Konstantin Eduardovich Bronzit (born April 12, 1965 , Leningrad ) is a Russian animator, screenwriter, director of animated films, voice actor. Winner of international awards, a member of the National French Academy of Motion Picture Arts, since 2009 a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts "Oscar" [1] . Two-time nominee for the Oscar in the category "Best Animated Short Film" for the cartoons " Restroom - Love Story " and " We can not live without space ." Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ( 2006 ). Winner of the Prize of the President of the Russian Federation ( 2016 )
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 Konstantin Bronzit at the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival (2006) | |||
| Date of Birth | April 12, 1965 (54 years) | ||
| Place of Birth | Leningrad , USSR | ||
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| Profession | animator , director , actor , artist , consultant | ||
| Career | 1988 - present time | ||
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Biography
In 1983 [2] he graduated from the Second Art School. Johanson at the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I. Repin. After school, [3] went to work as a cartoon artist in the animation workshop of the studio “ Lennauchfilm ”, where he shot his first cartoon - “Carousel” (compilation “Very Little Tragedies”, 1988 ).
In 1992 he graduated from the evening department of the design department of the St. Petersburg Higher Art and Industrial School named after V. Mukhina. In 1995 he graduated from the department of animation film directing at the Higher Directing Courses at VGIK (workshop of Fyodor Khitruk ).
In 1993 - 1995 he studied and worked as a screenwriter, director and animator at the Pilot studio, where he created several short animated cartoons: " Chew " (1993), "Tuk-tuk" (1993), "Dummy" (1994). Alexander Tatarsky called him the best student [3] .
In 1996-1999 he worked at the Petersburg studio "Positive TV", the director of many commercials and telezastavok (among them - advertising "Tea Milford", screen saver " MTV Russia ").
Presentation of the Presidential Award in Literature and Art for Works for Children and Youth 2015
In 1998, he lived and worked in France (studio “ ”, cartoon “ At the End of the Earth ”).
Since 1999 - at the animation studio “ Mill ” ( Petersburg ), where, as the main consultant and artistic director, he participated in the work on the full-length animation projects “ Adventures in the Emerald City ” and “ Dwarf Nose ”.
Since 2003 she has been teaching at SPbGUP [4] . Conducts the author's course "Computer graphics and animation."
In 2004, as a director, he staged a full-length animation film “Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Snake” . Also voiced the hero of the film - Tugarin .
In 2005 - directed the cartoon "The Cat and the Fox " from the series " Mountain of Gems ". For filmed in 2007, the cartoon " Toilet History - A Love Story " was nominated for an Oscar in 2009 [5] .
In addition to the cartoon works, Bronzit also became known as a cartoonist (Silver Pencil Award at the international Saticon caricature competition in Legnica (1988, 1990), Silver Planet, and others).
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The “formula of success” is extremely simple: if the film (both commercial and copyright) turns out to be interesting (forgive the banal word), it will always be noticed by the world community. Especially for this world community to create nothing. She just does not need it [1] .
Filmography
Cartoons
| Year | Composition | A country | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | " Carousel " (in the collection " Very small tragedies ") | the USSR | Director, screenwriter, artist [2] [6] |
| 1990 | " Rain " | the USSR | Production designer, animator [2] [6] |
| 1991 | " Kuboroid " | the USSR | Director, screenwriter, artist [2] [6] |
| 1991 | “ Do not be distracted! " | the USSR | Director, screenwriter, artist [2] [6] |
| 1991 | " Take care of your teeth " | the USSR | Director [2] [6] |
| 1993 | " Fare Well " | Belarus | Director, screenwriter [2] [6] |
| 1993 | " Tuk-tuk " | Belarus | Director, screenwriter, animator [2] [6] |
| 1993 | “ Chew on! " | Russia | Director, screenwriter, artist [2] [6] |
| 1994 | " Dummy " ( born Pacifier ) | Belarus | Director, screenwriter [2] [6] [7] |
| 1995 or 1994 | " Switchcraft " (" Switchcraft ") | Russia (studio "ZIS") | Director, production designer [2] [6] [7] |
| 1996 | " Memento mori " | Russia | Director [2] [6] |
| 1997 | " Die Hard " (" Die Hard ") | Russia | Director, screenwriter, animator [2] [6] [7] |
| 1998 | " At the edge of the earth " ( Fr. Au bout du monde ) | France (studio "Folimage") | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator [2] [6] [7] |
