Aleksandr Petrov (animator)

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Academy Award for Animated Short Film
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Aleksandr Konstantinovich Petrov (also Alexander or Alexandre) (Russian: Александр Константинович Петров) (born 17 July 1957 in Prechistoye, Yaroslavl Oblast) is a Russian animator and animation director.

Biography

Petrov was born in the village of

Yuriy Norshteyn
at Moscow's Advanced School for Screenwriters and Directors.

After making his first films in Russia he moved to

Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[2]

After this, Aleksandr Petrov has maintained a close relationship with Pascal Blais Studio in Canada, which helped fund The Old Man and the Sea, where he works on commercials.

Shibuya, (Japan) by Studio Ghibli, as the first release of the "Ghibli Museum Library" (theatrical and DVD releases of Western animated films in Japan).[4]

In a 2009 interview, Petrov stated that he was jobless and using-up the last of his previously earned money.[5] A 2010 article stated that Petrov wants to create an animated feature film with his technique, but cannot start because of lack of funds.[6] Four years later he directed a three-minute animated sequence for the Sochi Paralympic Games called Firebird (Жар-птица). In an interview later that year, Petrov confirmed that if he can find the funding, he would like to work on a feature film in the future using his signature style, and stated that he is currently working on a film project but that it is progressing with great difficulty.[7]

In July 2016 Petrov sat on the board of directors for the

Pergola, Italy
.

Artistic style

Petrov's style from the late 1980s onward can be characterized as a type of

realistic fashion, but there are many sections in his films where Petrov attempts to depict a character's inner thoughts and dreams. In The Old Man and the Sea, for example, the fisherman dreams that he and the marlin
are brothers swimming through the sea and the sky. In My Love, the main character's illness is represented by showing him being buried beneath freshly fallen snow on a dark night.

Filmography

Director

Art director

Awards

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Giant Screen Cinema Association > Films > Film Database > FilmDatabaseDetailView". www.giantscreencinema.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - The Old Man and the Sea". cfe.tiff.net. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ ":: Pascal Blais Animation ::". Archived from the original on 29 December 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2005.
  4. ^ Ghibli Brings the West to Japan fpsmagazine.com 18 January 2007 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Russia Risks Being Left with No Animation of Its Own". niffiwan.livejournal.com.
  6. ^ "Аниматор.ру | Статьи | "Конец мультфильма?"".
  7. ^ "Оскароносец Александр Петров: Не умею делать кассовые фильмы". 11 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Aleksandr Petrov keeps a Masterclass in Alghero". Sardinia Film Festival. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  9. ^ http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/hiroanim/e/result/result2006.html[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "FIPRESCI - Festival Reports - Leipzig 06". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2007.

External links

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