Igor Kovalyov
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-01-17 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Also known As
Игорь Адольфович Ковалёв
Ihor Kovaliov
Igor Kovalev
И. Ковалев
Igor Kovalyov
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.
Acting
2020
as self
Production
1979
as Animation
1998
as Director
2016
as Writer
2005
as Director
2005
as Writer
2005
as Producer
1983
as Animation
1990
as Director
1990
as Writer
1991
as Director
1986
as Director
1992
as Director
2016
as Director
1990
as Animation
2000
as Director
1996
as Director
1974
as Director
1983
as Writer
1986
as Writer
1986
as Production Design
1985
as Production Design
1986
as Production Design
1991
as Writer
1996
as Writer
1996
as Producer
2000
as Writer
2003
as Director
2004
as Director
1990
as Writer
2021
as Producer
1996
as Writer
1996
1996
1995
1996
1978
as Animation
1979
as Animation
1982
as Animation
1984
as Animation
1985
as Animation
1986
as Animation
2001
as Character Designer
1998
as Character Designer
1986
as Director
1987
as Director
1987
as Production Design
1977
as Animation
1984
as Animation
1979
as Animation
1982
as Animation
1983
as Animation
1986
as Animation
1980
as Animation
1979
as Animation
1982
as Animation
1983
as Animation
1977
as Animation
1979
as Animation
1985
as Director
1994
as Character Designer
1986
as Director
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