| 2002 | " Once there was an old lady " ( eng. There Was an Old Lady ) | Great Britain | Director [2] |
| 2002 | Century of animation ( English Animated Century , television, editing) | Russia / Germany / Netherlands | Animator, elaboration of characters (character designer English character designer ) [2] [7] |
| 2003 | " Deity " ( English The God , 3D-animation) | Russia | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator, editor [2] [6] [7] |
| 2003 | " Dwarf Nose " | Russia | Artistic Director [2] [6] |
| 2004 | " The House That Jack Built " ( eng. House That Jack Built ) | Great Britain | Director [2] |
| 2004 | "The Cat and the Fox " (in the television series "The Mountain of Gems ") | Russia | Production director, screenwriter (adaptation), production designer (together with D.S. Schmidt ) [2] [6] [7] |
| 2004 | " Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Snake " | Russia | Director, screenwriter, (with A. I. Boyarsky , I. M. Maximov , M. Sveshnikov ), editor [2] [6] [7] |
| 2006 | “ Lavatory Love Story ” ( eng. Lavatory Lovestory ) | Russia | Director, screenwriter, production designer, animator [2] [6] [7] |
| 2006 - 2014 | " The Adventures of Luntik and His Friends " (animated series) | Russia | Art consultant (unknown episodes) [7] , screenwriter, director |
| 2009 | "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs " | Russia | Director [2] |
| 2014 | " We can not live without space " | Russia | Director [8] |
| 2018 | " Three heroes and heir to the throne " | Russia | Director, Screenwriter |
Actor
- 2004 - Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin the Serpent - Tugarin the Serpent / Rostovite / fighter
- 2006 - 2013 - The Adventures of Luntik and His Friends - Toad Klava / Zakhar / Aunt Motya (part of a series)
- 2007 - Little Vasilisa - Baba Yaga
- 2008 - About Fedot-Archer, daring good fellow - Tit Kuzmich / Frol Fomich
- 2010 - Three Warriors and Shamakhan Queen - Raven
- 2011 - Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf - Emperor
- 2012 - Three heroes on distant shores - Rabbits
- 2015 - Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 3 - pike
- 2018 - Three heroes and heiress to the throne - Leonid
Animated videos and screensavers
| Year | Composition | A country | Participation [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | |||
| 1996 | Milford Tea | Director, artist, animator | |
| 1996 | "Took" | Artist, animator | |
| 1997 | GSM Cellular Communication | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 1997 | Folio Press | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 1997 | "Stop" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 1997 | "Bitka" | Director, screenwriter, artist | |
| 1999 | "Paints" Tacks "" | Artist, animator | |
| 2000 | "Runit" | Director, animator | |
| 2000 | "Bread House" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2001 | "GSM" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2001 | "Shop" Paktor "" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2001 | "Baby" | Director, artist, animator | |
| 2001 | "Both on" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2001 | "Baker" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2001 | "Royal caviar" | Director, artist, animator | |
| 2002 | "Castles" Chiza-Elbor "" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2002 | "White Nights Chocolate" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2006 | "Promotional video of 1 clothing store" Paktor "" | Director, screenwriter, production designer, artist, animator, cameraman | |
| 2008 | “Promotional clip number 2 of the clothing store“ Paktor ”” | Director, screenwriter, production designer, artist, animator, cameraman | |
| 2010 | “Promotional video of the furniture center“ Aquilon ”” | Producer | |
| TV screensavers, graphic design of TV programs. | |||
| 1996 | "MTV" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2002 | Graphics program "In the town" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2002 | Graphics program "Town" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
| 2006 | Screensaver program "Town" | Director, screenwriter, artist, animator | |
Filming in documentaries
- 2002 “ World of Animation - World Animation ” (television, Russia) [2]
Awards, prizes, awards and titles
- Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ( July 6, 2006 ) - for merits in the field of art [9] .
- Gratitude of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation ( September 7, 2012 ) - for a great contribution to the development of animated films, many years of fruitful work and in connection with the 100th anniversary of Russian animation [10] .
- Award of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art for works for children and young people ( March 23, 2016 ) - for his contribution to the development of the national animated film [11] .
