Tag "Fyodor Khitruk"

In Memoriam: 2012

December 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

As we approach the final moments of 2012, we’d like to take this opportunity to remember and honor all the talented men and women of the animation and vfx community who passed away during this year. Animation Guild, ASIFA and Women in Animaton will host the annual afternoon of remembrance [...]

‘Vinni Puh’ Creator Fyodor Khitruk Dies

December 3, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The Russian Animated Film Association announced on its website that Fyodor Khitruk, creator of the acclaimed and still beloved Vinni Puh (based on A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh) cartoons and a leading innovator of Soviet animation, died Monday morning at home in Moscow at age 95. Born in Tver, a [...]

Soyuzmultfilm Requests Fund Increase from Russia’s Putin

July 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Iconic Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm has requested a bailout from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to avoid going under, reports Variety. Founded 75 years ago, the studio has produced such classics as The Snow Queen, The Golden Antelope and a Russian version of Pinocchio called The Adventures of Buratino. It also produced [...]