Director,
Writer,
Cinematographer,
Production designer,
Sound designer,
Editor,
Producer,
Animator,
Artistic director
Born 1958, USSR (Russia)
 
 
Ivan MAKSIMOV
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Иван Леонидович МАКСИМОВ
Ivan MAKSIMOV
Filmography (extracts)
 
Director
2022 - Wrong Rug (Неправильный коврик) [animation, 5 mn]
2021 - Oh, no ! (О, неет!) [animation, 6 mn]
2021 - Bestiary (Бестиарий) [animation, 11 mn]
2020 - Who We Go Why ? (На хрена мы идем кто?) [animation, 2 mn]
2019 - Lonely Monster Goes Out (Одинокий монстр в поиске) [animation, 7 mn]
2018 - The Old Lady-Life vs The Old Lady-Death (Старушка-жизнь vs Старушка-смерть) [animation, 7 mn]
2015 - Benches N° 0458 (Скамейки) [animation, 6 mn]
2013 - Boom-Boom, the Fisherman's Daughter (Бум-Бум, дочь рыбака) [animation, 8 mn]
2012 - A Long Bridge in the Rright Direction (Длинный мост в нужну сторону) [animation, 8 mn]
2011 - Offside (Вне игры) [animation, 6.3 mn]
2010 - Tides to and fro (Приливы туда-сюда) [animation, 10 mn]
2008 - Pyatachok’s extra chanсes (Дополнительные возможности Пятачка) [animation, 5 mn]
2007 - Rain Down from Above (Дождь свеху вниз) [animation, 8 mn]
2005 - Tonnelage (Туннелирование) [animation, 5 mn]
2004 - Full Pipe (Полная труба) [animation, 6 mn]
2003 - Wind Along the Coast (Ветер вдоль берега) [animation, 6 mn]
2002 - Slow Bistro (Медленное Бистро) [animation, 8 mn]
2000 - Lyuba (Люба) [animation, 4 mn]
2000 - This Trifle Will Defend Both (Эта мелочь защитит обоих) [animation, 4.2 mn]
1998 - Two Trams (Два трамвая) [animation, 1 mn]
1996 - The Strings (Нити) [animation, 6 mn]
1994 - Benjamin's Libido (Либидо Бенджамина) [animation, 8 mn]
1992 - Provincial School (Провинциальная школа) [animation, 5 mn]
1992 - Bolero (Болеро) [animation, 5 mn]
1990 - 5/4 (5/4) [animation, 7 mn]
1989 - Fru_89. From Left To Right (Фру-89. Слева направо) [animation, 4 mn]
 
Writer
2022 - Wrong Rug (Неправильный коврик) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
2021 - Oh, no ! (О, неет!) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2021 - Bestiary (Бестиарий) from Andrey BAKHURIN , Yevgeni FADEIEV , Ivan MAKSIMOV , Igor MELNIKOV , Yekaterina MIKHEEVA , Natalia MIRZOYAN , Karina POGORELOVA , Svetlana RAZGULYAEVA , Mikhail SOLOSHENKO [animation, 11 mn]
2020 - Who We Go Why ? (На хрена мы идем кто?) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 2 mn]
2019 - Lonely Monster Goes Out (Одинокий монстр в поиске) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 7 mn]
2015 - Benches N° 0458 (Скамейки) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2013 - Boom-Boom, the Fisherman's Daughter (Бум-Бум, дочь рыбака) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2012 - A Long Bridge in the Rright Direction (Длинный мост в нужну сторону) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2011 - Offside (Вне игры) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6.3 mn]
2010 - Tides to and fro (Приливы туда-сюда) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 10 mn]
2008 - Pyatachok’s extra chanсes (Дополнительные возможности Пятачка) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
2007 - Rain Down from Above (Дождь свеху вниз) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2005 - Tonnelage (Туннелирование) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
2004 - Full Pipe (Полная труба) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2003 - Wind Along the Coast (Ветер вдоль берега) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2002 - Slow Bistro (Медленное Бистро) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2000 - Lyuba (Люба) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 4 mn]
2000 - This Trifle Will Defend Both (Эта мелочь защитит обоих) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 4.2 mn]
1998 - Two Trams (Два трамвая) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 1 mn]
1996 - The Strings (Нити) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
1994 - Benjamin's Libido (Либидо Бенджамина) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
1992 - Provincial School (Провинциальная школа) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
1992 - Bolero (Болеро) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
1990 - 5/4 (5/4) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 7 mn]
1989 - Fru_89. From Left To Right (Фру-89. Слева направо) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 4 mn]
 
