Igor Kovalyov

Born: 1954-01-17, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

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.

Filmography

• Rugrats (1991)
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
• Duckman (1994)
• The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• До любви (2016)
• Лифт (1989)
• You Animal (2004)
• Следствие ведут Колобки. Часть 1 (1986)
• Кубик-рубик (1985)
• Следствие ведут Колобки. Часть 2 (1987)
• Крылья, ноги и хвосты (1986)
• Андрей Свислоцкий (1991)
• Следствие ведут Колобки (1986)
• Bird in a Window (1996)
• Его жена курица (1990)
• Сюда идёт кот! (1992)