Director,
Writer,
Actor,
Producer
Born 1941, USSR
 
 
Garri BARDIN
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Гарри Яковлевич БАРДИН
Garri BARDINE
Filmography (extracts)
 
Director
2021 - The Sandbox (Песочница) [animation, 11 mn]
2018 - Bolero 17 (Болеро 17) [animation]
2015 - Listening to Beethoven (Слушая Бетховена) [animation, 10 mn]
2013 - Three melodies (Три мелодии) [animation, 18 mn]
2010 - The Ugly Duckling (Гадкий утёнок) [animation, 76 mn]
2005 - Choo Choo 3 (Чуча-3) [animation, 29 mn]
2001 - Choo Choo 2 (Чуча-2) [animation, 27 mn]
2000 - Adagio (Адажио) [animation, 10 mn]
1997 - Choo Choo (Чуча) [animation, 25 mn]
1995 - Puss in Boots / The Cat in the Boots (Кот в сапогах) [animation, 27 mn]
1990 - Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood (Серый волк энд красная шапочка) [animation, 27 mn]
1987 - The Marriage (Брак) [animation, 10 mn]
1987 - Frills (Выкрутасы) [animation, 10 mn]
1986 - Banket (Банкет) [animation, 10 mn]
1985 - Break (Брэк) [animation, 11 mn]
1984 - Tyap-Lyap (“Slipshod”) Painters (Тяп-ляп, маляры) [animation, 10 mn]
1983 - Conflict (Конфликт) [animation, 8 mn]
1982 - We Used to be Birds Before (Прежде мы были птицами) [animation, 18 mn]
1981 - Road Tale (Дорожная сказка) [animation, 10 mn]
1980 - Bang-Bang, oy-oy-oy! (Пиф-паф, ой-ой-ой) [animation, 17 mn]
1979 - The Flying Ship (Летучий корабль) [animation, 19 mn]
1978 - Choma's Adventures (Приключения хомы) [animation, 9 mn]
1977 - Brave Inspector Mamochkin (Бравый инспектор мамочкин) [animation, 8 mn]
1976 - Merry-go-round N°8 'Can' (Веселая карусель n°8) [animation, 9 mn]
1975 - To Reach the Skies (Достать до неба) [animation, 9 mn]
 
Writer
2018 - Bolero 17 (Болеро 17) from Garri BARDIN [animation]
2015 - Listening to Beethoven (Слушая Бетховена) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
2013 - Three melodies (Три мелодии) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 18 mn]
2010 - The Ugly Duckling (Гадкий утёнок) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 76 mn]
2005 - Choo Choo 3 (Чуча-3) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 29 mn]
2001 - Choo Choo 2 (Чуча-2) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 27 mn]
2000 - Adagio (Адажио) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1997 - Choo Choo (Чуча) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 25 mn]
1995 - Puss in Boots / The Cat in the Boots (Кот в сапогах) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 27 mn]
1990 - Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood (Серый волк энд красная шапочка) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 27 mn]
1987 - The Marriage (Брак) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1987 - Frills (Выкрутасы) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1986 - Banket (Банкет) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1985 - Break (Брэк) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 11 mn]
1984 - Tyap-Lyap (“Slipshod”) Painters (Тяп-ляп, маляры) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1983 - Conflict (Конфликт) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 8 mn]
1982 - We Used to be Birds Before (Прежде мы были птицами) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 18 mn]
1981 - Road Tale (Дорожная сказка) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1977 - Brave Inspector Mamochkin (Бравый инспектор мамочкин) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 8 mn]
1976 - Merry-go-round N°8 'Can' (Веселая карусель n°8) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 9 mn]
1975 - To Reach the Skies (Достать до неба) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 9 mn]
 
Actor
1990 - Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood (Серый волк энд красная шапочка) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 27 mn]
1987 - The Marriage (Брак) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1980 - Bang-Bang, oy-oy-oy! (Пиф-паф, ой-ой-ой) from Garri BARDIN , Vitali PESKOV [animation, 17 mn]
1979 - Moscow does not Believe Tears (Москва слезам не верит) from Vladimir MENSHOV [fiction, 150 mn]
1979 - The Flying Ship (Летучий корабль) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 19 mn]
1976 - The Prank (Розыгрыш) from Vladimir MENSHOV [fiction, 96 mn]
 
Producer
2018 - Bolero 17 (Болеро 17) from Garri BARDIN [animation]
2010 - The Ugly Duckling (Гадкий утёнок) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 76 mn]
2001 - Choo Choo 2 (Чуча-2) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 27 mn]
2000 - Adagio (Адажио) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 10 mn]
1997 - Choo Choo (Чуча) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 25 mn]
1995 - Puss in Boots / The Cat in the Boots (Кот в сапогах) from Garri BARDIN [animation, 27 mn]
 
Sites : site officiel (en russe avec une version anglaise), IMDb, animator.ru

Author :

