Igor Kovalyov
- Directing
- January 17, 1954 · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Biography
Igor Adolfovich Kovalyov is a Soviet, Russian-Ukrainian and American 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.
Known for
Filmography
- My Friend Tiger · Producer
- This Is Edik · Self
- Mr. Theo, Cat & Dog · Producer
- Before Love · Writer, Director
- Alisa Knows What to Do! · Director
- We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation · Self
- Milch · Writer, Director
- You Animal · Director
- Citizen Tony · Director
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie · Additional Storyboarding
- A Rugrats Kwanzaa · Character Designer
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie · Storyboard Artist
- The Academy of One's Own Mistakes, or the Pilot Brothers Save Russia · Director
- Flying Nansen · Director, Writer
- The Rugrats Movie · Director, Character Designer
- Histeria! · Character Designer
- From the personal life of the Pilot brothers · Characters
- Bird in a Window · Director, Writer
- Pilot Brothers Suddenly Decided to Hunt · Writer
- Pilot Brothers Cook Pasta for Breakfast · Writer
- Pilot Brothers Sometimes Fish · Writer
- Pilot Brothers Drink Tea in the Evenings · Writer
- Pilot Brothers Show Each Other New Year's Magic Tricks · Writer
- Pilot Brothers are Shooting a Video for MTV · Writer
- Santo Bugito · Character Designer
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters · Director, Character Designer
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home · Character Designer
- Duckman · Director, Character Designer
- Here Comes the Cat! · Director
- Rugrats · Director, Character Designer
- Andrey Svislotskiy · Director, Writer
- Hen, His Wife · Writer, Director
- Solo for the Moon and the Wolf · Writer
- Lift · Director
- Investigation Held by Kolobki. Part 2 · Director, Production Design
- Investigation Held by Kolobki. Part 1 · Director
- Doctor Aybolit · Animation
- Investigation Held by Kolobki · Production Design, Director
- Wings, Legs and Tails · Director, Writer
- Rubik's Cube · Production Design, Animation
- How the Cossacks Celebrated a Wedding · Animation
- Giordano Bruno · Animation
- Doctor Aybolit · Animation
- About the Mouse Who Wanted to Become Strong · Animation
- The Tree and the Cat · Animation
- A Favour · Animation
- Another Side of the Moon · Writer
- Let It Rain, Let It Rain! · Animation
- The Land Of Counting · Animation
- Three Ivans · Animation
- Adventures of Captain Vrungel · Animation
- Adventures of Captain Vrungel · Animation
- Castling (An Aquarium Confession) · Animation
- How the Table Was Carried · Animation
- The Golden-Horned Deer · Animation
- The Peace Pipe · Animation
- The Fern Flower · Animation
- First Winter · Animation
- The Most Important Sparrow · Animation
- Parasolka At The Fashionable Resort · Animation
- Speaking of Birds · Director