Movie prizes and awards
| Cartoon | Year | Organization, event | Reward type |
|---|---|---|---|
| " Dummy " | 1994 | Prize of the Russian Film Academy "Green Apple - Golden Leaf" | "The best animated film director" [2] [12] |
| 1995 | International Film Festival "Croc" | Special prize of the jury [2] - special prize at the ICF "Krok-95" [12] | |
| 1995 | Dresden International Film Festival | Diploma of the jury [12] [13] [13] | |
| " Switchcraft " ("Switchcraft") | 1994 | Film Festival "Fesan" | Prize "Silver Polkan" [2] |
| 1995 | " Window to Europe " | Special Prize of the Jury, Special Prize of the Jury of the Russian European Film Association [2] [12] | |
| 1995 | International Film Festival "Croc" | Special Jury Prize [2] [12] | |
| 1995 | International Animated Film Festival in Annecy (France) | Grand Prix for the best short animated film [2] [12] [13] | |
| Knock Knock | 1995 | International Film Festival of Slavic and Orthodox Peoples "Golden Knight" | Prize "Silver Knight" for the best animated film [2] [12] |
| "Toughie" (" Die Hard ") | 1997 | International non-fiction film festival “BALTSCUM FILM and TV FESTIVAL” in Bornholm (Denmark) | Special Jury Prize [2] [12] |
| 1998 | Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Grand Prix (TV movie category) [2] [12] | |
| 1999 | International Short Film Festival Hamburg | Public Award [2] | |
| 1999 | Animation Film Festival "Anima Mundi" (in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil) | 1st Prize [12] , Public Prize for the Best Short Video [13] | |
| " On the edge of the earth " (more than 70 awards) [1] | 1999 | Festival of children's animated films "Golden Fish" | Grand Prix of the International Jury, First Prize of the Children's Jury in the nomination “The Most Fun Film” [2] |
| 1999 | International Film Festival "Just laugh" in Montreal | Public Award [2] | |
| 1999 | International Festival of Animated Films “KROK” | Special Jury Prize "For the funniest film" [2] [13] | |
| 1999 | International Film Festival "Message to Man" | Prize "Centaur" for the best animated film [2] | |
| 1999 | Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Special Jury Prize, Public Prize, Prize “For the funniest film” [2] [13] | |
| 1999 | International Festival of Children's and Youth Films in Zlín | Prize of Zlín [2] | |
| 1999 | International Short Film Festival Hamburg | Second prize [2] | |
| 1999 | International Film Festival for Youth in Potsdam | Prize "For the best animated film" [2] | |
| 1999 | All-Russian animation festival in Tarusa | Grand Prix, Public Prize, Kino Park Magazine Prize [2] [12] | |
| 1999 | Chicago International Children's Film Festival | Children's Jury Prize "Best Short Animated Film and Video" [13] | |
| 1999 | Regensburg Short Film Week | Public Award (international competition) [13] | |
| 1999 | International Valladolid Film Festival | Golden Snake Prize for short film [13] | |
| 2000 | International Film Festival of Slavic and Orthodox Peoples "Golden Knight" | Prize "Silver Knight" for the best animated film [2] | |
| 2000 | Shortsfest Festival in Aspen (USA) | Prize "Animation Eye" [13] | |
| 2000 | Clermont-Ferran International Short Film Festival | Won Audience Award (National Competition), Press Award (National Competition), Talent Award (National Competition) [13] | |
| 2000 | Krakow Film Festival | Silver Dragon Prize for Best Animated Film [13] | |
| 2000 | Dresden Film Festival | Audience Prize (international competition), Third place in the nomination "Best Animated Film (international competition, shared with the film" When the Day Breaks ", 1999) [13] | |
| 2000 | International Odense Film Festival (Denmark) | Prize "The best imagination in the film" ( Eng. Most Imaginative Film ) [13] | |
| 2000 | Ottawa International Animation Festival | Prize "For humor" named after Gordon Bruce [13] | |
| 2000 | Wisconsin International Children's Film Festival | WisKid Award for short animated film for ages 7-13 years [13] | |
| 2000 | Zagreb World Animated Film Festival | Prize of the Croatian Association of Film Critics, First prize in the category "B" - from 6 minutes to 15 minutes [13] | |
| 2001 | Cesar Award | Nomination for the award for "Best Short Film" ( fr. Meilleur court métrage ) [1] [13] | |
| " Deity " | 2004 | Berlin International Film Festival | Participation in the Kinderfilmfest Program [2] |
| 2003 | Drama Short Film Festival | Prize "Best Animated Film" (international competition) [13] | |
| 2004 | Swedish sci-fi festival | Public Prize for Best Short Animated Film [13] | |
| " Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Snake " | 2005 | Prize of the Petersburg Association of Film Critics | In the nomination "Best Animated Film of the Year" [2] |
| 2005 | Russian Film Festival "Literature and Cinema" in Gatchina | The jury prize "Director, witty and colorfully interprets the plots of Russian folklore" [2] | |
| 2005 | Festival "Fairy Tale" in Moscow | Children's Jury Grand Prix [2] | |
