Studio “Yes” (abbreviation for children's animation) is an animation studio specializing in charity projects. The studio was created in St. Petersburg in 2008 by Irina Grudina, Roman Sokolov, Misha Safronov and Nadya Fedyaevskaya, who began making cartoons with children lying in the children's department of the Oncology Research Institute in the city of Pesochny [1] . In addition to teaching animation of children in difficult life situations, the studio is engaged in the creation of socially-oriented animation, including working on the animated series and the media brand “Flying Animals”. In addition, within the framework of the project “Multi-therapy for children in difficult life situations”, “Yes” studio opens animation studios, master classes for children, volunteers and employees of organizations working with children are held [2] .
| Studio "Yes" | |
|---|---|
| Type of | Public company |
| Base | 2008 |
| Location |  St. Petersburg, Kamenoostrovsky 40, office 507 |
| Industry | Animation |
| Products | Flying animals and more, see below |
| Site | studio-da.info |
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Festivals
- The 6th International Festival of Animation Arts "Multivision" awarded a special diploma "For Courage in Art" from the St. Petersburg studio of children's animation "Yes" to a team of directors, artists, animators, child psychologists and teachers created in St. Petersburg to conduct classes on creating cartoons for children with cancer diseases. Another surprise awaited her students: the organizing committee of the festival presented them with a sculpture of Plastilinova Vorona by the director of the Pilot studio Alexei Pochivalov, which, before being replaced by a ceramic one, delighted visitors in the lobby of the Rodina cinema center. And now, his presence will inspire the students of the studio to create hand-drawn stories, each of which makes our world a little better. [3]
- Cartoons created by the studio’s students participate and become winners at many international and Russian festivals, including the Multivision festival in St. Petersburg (2011, the prize “Best film made by children”, cartoon “Iron”, 2010, first place in the nomination “children's animation”, the cartoon “The very first song”, AniFest in the Czech Republic (2013, special prize in the category of 12-15 years old, the movie “Apple Joe”, 2011 prize for the best cartoon made by children under 12, cartoon “My Favorite Hero,” Anima Mundi in Brazil (2014, Special mentioning for “Yaro sti and anger ”), Vafi in Croatia and many others [4] .
Socially Oriented Animation
The adult, professional part of the studio is creating socially oriented cartoons. The studio shot videos for the AdVita charity foundation, one of which (“Help them win”) was dedicated to children with cancer, the other (“Donation”) encouraged viewers to donate blood. For children with phenylketonuria , a little cartoon was released explaining the need for a diet. In addition, the documentary “Cancer is just a disease” was shot, which tells the stories of people who have overcome the disease [5] .
Flying Beasts
The studio produces animated series “Flying Animals” for children from 6 to 12 years old and “Toddlers and Flying Animals” for children from 3 to 6 years old. The production of animated series takes place through state grants and private donations. All the profit from projects, including from the sale of licenses for the use of characters goes to the charity fund “Help is easy” to help children in difficult situations [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Multi-therapy forms a child's expectation of the future | Close up | Difficult childhood (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Yes, animation studio | ART1 - Art, Design, Architecture, Photography News Archived December 17, 2014 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Multivision Festival handed out prizes
- ↑ Children tell the ABC of Humanity | Mercy.ru
- ↑ Special screening of Pavel Ruminov's documentary “This Is Just a Disease”. Reedus
- ↑ The best in St. Petersburg. Flying Beasts is the first charitable media brand