Igor Kovalyov

Igor Kovalyov
Born
Igor Adolfovich Kovalyov

(1954-01-17) January 17, 1954 (age 70)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)Animator, producer
Years active1972–present

Igor Adolfovich Kovalyov (born 17 January 1954) is a Russian animator, director and educator, co-founder of Pilot — the first private animation studio in the Soviet Union. From 1991 to 2005 he worked at Klasky Csupo where he co-created Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and co-directed The Rugrats Movie. He currently serves as a creative producer at Soyuzmultfilm. Kovalyov is also known for his auteur films for which received multiple international awards, including three Grand Prizes at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.[1][2]

  1. ^ Giannalberto Bendazzi (2016). Animation: A World History: Volume III: Contemporary Times. — Boca Raton: CRC Press, pp. 51-54 ISBN 978-1-138-85482-6
  2. ^ Sergei Kapkov (2006). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation, pp. 328-329