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Igor Kovalyov

Igor Kovalyov

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

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Biography

Igor Adolfovich Kovalyov is a Soviet, Russian-Ukrainian and American 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.

Directed 17

2010s

  1. 2016

    Before Love

    Director

  2. 2013

    Alisa Knows What to Do!

    Director

2000s

  1. 2004

    You Animal

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    The Rugrats Movie

    Director

    61
  2. 1996

    Bird in a Window

    Director

  3. 1994

    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

    Director

    74

  4. Duckman

    Director

    76
  5. 1992

    Here Comes the Cat!

    Director

  6. 1991

    Rugrats

    Director

    75

  7. Andrey Svislotskiy

    Director

  8. 1990

    Hen, His Wife

    Director

    63

1980s

  1. 1989

    Lift

    Director

  2. 1987

    Investigation Held by Kolobki. Part 2

    Director

  3. 1986

    Investigation Held by Kolobki. Part 1

    Director

  4. Investigation Held by Kolobki

    Director

  5. Wings, Legs and Tails

    Director

  6. 1985

    Rubik's Cube

    Director

Visual effects 31

2000s

  1. 2001

    A Rugrats Kwanzaa

    Character Designer

1980s

  1. 1986

    Doctor Aybolit

    Animation

  2. Wings, Legs and Tails

    Animation

  3. 1985

    Rubik's Cube

    Animation

  4. 1984

    How the Cossacks Celebrated a Wedding

    Animation

  5. Giordano Bruno

    Animation

  6. Doctor Aybolit

    Animation

  7. 1983

    About the Mouse Who Wanted to Become Strong

    Animation

  8. The Tree and the Cat

    Animation

  9. A Favour

    Animation

  10. 1982

    Let It Rain, Let It Rain!

    Animation

  11. The Land Of Counting

    Animation

  12. Three Ivans

    Animation

  13. 1980

    Adventures of Captain Vrungel

    Animation

  14. Adventures of Captain Vrungel

    Animation

1970s

  1. 1979

    Castling (An Aquarium Confession)

    Animation

  2. How the Table Was Carried

    Animation

  3. The Golden-Horned Deer

    Animation

  4. The Peace Pipe

    Animation

  5. The Fern Flower

    Animation

  6. 1978

    First Winter

    Animation

  7. 1977

    The Most Important Sparrow

    Animation

  8. Parasolka At The Fashionable Resort

    Animation

Wrote 13

2010s

  1. 2016

    Before Love

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1996

    Bird in a Window

    Writer

  2. Pilot Brothers Sometimes Fish

    Writer

  3. Pilot Brothers Cook Pasta for Breakfast

    Writer

  4. Pilot Brothers Show Each Other New Year's Magic Tricks

    Writer

  5. Pilot Brothers Suddenly Decided to Hunt

    Writer

  6. Pilot Brothers Drink Tea in the Evenings

    Writer

  7. 1995

    Pilot Brothers are Shooting a Video for MTV

    Writer

  8. 1991

    Andrey Svislotskiy

    Writer

  9. 1990

    Hen, His Wife

    Writer

    63

  10. Solo for the Moon and the Wolf

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1986

    Wings, Legs and Tails

    Writer

  2. 1983

    Another Side of the Moon

    Writer

Art department 6

1980s

  1. 1987

    Investigation Held by Kolobki. Part 2

    Production Design

  2. 1986

    Investigation Held by Kolobki

    Production Design

  3. Wings, Legs and Tails

    Production Design

  4. 1985

    Rubik's Cube

    Production Design

Produced 3

2020s

  1. 2021

    My Friend Tiger

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1996

    Bird in a Window

    Producer

Appearances2

2020s

  1. 2020

    This Is Edik

    self

2010s

  1. 2012

    We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation

    Self