Pilot (studio)
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Pilot was a Russia
n animation
studio based in Moscow
. It was founded in 1988 by Aleksandr Tatarskiy
, Igor Kovalyov and Anatoliy Prokhorov, becoming the first private animation studio in the Soviet Union
.
A subdivision called "Pilot-TV", founded in 1997, produced satirical animated series using 3D motion-captured characters, the most famous of which were the studio's mascots: the Pilot Brothers (Chief and Colleague).
The studio has received over 50 awards at international film festivals during its existence.
Many famous directors have worked in the studio, including Aleksandr Petrov, Rinat Gazizov, Konstantin Bronzit
, Mikhail Aldashin, Igor Kovalyov, Ivan Maximov
, Andrey Sokolov and others.
Starting in 2004, the studio has worked on the enormous project Mountain of Gems, which is meant to consist of 52 films with a combined length of over 11 hours. Each film narrates a fairy tale from one of the many ethnic peoples of Russia. The project has won numerous awards at Russian and international film festivals. 48 films were completed as of 2010.
, the studio is about to shut down because of lack of money.http://niffiwan.livejournal.com/35080.html The four final films of the "Mountain of Gems" series were supposed to be finished in July 2010, with Goskino
paying for them in February or April; however, the money was never received. Studio producer Lev Bubnikov has said that suing Goskino to make them uphold the contract would have been "pointless".http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=376797
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n animation
History of Russian animation
The History of Russian animation is very rich, but is so far a nearly unexplored field for Western film theory and history. As most of Russia's production of animation for film|cinema and television was created during Soviet times, it may also be referred to as the History of Soviet...
studio based in Moscow
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...
. It was founded in 1988 by Aleksandr Tatarskiy
Aleksandr Tatarskiy
Aleksander Mihailovich Tatarskiy was a Soviet/Russian animation film director, script writer and producer, animator and an artist of Ukrainian origin...
, Igor Kovalyov and Anatoliy Prokhorov, becoming the first private animation studio in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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History
Until his death in 2007, Aleksandr Tatarskiy was the studio's artistic director; since then, the position has been filled by Eduard Nazarov. The studio has made over 130 animated films.A subdivision called "Pilot-TV", founded in 1997, produced satirical animated series using 3D motion-captured characters, the most famous of which were the studio's mascots: the Pilot Brothers (Chief and Colleague).
The studio has received over 50 awards at international film festivals during its existence.
Many famous directors have worked in the studio, including Aleksandr Petrov, Rinat Gazizov, Konstantin Bronzit
Konstantin Bronzit
Konstantin Eduardovich Bronzit is a Russian animator and animation film director.He is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Repin Institute of Fine Art in 1983. He worked as an artist-animator at the animated film studio Lennauchfilm , which created educational animations...
, Mikhail Aldashin, Igor Kovalyov, Ivan Maximov
Ivan Maximov
-Biography:Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in Moscow. He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in Moscow till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the Physical-Technical Institute in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an...
, Andrey Sokolov and others.
Starting in 2004, the studio has worked on the enormous project Mountain of Gems, which is meant to consist of 52 films with a combined length of over 11 hours. Each film narrates a fairy tale from one of the many ethnic peoples of Russia. The project has won numerous awards at Russian and international film festivals. 48 films were completed as of 2010.
, the studio is about to shut down because of lack of money.http://niffiwan.livejournal.com/35080.html The four final films of the "Mountain of Gems" series were supposed to be finished in July 2010, with Goskino
Goskino
Goskino USSR is the abbreviated name for the USSR State Committee for Cinematography in the Soviet Union...
paying for them in February or April; however, the money was never received. Studio producer Lev Bubnikov has said that suing Goskino to make them uphold the contract would have been "pointless".http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=376797
External links
- Official website
- Database of films by Pilot studio on 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...
- Video-montage made by Vitaly Shafirov shortly after the death of Aleksandr Tatarskiy, covering the early days of Pilot Studio