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Ivan Petrovich Ivanov-Vano (russian: Иван Петрович Иванов-Вано; – 25 March 1987), born Ivanov, was a
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and
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animation director, animator, screenwriter, educator, professor at
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...
(VGIK).''Peter Rollberg (2016)''
Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema
— Rowman & Littlefield. One of the pioneers of the Soviet animation school, he is sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation".
People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...
(1985).


Biography

Ivan Petrovich Ivanov was born in the Manezhnaya Square district, at the time populated by students and poor people. His parents had a
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background. His father was a shoemaker who arrived to Moscow from the
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; soon he left the family. Ivanov's mother was illiterate and couldn't give her son a proper education, thus he was raised in the family of his elder sister Evdokia Petrovna Spasskaya who was married to an artist and educator at the
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture The Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (russian: Московское училище живописи, ваяния и зодчества, МУЖВЗ) also known by the acronym MUZHZV, was one of the largest educational insti ...
. As a result, Ivanov became interested in art early in his life and as a kid drew decorations for a puppet theater.
, 2015 (in Russian) At the age of 14, Ivanov also entered the Moscow School of Painting. After the
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it was reformed and turned into Vkhutemas (Higher Art and Technical Studios). He continued his studies and finally graduated from Vkhutemas in 1923. In a year, Ivanov started working as an animator at the State Film Technicum. Together with his fellow students he created some of the first Soviet animated films using home-made tools. Their works were distinguished by cutout animation and unique art style influenced by
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. In 1927, Ivanov turned to
traditional animation Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation) is an animation technique in which each frame is drawn by hand. The technique was the dominant form of animation in cinema until computer animation. Proce ...
with one of the boldest experiments ''The Skating Rink'' directed by Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky. In later years he took part in a number of other important projects. Around the same time he started using Ivanov-Vano as a pseudonym. According to some of his colleagues, this was done in order to distinguish himself from another prominent Soviet animator Aleksandr Ivanov. In 1936, Ivanov started working as a director at the newly founded
Soyuzmultfilm Soyuzmultfilm ( rus, Союзмультфи́льм, p=səˌjʉsmʊlʲtˈfʲilʲm , ''Union Cartoon'') (also known as SMF Animation Studio in English, Formerly known as Soyuzdetmultfilm) is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Launched in ...
. His earlier works at the studio were heavily influenced by early
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— a popular trend during the middle 1930s which he later opposed. In 1939, Ivanov directed ''Moydodyr'' based on the fairy tale of the same name which became a big step from the Disney stylistics towards more traditional Russian art that predominated during later years. In 1939, Ivanov organized animation courses at
VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...
where he also became one of the leading educators (he was granted the title of
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in 1952). Among his student were
Lev Milchin Lev Isaakovich Milchin (russian: Лев Исаакович Мильчин, 1920—1987) was a Soviet animation director, art director, artist and book illustrator. He was also a pedagogue at VGIK. He was named an Honoured Artist of the RSFSR in 19 ...
, Yevgeniy Migunov, Aleksandr Petrov, Francheska Yarbusova, Stanislav Sokolov and a Bulgarian animator
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. Ivanov was a member of the Communist Party from 1951, and was also a founder and the original Vice President of ASIFA (
International Animated Film Association The International Animated Film Association (French: ''Association Internationale du Film d'Animation'', ASIFA) is an international non-profit organization founded in 1960 in Annecy, France, by the best known animation artists of the time such a ...
) from 1961 to 1973. Ivanov-Vano directed a record number of Soviet feature animated films, often working as a screenwriter as well. The majority of his works were based on Russian folklore and fairy tales by classical Russian writers. In 1947, shortly after the end of war, Ivanov presented the first Soviet feature-length animated film '' The Humpbacked Horse'' based on the fairy tale in verse by
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. The film gained a lot of praise internationally, and
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even used it as a teaching tool for his studios. Since 1962 his artistic style varied a lot. He approached
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,
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,
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, Dymkovo toys,
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and
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. Some of his longtime collaborators such as
Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya Alexandra Gavrilovna Snezhko-Blotskaya (Russian: Александра Гавриловна Снежко-Блоцкая, 21 February 1909 in Volchansk, Russian Empire – 29 December 1980 in Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union) was a Soviet animated fil ...
and
Yuri Norstein Yuri Borisovich Norstein, PAR (russian: link=no, Ю́рий Бори́сович Норште́йн; born 15 September 1941) is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts '' Hedgehog in the Fog'' and '' Tale of Tales''. Sin ...
who started as his second unit directors and co-directors went on to become popular directors on their own. Ivanov-Vano was a laureate of numerous festivals. His short film '' The Battle of Kerzhenets'' won Grand Prix award at
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in 1972. Ivanov died on March 25, 1987 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.The tomb of Ivan Ivanov-Vano
/ref> For 54 years, he was married to Tatiana Ivanova-Bekker (1902—1982). They had a daughter Galina.


