Ivan Maximov
Ivan Maximov | |
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Russian: Иван Леонидович Максимов; | |
Born | Ivan Leonidovich Maksimov 19 November 1958 |
Occupation(s) | Artist Animator Director |
Ivan Leonidovich Maximov (born 19 November 1958) is a Russian artist, professional animator and director.
Biography
Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in Moscow.[1] He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in Moscow till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an engineer at the Russian Space Research Institute. 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 (Russian: Видео-Асс Dendy), and the television series, Dendy: The New Reality (Russian: Денди новая реальность, romanized: Dendy Novaya Realnost, IPA: [ˈdʲenʲdʲɪ ˈnovəjə rʲɪˈalʲnəsʲtʲ]). Here he was in charge of designing Dendy the Elephant, Dendy's trademark mascot.[2]
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[3] at PIPE-STUDIO. The same year, he also began teaching film directing and script writing at school-studio SHAR and VGIK.
Animated films
Most of these films can be viewed in their entirety on his official website.
- Sleva Napravo (1989, [Слева направо] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- 5/4 (1990)
- Provintsialnaya Shkola (1992, [Провинциальная школа] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Bolero (1992)
- N + 2 (1993, [Н + 2] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Libido Bendzhamina (1994, [Либидо Бенджамина] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Niti (1996, [Нити] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Dva tramvaya (1997, [Два трамвая] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Eta Meloch Zashchitit Oboikh (2000, [Эта мелочь защитит обоих] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Sotvoreniye Mira za 24 Sekundy (2000, [Сотворение мира за 24 секунды] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Luba (2001, [Люба] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Medlennoye Bistro (2003, [Медленное бистро] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Veter Vdol Berega (2003, [Ветер вдоль берега] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Potop (2004, [Потоп] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Tunnelirovaniye (2005, [Туннелирование] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Dozhd Sverkhu Vniz (2007, [Дождь сверху вниз] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Dopolnitelnyye Vozmozhnosti Pyatachka (2008, [Дополнительные возможности Пятачка] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Prilivy Tuda-Syuda (2010, [Приливы туда-сюда] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Vne Igry (2012, [Вне игры] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Dlinnyy Most v Nuzhnuyu Storonu (2012, [Длинный мост в нужную сторону] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Doch Rybaka (2013, [Дочь рыбака] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Skameyki (2015, [Скамейки] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Khudozhnik i Khuligany (2016, [Художник и хулиганы] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help))
Animated computer games
Awards
- 1991 - Nika Award nominee for 5/4
- 1993 - Nika Award for Best Film for Bolero
- 2003 - Nika Award nominee for Slow Bistro
- 2007 - Golden Eagle nominee for Dozhd Sverkhu Vniz
- 2008 - Nika Award nominee for Dozhd Sverkhu Vniz
- 2012 - Golden Eagle nominee for Vne Igry
- 2013 - Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
- 2013 - Nika Award nominee for Dlinnyy Most v Nuzhnuyu Storonu
- 2014 - Golden Eagle nominee for Dlinnyy Most v Nuzhnuyu Storonu