Cinematographer
2020 - Who We Go Why ? (На хрена мы идем кто?) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 2 mn]
2019 - Lonely Monster Goes Out (Одинокий монстр в поиске) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 7 mn]
2005 - Tonnelage (Туннелирование) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
 
Production designer
2022 - Wrong Rug (Неправильный коврик) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
2021 - Bestiary (Бестиарий) from Andrey BAKHURIN , Yevgeni FADEIEV , Ivan MAKSIMOV , Igor MELNIKOV , Yekaterina MIKHEEVA , Natalia MIRZOYAN , Karina POGORELOVA , Svetlana RAZGULYAEVA , Mikhail SOLOSHENKO [animation, 11 mn]
2020 - Who We Go Why ? (На хрена мы идем кто?) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 2 mn]
2012 - A Long Bridge in the Rright Direction (Длинный мост в нужну сторону) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2010 - Tides to and fro (Приливы туда-сюда) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 10 mn]
2008 - Pyatachok’s extra chanсes (Дополнительные возможности Пятачка) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
2007 - Rain Down from Above (Дождь свеху вниз) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2007 - The Girl in the Shoe Box (Девочка в обувной коробке) from Tatyana PODVEYKINA [animation, 6 mn]
2005 - Tonnelage (Туннелирование) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
2004 - Full Pipe (Полная труба) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2002 - Slow Bistro (Медленное Бистро) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2000 - Lyuba (Люба) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 4 mn]
2000 - This Trifle Will Defend Both (Эта мелочь защитит обоих) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 4.2 mn]
1998 - Two Trams (Два трамвая) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 1 mn]
1996 - The Strings (Нити) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
1994 - Benjamin's Libido (Либидо Бенджамина) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
1992 - Provincial School (Провинциальная школа) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
1992 - Bolero (Болеро) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
1990 - 5/4 (5/4) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 7 mn]
1989 - Fru_89. From Left To Right (Фру-89. Слева направо) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 4 mn]
 
Sound designer
2020 - Who We Go Why ? (На хрена мы идем кто?) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 2 mn]
 
Editor
2015 - Benches N° 0458 (Скамейки) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2013 - Boom-Boom, the Fisherman's Daughter (Бум-Бум, дочь рыбака) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
 
Producer
2020 - Who We Go Why ? (На хрена мы идем кто?) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 2 mn]
2015 - Benches N° 0458 (Скамейки) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
1994 - Benjamin's Libido (Либидо Бенджамина) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
1992 - Provincial School (Провинциальная школа) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
1992 - Bolero (Болеро) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 5 mn]
 
Animator
2019 - Dekanimeron-1 (Деканимерон-1) from Andrey BAKHURIN [animation, 6 mn]
2015 - Benches N° 0458 (Скамейки) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2000 - Lyuba (Люба) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 4 mn]
1990 - 5/4 (5/4) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 7 mn]
 
Artistic director
2019 - Lonely Monster Goes Out (Одинокий монстр в поиске) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 7 mn]
2015 - Benches N° 0458 (Скамейки) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 6 mn]
2013 - Boom-Boom, the Fisherman's Daughter (Бум-Бум, дочь рыбака) from Ivan MAKSIMOV [animation, 8 mn]
2011 - Vezukha! Kit is in Love (Везуха! Китовая любовь) from Leonid SHMELKOV [animation, 5 mn]
 
Sites : IMDb, animator.ru
Awards :
Bestiary :
Special Jury prize, Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2022
A Long Bridge in the Rright Direction :
Best directing, Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2013
Bolero :
Golden bear of Short Films, Berlin International Film Festival : Berlinale, Berlin (Germany), 1993
Best Animation film, "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 1992
Biography
Born on 19th of November 1958, in Moscow. Worked as a photographer and as an illustrator for various magazines. Graduated from Moscow Physics and Technology Institute in 1982. From 1986 to 1988 studied at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors. Since 2002 teaches film directing in VGIK and at Studio School SHAR. Winner of numerous film festivals awards.
 
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
- Вечная весна в золотом городе — Лучшие мультфильмы 2023 года [Les meilleurs films d'animation de 2023] Юрий МИХАЙЛИН, 2023, seance.ru
- Les dessins animés soviétiques les plus psychédéliques Sofia POLIAKOVA, 2023, RUSSIA BEYOND