Awards :
The Ugly Duckling :
Best Animation film, "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2010
Adagio :
Best Animation film, "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2000
Choo Choo :
Best Animation film, "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 1998
Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood :
Best Animation film, "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 1991
Frills :
Best Short Film, Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 1988
Choo Choo :
First Prize at ICF “Golden Fish”, Moscow, 1998.
Prize for the best film at ICF of children's films “Kid's Movie” (Italy),1998.
Jury Prize at ICF in Zlin (Czech Republic), 1998.
Prize for the best animation film at 7th Vyborg Russian Cinema Festival “Window to Europe”, 1999.
Adagio :
Grand Prix of 8th Russian Cinema Festival “Window to Europe” in Vyborg, 2000.
Prize “Vyborgsky Schyot”, 8th Russian Cinema Festival “Window to Europe” in Vyborg, 2000.
Prize of Russian-European Cinema Association at 8th Russian Cinema Festival “Window to Europe” in Vyborg, 2000.
Grand Prix of International Human Rights Festival “Stalker”, Moscow, 2000.
Special Jury Prize in Matita (Italy), 2000.
Grand Prix of ICF in Rouen (France),2001.
Jury Prize of ICF in Teheran (Iran),2001.
Prize of CF in Kaiary (France), 2001.
Break :
First Prize for original conception and screen expression, Tenth All-Union Festival of Sports Films, 1985.
«Golden Dove» ICF of documentary films, Leipzig (Germany) 1986.
Special Prize of Jury, Prize of TV IF of sports films in Rennes (France)1986.
Jury Prize Gold Medal of All-Union Festival in Riga, 1986.
Frills :
Honorary Diploma of IF of short films in Krakow (Poland),1988.
Jury Prize of IF in Shanghai (PRC),1988.
First Prize of Association of Cinema Critics at IF in Los Angeles (USA) 1989.
«Golden Palm-Branch» of ICF in Cannes (France) 1988.
Puss in Boots / The Cat in the Boots :
First Prize at BBC ICF in London (England), 1995.
Jury Prize at ICF of animation films in Annesy (France),1996.
Jury Prize at ICF in Hiroshima (Japan),1996.
Jury Prize at ICF in Espinio (Portugal),1996.
Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood :
Grand Prix, Prize of the Ministry of Culture, “ The person of the year” Prize of the audience of animated film festival in Annecy ( France), 1991
First Prize of Jury at ICF in Los Angeles (USA), 1991
“NICA”, 1992

Biography
Garri Bardin was born in 1941 in the city of Orenburg. After the graduation from V.I.Nemirovich-Danchenko Drama School under M.Gorky MKHAT USSR he worked as actor in Gogol Theater, was in the films.

In the year 1974 he composed jointly with V.Livanov a play “Don Juan” and was invited by Sergei Obraztsov to Moscow Puppet Theater as a producer. In the year 1975 Garri Bardin started to work as an animated cartoon director at “Soyuzmultfilm” Studios where he made 15 films within 15 years, that earned him many prizes both at home and abroad. His films have won him three “Nica” awards, “Golden Olive-Branch” of the Cannes Festival and many other most prestigious prizes from around the world.

In the year 1999 Garri Bardin was honored with the State Prize of the Russian Federation.

Garri Bardin owes his recognition and success to a variety of techniques and materials used such as: matches in “Conflict”, ropes in “Marriage”, wire in “Freaks”, or origami in one of his recent films “Adagio”. Besides, the author makes use of traditional puppets and plasticine as well.
In the year 1991 Garri Bardin and the group started his own studio "Stayer", where he has been working up to now.
 

Commentaries and bibliography
- Les dix dessins animés russes les plus primés Nikolaï KORNATSKI, 2024, RUSSIA BEYOND
- 50 dessins animés ayant marqué l’histoire du cinéma russe et soviétique (vidéos) Maria TOKMACHEVA, 2023, RUSSIA BEYOND
- Лучшие советские мультфильмы-мюзиклы, которые интересно пересмотреть во взрослом возрасте [Les meilleures comédies musicales de dessins animés soviétiques intéressantes à regarder en tant qu'adulte] 2022, miridei.com
- La matière du sens : l’animation pensante de Garri Bardine Hélène MÉLAT, 2019, hal.archives-ouvertes.fr
- Adagio, un film de Garri Bardine Pierre-Alain LEVY, 2017, wukali.fr
- Les six films d’animation les plus connus des studios Soyouzmoultfilm Maria TERECHTCHENKO, 2016, RUSSIA BEYOND
- Лучшие советские мультфильми-мюзиклы, которые интересно пересмотреть во взрослом возрасте 2015, Mir Idey
- Le vilain petit canard 2012, dvdtator.canalblog.com
- Жоэль Шапрон : "Похоже, что Россия наконец решила заняться экспортом своих фильмов" 2012, kinoglaz.fr
- Joël Chapron : "La Russie semble avoir enfin décidé de prendre en main l’exportation de ses films" 2012, kinoglaz.fr
- Le Vilain petit canard : rencontre avec Garri Bardine ! 2011, allocine.fr
- Le Vilain petit canard de Garri Bardine , Olivier PERE, 2011, olivierpere.wordpress.com
- Garri Bardin: The Ugly Duckling (Gadkii utenok, 2010) , Laura PONTIERI HLAVACEK, 2011, kinokultura.com
- The Ugly Duckling 2010, clap.ch