InlayFilm
Voronezh Animation Studio (formerly known as Wizart Animation) is a Russian animation film, short film and television studio based in Voronezh. The studio specializes in the production of animated feature films, television shows and their distribution and promotion in the domestic and international markets. The studio was formed in 2007 from a company specializing in software development, multimedia and software localization. Originally founded under the name InlayFilm, it rebranded as Wizart Animation in 2012. In August 2022, the company changed its name to Voronezh Animation Studio. The company's main art technique is CGI animation that is used for their flagship series, ''The Snow Queen.'' The films from the series gave the studio the entrance into the film industry that has been recently noted by the animation industry. Its most recent project was the Netflix animated film '' Secret Magic Control Agency'', released on 25 March 2021. History Early history The studio was foun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Snow Queen (2012 Film)
''The Snow Queen'' (russian: Снежная королева, lit=The Snow Queen, translit=Snezhnaya Koroleva) is a 2012 Russian 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure family film written by Vadim Sveshnikov and directed by Vladlen Barbe and Maxim Sveshnikov. ''The Snow Queen'' was produced by Wizart Animation and released by Bazelevs. InlayFilm acted as co-production studio. The film is a remake of the 1844 story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Alexander Ligaiy, Yuri Moskvin, Sergey Rapoport and Olga Sinelshchikova. Like the fairy tale, the main character and heroine of the film is Gerda (voiced by Nyusha and Jessica Straus). Set after the Snow Queen invoked the spell of eternal winter, the film follows the story of Gerda who sets out on an improbable frigid journey up North to save Kai. The Snow Queen never realized Gerda was truly the last threat from winter domination when henchman troll Orm (voice of Ivan Okhlobys ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Animation Studios
The following lists of animation studios presents current and former organizations similar to Studio, artists studios but principally dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films. Such studios may be actual production facilities or corporate entities. The countries with the most listed, active studios, are Japan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom and South Korea, but studios are found across all continents. Active studios Defunct studios See also * List of Japanese animation studios * List of animation distribution companies * Film genre * Motion graphic design References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of animation studios Animation studios, * Lists of companies by industry, Animation studios, List of Animation-related lists, Animation studios ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Snow Queen
"The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samling''). The story centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend, Kai. The story is one of Andersen's longest and most highly acclaimed stories. It is regularly included in selected tales and collections of his work and is frequently reprinted in illustrated storybook editions for children. Story The devil, in the form of an evil troll, has made a magic mirror that distorts the appearance of everything that it reflects. The magic mirror fails to reflect the good and beautiful aspects of people and things, and magnifies their bad and ugly aspects. The devil, who is headmaster at a troll school, takes the mirror and his pupils throughout the world, delighting in using it to distort everyone and everythi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Kitten From Lizyukov Street 2
''The Kitten from Lizyukov Street'' ''2'' (russian: Котенок с улицы Лизюкова 2, translit=Kotyonok s Ulitsy Lizyukova 2) is a 2017 Russian computer animated short film produced by Wizart Animation and directed by Alexey Zamyslov. The adaptation is the sequel to '' Kitten from Lizyukov Street'' that also features the previous film's themes of nostalgia to the native homeland. The dialogues and script is written by the author of the first part of the cartoon Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin. The short film was made with feature-film quality standards and is a continuation of the Soviet Union classic film into the Russian era. Plot The kitten Vaska and the puppy Bulka, thanks to the magic Crow move from snow-covered Voronezh to sunny Australia. There Vaska gets acquainted with kangaroos, koalas, wombats, ostriches and escapes with all his might from sharks and crocodiles. And then he invites new friends to his native Voronezh Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́не ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fire And Ice
