Ivan Ivanov-Vano
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Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano (February 8, 1900, Moscow
– March 25, 1987, Moscow) was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation".
He graduated from Vkhutemas
in 1923 and began working at the State Film Technicum in 1929. Since 1939 he was teaching at VGIK (he was granted the title of professor
in 1952) where he taught Bulgaria
n animator Todor Dinov
among others. He was a member of the Communist Party since 1951, and was also a member of the board of directors of ASIFA from 1962 on.
Ivanov-Vano was a laureate of numerous festivals.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
– March 25, 1987, Moscow) was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation".
He graduated from Vkhutemas
VKhUTEMAS
Vkhutemas ) was the Russian state art and technical school founded in 1920 in Moscow, replacing the Moscow Svomas. The workshops were established by a decree from Vladimir Lenin with the intentions, in the words of the Soviet government, "to prepare master artists of the highest qualifications for...
in 1923 and began working at the State Film Technicum in 1929. Since 1939 he was teaching at VGIK (he was granted the title of professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in 1952) where he taught Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n animator Todor Dinov
Todor Dinov
Todor Dinov is informally known as the Father of Bulgarian Animation. During his lifetime he wrote and directed more than 40 short animated films and several live-action feature films, and was also a popular illustrator, painter, graphic artist and caricaturist.Dinov was born to a Bulgarian...
among others. He was a member of the Communist Party since 1951, and was also a member of the board of directors of ASIFA from 1962 on.
Ivanov-Vano was a laureate of numerous festivals.
Films
- China in Flames (1925) - one of the first Soviet animated films. He participated as an artist.
- Ice Rink (1927)
- Sen'ka the African (1927)
- The Adventures of Munchhausen (1928)
- Black and WhiteBlack and White (animated film)Black and White Directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Leonid Amalrik.-Themes:Black and White is an animated cartoon short produced in the Soviet Union that address issues of Racism in the Jim Crow South. Themes of racial injustice, racial violence, working-class solidarity dominate the film...
(1932) - with L.A.Amalriko - The Tale of the Czar Durondai (1934) - with V.C. and Z.C.Brumberg
- The Dragonfly and the Ant (1935) - with V.C. and Z.C.Brumberg
- Kotofey Kotofeyich (1937)
- Journal of Political Satire 1 (1938)
- Little Liar (Girl) (1938)
- The Three Musketeers (1938)
- MoidodyrMoidodyrMoydodyr is a 1923 poem for children by Korney Chukovsky about a magical creature by the same name. The name may be literally be translated as "Wash'em'clean", or "Clean 'til Holes"....
(1939 and 1954) - Ivas' (1940)
- Journal of Political Satire 2 (1944) - with V.C. and Z.C. Brumberg, O.P. Hodataev and A.V. Ivanov
- Stolen Sun (1944)
- Winter Tale (1945)
- The Humpbacked Horse (19471947 in filmThe year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
) - remade in 1976 - Geese-Swans (1949) - with A.G. Snezhko-Blotska
- Another's Voice (1949)
- The Story of the Dead Princess and a Brave Family (1951) - based on Pushkin's retelling of Snow WhiteSnow White"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
- The Snow MaidenThe Snow Maiden (1952 film)The Snow Maiden is a 1952 Soviet/Russian traditionally-animated feature film. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the play of the same name by Aleksandr Ostrovsky . Music from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Snow Maiden is used, arranged for the film by L...
(1952) - Forest Concert (1953)
- The Brave Hare (1955)
- The Twelve MonthsThe Twelve Months (1956 film)The Twelve Months is a 1956 Soviet traditionally-animated feature film directed by the "patriarch of Russian animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the fairy-tale play of the same name by Samuil Marshak.The film's sound and image were...
(1956) - Song about Friendship (1957)
- Once Upon a Time...Once Upon a Time...Once Upon a Time… is a French educational animation franchise, created by Procidis. There are seven distinct series, each focusing on different aspects of knowledge...
(1958) - The Adventures of Buratino (1959) - based on BuratinoBuratinoBuratino is the main character of the book The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Based on the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, Buratino originated as a character in the commedia dell'arte. The name Buratino is derived from the...
, a collaboration with Dmitri Babichenko - The Flying Proletariat (1962) - with I. Boyarskii
- LeftyLefty (1964 film)Lefty is a 1964 feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union. The film is based on the story of the same name by the 19th century Russian novelist Nikolai Leskov...
(1964) - also called The Mechanical Flea - How One Man Fed Two Generals (1965) - with V.Danilevich
- Go There, Don't Know WhereGo There, Don't Know WhereGo There, Don't Know Where is a 1966 feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union. It was directed by the "Patriarch of Soviet animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano, at the Soyuzmultfilm studio....
(1966) - with V.Danilevich - Legend About a Malicious Giant (1968)
- The Seasons of the Year (1969) - based on TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
's The SeasonsThe Seasons (Tchaikovsky)The Seasons, Op. 37a is a set of twelve short character pieces for solo piano by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Each piece is the characteristic of a different month of the year in the northern hemisphere. The work is also sometimes heard in orchestral and other arrangements by...
(Troika and Fall) - The Battle of KerzhenetsThe Battle of KerzhenetsThe Battle of Kerzhenets is a 1971 Soviet/Russian animated film directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Yuriy Norshteyn. The film is set to music by Rimsky-Korsakov and uses Russian frescoes and paintings from the 14th-16th centuries .-Plot:The story is based on the legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh...
(1970) - a collaboration with Yuriy NorshteynYuriy NorshteynYuriy Borisovich Norshteyn , or Yuri Norstein is an award-winning Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales... - Ave Maria (1972)
- The Humpbacked Horse (1976) - remake of 1947 film
- The Magic Lake (1979) - stereo-cartoon(?)
- The Tale of Tsar SaltanThe Tale of Tsar Saltan (1984 film)The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a 1984 Soviet traditionally-animated feature film directed by Lev Milchin and Ivan Ivanov-Vano and produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. It is an adaptation of the poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. There are few words in the film besides those of the poem...
(1984) - based on a poem by Pushkin
Sources
- Giannalberto Bendazzi - Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Animation
- Full filmography at the Animator.ruAnimator.ruAnimator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and the CIS. It also includes a forum, a news block, a photo-gallery and an animators labour exchange...
- New York Times Biography