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Svyatoslav Ushakov


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Born on December 4, 1967, in Moscow.

In 1987 he joined Animation Studio “Pilot” (Moscow, Russia) as an animator artist, scriptwriter and co-director. Slava participated in creating many animation movies (see the attached list).
Slava was a principal artist-animator  for movie “The Hunter”, which earned the Jim Henson Prize (4th International Animation Celebration in Los Angeles, in November of 1991).
In 1994 Slava made animation musical clip “Hara Mamba Ru”, which became a hit on Russian TV during almost 3 years, and is still popular. The clip won the prize of English MTV in 1994. This clip was included as a part into the Russian TV review “The Russian Art Events of the Century”.
Having been working at “Pilot”, Slava in 1997 graduated from Highest School of Scriptwriters and Art Directors of the Russian National Institute of Cinematography (Moscow, Russia).  He earned his Master Degree as Artist-Animator with diploma work “Earlier I Lived By The Seashore”, which later received several Russian and International prices.  In the same year he has established his own animation studio “Nils”.
    In 1998 Slava was invited as a Storyboard Director to Los Angeles based Animation Studio “Kinofilm”.    The main production of the studio with Slava’s participation is the animated TV serial “Mike, Lu & Og”, which is airing on the Cartoon Network.
    Since 2000 Slava has been working at Animation Studio “Klasky Csupo” where participated in creating animation movie “The Wild Thornberrys Movie”.



Selected films:
2010 Space dogs. 3D, director
2007 Two Italians, scriptwriter, director
2002 CYCLOPS, scriptwriter, director, art director

2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie, animator

2001 Orange, author's movie

1999-2000 Mike, Lu & Og (serial), storyboard revision director
1998 Short Legs, scriptwriter, director
1997 Earlier I Lived by the Seashore, scriptwriter, director, art director

1994-97 Helpman and Red Cross (series), author's movie
1993 Mammoth, director
1991 Hunter, animator
1990 Pums, animator

Director
Belka and Strelka. Star Dogs
Artistic directors
Belka and Strelka. Star Dogs

12 Jul 2007

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Belka and Strelka in outer space again!

21 Sep 2007
The foreign Pigs in the Outer Space will have to squeeze up to make room soon – the Russian Star Dogs go into the extraterrestrial space. Russian animators are getting ready to make a second launch of the legendary Belka and Strelka to the orbit. The historical event known to everybody will turn into an exciting movie thanks to their good graces, with some elements of an action movie, comedy and melodrama.
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08 Aug 2008
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Mironov and Bashirov Record Dialogues For Their Characters in "Belka and Strelka"

03 Jun 2009
Dear journalists, This Friday 5 June, in Pythagor Studio final record of "Belka and Strelka"'s dialogues will be made. The film will be shown in theatres in December 2009. In the mornind 10-12AM Alexander Bashirov will record his character Pug's speech. In the afternoon after 12 AM Eugeny Mironov will re-record rat Venya. The Studio's staff are ready to give a room for interviews. Cameras are allowed during the time of the record, as well as light equipment from outside. We plan to install chromakey for better conditions of photography. Please join us andmake a report or an interview with the actors or film-makers. On accreditation issues contact Catherina Bychkova.
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