Films


''China in Flames''
(1925) – one of the first Soviet animated films. He participated as an artist. * ''
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'' (1927) * '' Sen'ka the African'' (1927) * '' The Adventures of Munchhausen'' (1928) * ''
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'' (1932) – with L.A. Amalriko * '' The Tale of the Czar Durondai'' (1934) – with V.C. and Z.C. Brumberg * '' The Dragonfly and the Ant'' (1935) – with V.C. and Z.C. Brumberg * '' Kotofey Kotofeyich'' (1937) * '' Journal of Political Satire 1'' (1938) * '' Little Liar (Girl)'' (1938) * ''
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'' (1938) * '' Moidodyr'' (1939 and 1954) * '' Ivas''' (1940) * '' Journal of Political Satire 2'' (1944) – with V.C. and Z.C. Brumberg, O.P. Hodataev and A.V. Ivanov * '' Stolen Sun'' (1944) * '' Winter Tale'' (1945) * '' The Humpbacked Horse'' ( 1947) – remade in 1976 * '' Geese-Swans'' (1949) – with A.G. Snezhko-Blotska * '' Another's Voice'' (1949) * '' The Story of the Dead Princess and a Brave Family'' (1951) – based on
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
's fairy tale * ''
The Snow Maiden ''The Snow Maiden'' (subtitle: A Spring Fairy Tale) ( rus, Снегурочка–весенняя сказка, Snegúrochka–vesénnyaya skázka, italic=yes ) is an opera in four acts with a prologue by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composed ...
'' (1952) * '' Forest Concert'' (1953) * '' The Brave Hare'' (1955) * '' The Twelve Months'' (1956) * '' Song about Friendship'' (1957) * '' Once Upon a Time...'' (1957) * '' The Adventures of Buratino'' (1959) – based on
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, a collaboration with Dmitri Babichenko * '' The Flying Proletariat'' (1962) – with I. Boyarskii * '' Lefty'' (1964) – also called The Mechanical Flea
''How One Man Fed Two Generals''
(1965) – with V. Danilevich * '' Go There, Don't Know Where'' (1966) – with V. Danilevich * '' Legend About a Malicious Giant'' (1968) * '' The Seasons of the Year'' (1969) – based on
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's '' The Seasons'' (''Troika'' and ''Fall'') * '' The Battle of Kerzhenets'' (1970) – a collaboration with
Yuri Norstein Yuri Borisovich Norstein, PAR (russian: link=no, Ю́рий Бори́сович Норште́йн; born 15 September 1941) is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts '' Hedgehog in the Fog'' and '' Tale of Tales''. Sin ...
* ''
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'' (1972) * '' The Humpbacked Horse'' (1976) – remake of 1947 film * '' The Magic Lake'' (1979) – stereographic animation * ''
The Tale of Tsar Saltan The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan ( rus, «Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богаты� ...
'' (1984) – based on a poem by
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...


See also

*
History of Russian animation The history of Russian animation is the visual art form produced by Russian animation makers. As most of Russia's production of animation for film, cinema and television were created during Soviet Union, Soviet times, it may also be referred to some ...
*
List of animated feature films These lists of animated feature films compiles animated feature films from around the world and is organized alphabetically under the year of release (the year the completed film was first released to the public). Theatrical releases as well a ...
* Lev Atamanov


References


Sources

* Giannalberto Bendazzi – Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Animation, 1995
Full filmography
at the Animator.ru
Filmography
at Animatsiya.net, where most of his films can be watched with English subtitles

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanov-Vano 1900 births 1987 deaths Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography faculty Films directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Russian animated film directors Russian animators Soviet animation directors Soviet animators Vkhutemas alumni Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni