendzhamina'' (1994, )
* ''Niti'' (1996, )
* ''Dva tramvaya'' (1997, )
* ''Eta Meloch Zashchitit Oboikh'' (2000, )
* ''Sotvoreniye Mira za 24 Sekundy'' (2000, )
* ''Luba'' (2001, )
* ''Medlennoye Bistro'' (2003, )
* ''Veter Vdol Berega'' (2003, )
* ''Potop'' (2004, )
* ''Tunnelirovaniye'' (2005, )
* ''Dozhd Sverkhu Vniz'' (2007, )
* ''Dopolnitelnyye Vozmozhnosti Pyatachka'' (2008, )
* ''Prilivy Tuda-Syuda'' (2010, )
* ''Vne Igry'' (2012, )
* ''Dlinnyy Most v Nuzhnuyu Storonu'' (2012, )
* ''Doch Rybaka'' (2013, )
* ''Skameyki'' (2015, )
* ''Khudozhnik i Khuligany'' (2016, )
* ''Alternativnaya Progulka'' (2016, )
* ''Divergentia D'' (2017)
* ''Lonely monster goes out'' (2019)
* ''O, neet!'' (2021, )
Animated computer games
* ''
Full Pipe'' (
PC, 2003)
Awards
State and departmental awards
*2012 (January 16) -
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
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*2013 (April 22) - Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Prizes
*1991 -
Nika Award
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In 2022 nominees were announced, b ...
nominee for ''5/4''
*1993 - Nika Award for Best Film for ''Bolero''
*2003 - Nika Award nominee for ''Slow Bistro''
*2007 -
Golden Eagle
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nominee for ''Dozhd Sverkhu Vniz''
*2008 - Nika Award nominee for ''Dozhd Sverkhu Vniz''
*2012 - Golden Eagle nominee for ''Vne Igry''
*2013 - Nika Award nominee for ''Dlinnyy Most v Nuzhnuyu Storonu''
*2014 - Golden Eagle nominee for ''Dlinnyy Most v Nuzhnuyu Storonu''
Prizes at film festivals
*1989 - "From Left To Right"
minutes(part 2 of "FRU-89") student work. Awards - special prize at national festival of non-commercial films "Vita Longa" Moscow-1991
*1990 - "5/4", diploma-film
minutes Awards - Prize for the best animation film at DEBUT-festival. Moscow - 1991 Prize "KROKPRESCI" at festival "KROK" - 91 Prize "INFINITY OF COMPREHENDING OF LUMIERS" at Hanzhonkov festival of filmminiatures. Moscow - 1993 Prize FIPRESCI in Oberhausen-91, prize for best cartoons in GYOR-94, III prize of "JAZZ IMAGE" in ROMA-96.
*1992 - "BOLERO"
minutes Prize "Gold Bear" in Berlin-93. Professional prize "NIKA" (Moscow-1993)for the best animation film made in 1992 Cup of Montecatini Terme 1994
*1994 - "LIBIDO OF BENJAMINO"
minutes prize of HUMOR-Academy "GOLD OSTAP" (Snt Piterburg-1994)
*2001 - "Luba"
minutesprize for best commercial animation in KROK-2001,
*2004 - "WIND ALONG THE COAST"
minutes prize in CINANIMA (Espinho, Portugal) prize in CHANGZHOU (China) prize in Evora (Portugal) prize in Corto Imola (Italy) prize in Gold Fish (Moscow) Audience prize in Fantoche (Baden, Switzerland) prize in KROK (Ukraina) prize in Zagreb (Croatia)
*2005 - "Tonnellage"
minutesprize of AniBOOM Online Animation Competition
*2007 - "Rain down from above"
minutesprize in KROK (Ukraina) the ESPECIAL AWARD CAMPUS AQUAE of Animacam.tv
*2010 - "Tides to and fro"
0 minutesprize in KROK (Ukraina)
*2011 - "Out of play"
minutesprize in Varna (Bulgaria)
*2012 - "Long bridge of desired direction"
minutesprize in Varna prize in Blackrock (Irland) prize in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
*2013 - "Bum-Bum, the baby of the fisher"
minutesGrand Prix at the 44th annual Tampere Film Festival
*2014 - "Benches №0458"
minuteswinner in the category - short films from 1 to 10 min. IAFF Golden kuker - Sofia 2016 2nd Audience Prize in Wiesbaden - the section "Best of International Animation 2015/2016", Internationales Trickfilm-Wochenende, International Weekend of Animation.
*2016 - "Artist and hooligans"
2 minutes(by Ivan Maximov & Anna Romanova) Special Mention from Koji Yamamura "For the joy of freedom in play and unexpected events in free structure by the child's point of view".
*2016 - "ALTERNATIVE WALK" has been awarded a SPECIAL MENTION IN THE CATEGORY SHORT FILM UP TO 5 MINUTES at the 41st edition of CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal.
*2019 - "Lonely monster goes out"
minutesprize on 8th Athens International Digital Film Festival, prize for The BEST ADULT Film on TOFUZI 11th International Animated Film Festival (Batumi).
See also
*
History of Russian animation
The history of Russian animation is the visual art form produced by Russian animation makers. As most of Russia's production of animation for cinema and television were created during Soviet times, it may also be referred to some extent as the his ...
*
Melbourne International Animation Festival
The Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF) is an independent, not-for-profit annual animation festival held in Melbourne, Australia, since 2001. Recognised as the largest animation-dedicated event in the country, MIAF showcases a dive ...
References
External links
*
Ivan Maximov's siteFull filmography
at animator.ru
*
Ivan Maximov's Kroogi account
Ivan Maximov's LiveJournal
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1958 births
People's Artists of Russia
Russian animators
Russian animated film directors
Russian film directors
Russian male artists
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology alumni
Living people