Eduard Nazarov

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

November 23, 1941

Died

September 11, 2016 (age 74)

Place of Birth

Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Also Known As

Эдуард Васильевич Назаров

Д. Джерманетто

Э. Назаров

Eduard Nazarov

Biography

Eduard Vasilievich Nazarov (Russian: Эдуард Васильевич Назаров; 23 November 1941 – 11 September 2016; Moscow) was a Russian (and Soviet) animator, screenwriter, voice actor, book illustrator and educator, artistic director at the Pilot Studio (2007–2016), vice-president of ASIFA (1987–1999) and a co-president of the KROK International Animated Films Festival. Eduard Nazarov was born in a bomb shelter during the Battle of Moscow. His parents were Russian engineers who met at the end of 1930s while studying at Moscow institutes. Nazarov's ancestors came from the Bryansk Oblast and had a peasant background. He became engaged in painting since childhood and while in the 9th grade entered an art school where he got acquainted with Yuri Norstein, his close friend since. After three years in the Soviet Army Nazarov entered Stroganov Institute. Simultaneously he started working at Soyuzmultfilm in 1959 as an apprentice, self-educating, since he was too late for the animation courses. He worked as an artist-renderer, an art director's assistant under Mikhail Tsekhanovsky and as an art director under Fyodor Khitruk, most famously creating Winnie-the-Pooh for the Soviet adaptation of the fairy tale. Since 1973 he had been directing his own short films, often combining duties of an art director, screenwriter and voice actor. "Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog" (1982) is generally considered his most prominent work; it was awarded the First Prize at the 1983 Odense International Film Festival and a Special Jury Award at the 1983 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Between 1979 and 2000 Nazarov had been working at the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors as an educator. He also illustrated various books and magazines. His last film "Martynko" (1987) was made during perestroika and banned for four years because Nazarov refused to change the name of the cartoon princess Raisa. During the 1990s he directed commercials and hosted a number of television shows dedicated to Russian and world animation. In 1991 he became a co-president of the KROK International Animated Films Festival, along with David Cherkassky. In 1993 he co-founded the SHAR animation school-studio along with Andrei Khrzhanovsky, Yuri Norstein and Fyodor Khitruk where he worked until his death. In 2004 Nazarov joined the Pilot Studio in their "Mountain of Gems" project, a grand government-backed TV series that combined efforts of many animators; between 2004 and 2015 they produced around seventy 13-minute shorts based on various traditional fairy tales of different Russian and former Soviet regions. In addition to art direction, Nazarov also co-wrote screenplays and did voice-overs to some of them. After the sudden death of Alexander Tatarsky in 2007 he turned into an artistic director of the studio. Nazarov suffered from diabetes for many years and had to undergone a surgery late in his life, losing one of the legs. He continued teaching students through Skype. Eduard Nazarov died on 11 September 2016 and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow.

Known For

Filmography

2023FilmMasha and the Bear: Twice the Fun2017FilmMasha and the Bear - To the Cinemaas Ded Moroz2015FilmThe Cat and the Mouse2012FilmWe Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animationas Self2012FilmTale of the Khotan Carpet2012FilmChukchi Gambit2010FilmTeeth, Tail and Ears2010FilmDog's Master2010FilmAfter...2009FilmGoat Hut2009FilmSoldier's Song2009FilmAbout the Dog Rose2009TVMasha and the Bearas Bear (voice)2008FilmAbout Stepan the Blacksmith2008FilmAbout St. Basil the Blessed2008FilmProud Mouse2006FilmI Won't Tell You!2005FilmThe Fox and the Thrush2004FilmAbout Ivan-the-Fool2004FilmMagia Russica2004FilmAbout a Ram and a Goat2004FilmGreedy Millwife2002FilmBugs1998FilmThe Night Has Comeas voice1995FilmFerdinand VIIIas voice1995FilmThe Wanderer1990FilmSchool of Fine Artsas Narrator (voice)1990FilmSchool of Fine Arts. Returnas Narrator (voice)1988FilmCat Which Could Singas Narrator (voice)1987FilmSchool of Fine Arts. Juniper Landscapeas Narrator (voice)1987FilmMartinkoas Tsar / Narrator (voice, uncredited)1987FilmMy Favorite Timeas Narrator (voice)1985FilmAbout Sidorov Vovaas Grandfather (voice)1984TVThe Return of the Prodigal Parrotas Кот1984FilmThe Return of the Prodigal Parrot (Part 1)as Cat (voice)1983FilmThe Delusion of Rodamus Querk1983FilmAdventure of an Antas all characters(voice)1982FilmOnce Upon a Time, There Lived a Dogas Narrator (voice)1980FilmAdventures of Captain Vrungelas Captain of the "Black Cuttlefish" (voice)1980TVAdventures of Captain Vrungelas captain of «Black Cuttlefish»/Mike - sailor (voice)1979FilmHow the Cossacks Helped Musketeersas Narrator (voice)1978FilmA Robbery In... Styleas credited as D. Germanetto (voice)1973FilmIsland1971FilmOnly for Adults1967FilmColumbus Docks To The Shoreas (voice)1967FilmPassion of Spies

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