Fire and Ice may refer to: Books and literature * "Fire and Ice" (poem), a 1920 poem by Robert Frost * ''Fire and Ice'', part of a 1923 translated edition of ''The Long Journey'' by Johannes V. Jensen * ''Fire and Ice'' (Hunter novel), a 2003 novel in the Warriors series by Erin Hunter * ''Fire & Ice'' (manga), by Yasuda Tsuyoshi * ''Fire and Ice'', a 1976 biography of Revlon founder Charles Revson by Andrew Tobias * ''Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950–1953'', a 2000 book by Michael J. Varhola * Fire (comics) and Ice (comics), a pair of DC Comics Justice League characters Film * ''Fire and Ice'' (French: ''Le combat dans l'île''), a 1962 French film with a screenplay by Jean-Paul Rappeneau * ''Fire and Ice'' (1983 film), a 1983 animated feature film directed by Ralph Bakshi and co-created with Frank Frazetta * ''Fire and Ice'' (1986 film), a 1986 freestyle skiing film directed by Willy Bogner * '' Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia'', a 2005 American doc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sheep And Wolves
''Sheep and Wolves'' (russian: Волки и овцы: бе-е-е-зумное превращение, lit=Wolves and Sheep: Cra-a-a-zy Transformation, translit=Volki i ovtsy. Be-e-e-zumnoe prevrashchenie) is a 2016 Russian computer-animated fantasy comedy film, directed by Andrey Galat and Maxim Volkov. The original story, Wizart Animation's first, contains elements of the fairy tale ''The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats'' and the concepts of a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is about a carefree wolf who likes to hunt sheep, but one day finds that he has been magically transformed into a sheep himself. The film was directed by Andrey Galat and Maksim Volkov, with Wizart and CTB Film Company as joint production partners. Although critical reactions were mostly positive in its native country, the film received generally negative reviews elsewhere, with the script, plot, characterizations and lore being heavily criticized; though the animation received some praise. It won the Golden U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Snow King
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kommersant
''Kommersant'' (russian: Коммерсантъ, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia certified July 2013 circulation of the daily was 120,000–130,000. It is owned by Alisher Usmanov. History In 1989, with the onset of press freedom in Russia, ''Kommersant'' was founded under the ownership of businessman and publicist Vladimir Yakovlev. The first issue was released in January 1990. It was modeled after Western business journalism. The newspaper's title is spelled in Russian with a terminal hard sign (ъ) – a letter that is silent at the end of a word in modern Russian, and was thus largely abolished by the post-revolution Russian spelling reform, in reference to a pre-Soviet newspaper of the same name active between 1909 and 1917. This is played up in the Kommersant logo, which features a script hard sign at the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexey Gordeyev
Alexey Vasilyevich Gordeyev (russian: Алексей Васильевич Гордеев; born 28 February 1955) is a Russian politician who served as Member and Deputy Speaker of the State Duma. Previously he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2000 to 2004 and from 2018 to 2020, Governor of Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census. Geography V ... from 2009 to 2017 and Agriculture Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2009. References External links *Personal website of Alexey Gordeyev 1955 births 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation People from Frankfurt (Oder) Governors of Voronezh Oblast United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Living people Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Fede ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Voronezh State University
Voronezh State University is one of the main universities in Central Russia, located in the city of Voronezh. The university was established in 1918 by professors evacuated from the University of Tartu in Estonia. The university has 18 faculties and an enrollment of 22,000 students from Russia, Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia. Besides, the university has 6 research institutes and 16 research laboratories administered by the Russian Academy of Science. The university is composed of 10 buildings and 7 resident halls situated throughout the city. For over 90 years the University has trained more than 100,000 professionals. History In 1802 following a decree of Russian Emperor Alexander I the University of Tartu in Estonia was re-established. As a result of the German occupation of Estonia during World War I in March 1918, Russian students and professors had to leave the Estonian territory for their own safety. It was decided that a new university would be established in centra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became an annual event in 1998. It is one of the four international animated film festivals sponsored by the International Animated Film Association (french: Association internationale du film d'animation, or ASIFA). The festival is a competition between Animation, animated films of various techniques (traditional animation, traditional, cutout animation, cut-outs, clay animation, claymation, computer-generated imagery, 3DCG, etc.) classified in various categories: * Feature films * Short films * Films produced for television and advertising * Student films * Films made for the internet (since 2002) * Feature films contrechamp in competition (since 2007) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |