Ivan Maximov
Born: 1958-11-19 in Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Known For: Directing
Biography
Ivan Leonidovich Maximov (Russian: Иван Леонидович Максимов; born 19 November 1958; Moscow) is a Russian artist, animator and film director. Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in Moscow. He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in Moscow till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an engineer at the Russian Space Research Institute. Between 1986 and 1989 Maximov took advanced studies in Film Directing and Script writing. In the early 1990s, Maximov became involved with Russia's first gaming magazine, Video-Ace Dendy (Russian: Видео-Асс Dendy), and the television series, Dendy: The New Reality (Russian: Денди новая реальность, tr. Dendy Novaya Realnost, IPA: [ˈdʲenʲdʲɪ ˈnovəjə rʲɪˈalʲnəsʲtʲ]). Here he was in charge of designing Dendy the Elephant, Dendy's trademark mascot. Starting in 1995 Maximov worked as "virtual studio IVAN MAXIMOV" where he set up his studio at home to work on film, video and computer animation. He worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA mn and in 2000 and 2001 he worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA NOVOSTEY. In 2003, Maximov created the computer game Full Pipe at PIPE-STUDIO. The same year, he also began teaching film directing and script writing at school-studio SHAR and VGIK. From 2002 - teacher of film directing in school-studio "SHAR". From 2011 - teacher of animation filmdirecting in " PiterMultArt " in Saint-Petersburg. From 2011 to 2019 - artistic supervisor of animated series "Lucky!". From 2019 - teacher of film directing in the Modern Art Institute.
Filmography
2024
- Нечётная сторона голов ... (Director)
2022
- Wrong Mat ... (Director)
2020
- Who We Go Why ... (Producer)
2019
- Lonely Monster Goes Out ... (Director)
- Decanimerone-1 ... (Animation)
2018
- Old Lady Life Vs Old Lady Death ... (Director)
2017
- Alternative Walk ... (Director)
- Divergentia D ... (Director)
- Take Any Moment From Your Childhood ... (Director)
2016
- Artist and Hooligans ... (Writer)
2015
- Tender Owls ... (Director)
- Benches No. 0458 ... (Producer)
2013
- Baby of the Fisher ... (Director)
2012
- Long Bridge of Desired Direction ... (Editor)
2011
- Storm Warning ... (Art Direction)
- Out of Play ... (Writer)
2010
- Везуха! ... (Art Direction)
- Tides to And Fro ... (Director)
2008
- The Additional Capabilities of the Snout ... (Director)
2007
- Promise Me This as Inspektor
- Rain Down from Above ... (Director)
2005
- Tonnelage ... (Director of Photography)
2004
- The Spate ... (Writer)
2003
- Wind Along the Coast ... (Editor)
- Slow Bistro ... (Director)
2000
- The Back Passages of the City of Vyborg ... (Writer)
- Lyuba ... (Director)
1999
- Bot and Fenya ... (Director)
1998
- Optimus Mundus 20. Two Trams ... (Director)
1996
- The Strings ... (Writer)
1995
- Welcome to the 21st Century ... (Director)
1994
- Libido of Benjamino ... (Director)
1993
- The Perfect Hole ... (Director)
- Waiting for the Balloon ... (Writer)
- N + 2 ... (Animation)
1992
- Provincial School ... (Director)
- Bolero ... (Animation)
1990
- «5/4» ... (Director)
1989
- From Left to Right ... (Director)