Ivan Maximov

Ivan Maximov is an artist, professional animator and director.

Biography

Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in Moscow. [http://pipestudio.ru/maximov/biograph.htm] He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in Moscow till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the Physical-Technical Institute in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an engineer at the Russian Space Research Institute. Between 1986 and 1989 Maximov took advanced studies in Film Directing and Script writing.

Starting 1995 he worked as "virtual studio IVAN MAXIMOV" where he set up his studio at home to work on film, video and computer animation. He worked as a caricaturist for "VREMYA mn" and in 2000 and 2001 he worked as a caricaturist for "VREMYA NOVOSTEY".

In 2003, Maximov created the computer game "Full Pipe" [http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=4600&] in PIPE-STUDIO.

In 2003 Maximov began teaching film directing and script writing at school-studio SHAR and VGIK.

In 2007, Mr. Maximov completed his latest work "Rain Down from Above".

Animated films

Most of these films can be viewed in their entirety on his official website.
* "From Left to Right" (1989)
* "5/4" (1990)
* "Provincial School" (1992)
* "Bolero" (1992)
* "N + 2" (1993)
* "Libido of Benjamino" (1994)
* "The Strings" (1996)
* "2 Trams" (1997)
* "Luba" (2001)
* "Slow Bistro" (2003)
* "Wind Along the Coast" (2004)
* "The Spate" (2004)
* "Tonnellage" (2005)
* "Rain Down from Above" (2007)

Animated computer games

* Full Pipe [http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=4600&] 2003

ee also

*History of Russian animation
*Melbourne International Animation Festival

External links

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* [http://pipestudio.ru/maximov/index.htm Ivan Maximov's site]
** [http://pipestudio.ru/maximov/filmogr.htm Filmography] (films can be viewed at this link)
* [http://vanya-maximov.livejournal.com/ Ivan Maximov's LiveJournal] ru icon