Igor Kovalyov

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Born January 17, 1954 · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Also known as Игорь Адольфович Ковалёв · Ihor Kovaliov · Igor Kovalev

Biography

Igor Adolfovich Kovalyov is a Russian animator, director and educator, co-founder of Pilot — the first private animation studio in the Soviet Union. From 1991 to 2005 he worked at Klasky Csupo where he co-created Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and co-directed The Rugrats Movie. He currently serves as a creative producer at Soyuzmultfilm. Kovalyov is also known for his auteur films for which received multiple international awards, including three Grand Prizes at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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