| 2005 | Festival of satire and humor in St. Petersburg | Prize “Golden Ostap” for the best semi-animated film [2] | |
| 2005 | International Film Festival for Youth Audience “Ale Kino!” | "Golden Poznan goat" [13] | |
| Mountain of gems (cycle) | 2005 | Golden Eagle Award | For the best animated film [2] |
| "The Cat and the Fox " (in the Gore cycle of gems) | 2005 | Film Festival "Window to Europe" in Vyborg | Prize “Golden Boat” in the animation film competition [2] |
| 2005 | Film Festival of Children's Animated Film "Golden Fish" | Prize for the best film for young viewers [2] | |
| 2005 | All-Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal | Prize for Best Director [2] | |
| 2007 | International film festival of family and children's films "Faithful Heart" | Second place [2] | |
| " Lavatory Story - Love Story " | 2007 | Film Festival "Window to Europe" in Vyborg | Diploma "For skill and poetry" [2] |
| 2007 | Film Festival of Children's Animated Film "Golden Fish" | Prize for the best comedy film [2] | |
| 2007 | International Film Festival "Croc" | Diploma "For virtuosity and transparency" (competition from 5 to 10 minutes) [2] [13] | |
| 2007 | Anima Mundi International Film Festival in Sao Paulo | Best Animated Film [2] | |
| 2007 | All-Russian Festival of Animated Films in Suzdal | Third place in the professional rating, Prize for the best drama [2] | |
| 2008 | International Short Film Festival in Aspen | Prize "Animation Eye" [2] | |
| 2009 | Academy Award Oscar | Nomination in the category "Best Animated Short Film" [2] [13] | |
| "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" | 2008 | Nika Award | For the best animated film [2] |
| 2009 | Golden Eagle Award | For the best animated film [14] . | |
| We can not live without space | 2016 | Academy Award Oscar | Nomination in the category "Best Animated Short Film" [8] |
- Three heroes and heir to the throne (2018) XXIV ORFAK Suzdal-2019 Prize for the best full-length film. [15]
Prizes and awards for cartoons
- "Silver Pencil"
- "Satirikon" in Legnica (1988, 1990)
- "Silver Plaque " in Ancona (1992, 1993)
- Grand Prix in Anglet (1994)
Literature
- Larisa Malyukova . Konstantin Bronzit // Superkino. Modern Russian animation . - SPb. : Smart Masha, 2013. - p. 186-195. - 368 s. - (Association of Animated Film). - ISBN 978-5-9904193-1-5 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Exclusive Interview: Konstantin Bronzit . CGTALK.RU. The appeal date is May 18, 2009. Archived on February 14, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 30 31 33 33 35 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Bronzit Konstantin Eduardovich: Biography; Films and awards Archival copy of September 29, 2007 on the Wayback Machine in the Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema
- ↑ 1 2 Konstantin Bronzit: “... When the author becomes commercial”: [Interview] Archival copy of October 13, 2007 on the Wayback Machine // Art of Cinema . 2005. № 8.
- ↑ Konstantin Bronzit - SPbGUP
- ↑ Tikhonova N. Peterburzhets can get an Oscar Archived copy of February 13, 2009 on the Wayback Machine // My area . 2009 (February 5).
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Bronzit Konstantin Eduardovich. Filmography Website Animator.ru
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bronzit, Konstantin Eduardovich (English) on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 1 2 S. Khokhryakova. Indifferent Minkult: Konstantin Bronzit goes to the Oscars at his own expense . mk.ru (February 5, 2016). The appeal date is February 7, 2016.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated July 6, 2006 No. 684 “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation”
- ↑ Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2012
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated March 23, 2016 No. 126 “On awarding prizes of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art for works for children and youth of 2015”
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bronzit Konstantin Eduardovich. Biography on the site Animator.ru
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Konstantin Bronzit - Awards - IMDb.
- ↑ List of winners of the Golden Eagle in 2009
- ↑ XXIV ORFAK Suzdal. 17.03.2019
Links
- Konstantin Bronzit on the site of the STV film company
- Konstantin Bronzit on the site of the Pilot animation studio
- Lists of films and awards.
- Konstantin Bronzit on the website Animator.ru
- Konstantin Bronzit. Filmography on the website Animator.Ru
- Bronzit, Konstantin Eduardovich (English) on the Internet Movie Database
- Konstantin Bronzit on the website of the Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema
- Articles
- Konstantin Bronzit in Seance magazine
- Artem Kostyukovsky. “Cartridge of incomprehensible caliber” // Russian Reporter Online, January 23, 2009.
- Malyukova L. “Films that Bronzit built” // Art of Cinema . 1999. № 9.
- Kapkov S. Konstantin Bronzit: “Passion is the first step to success” (February 2008). The appeal date is May 24, 2016.
- Konstantin Bronzit - Press mentions