Vereshchagin, Anton Sergeevich

Vereshchagin Anton Sergeevich (born November 23, 1979 , Leningrad , the RSFSR , USSR ) is a Russian animator, animation director, producer. The director and showrunner of the animated series Jinglik , which in April 2019 became available on the largest international platforms Netflix ^[1] and Amazon Prime ^[2] .

Anton Vereshchagin
Birth name	Anton Sergeevich Vereshchagin
Date of Birth	November 23, 1979 ( 1979-11-23 ) (aged 39)
Place of Birth	Leningrad , RSFSR , USSR
Citizenship	Russia
Profession	animator , animation director , showrunner , producer
Career	2002 - present time
IMDb	ID 7288398

Biography

In 2002, he graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Civil Aviation with a degree in Production Manager. At the 4th year of the academy, she is fond of computer graphics and animation. After graduating from the academy, he gets a job at Kenjitsu , a Russian-American computer graphics and animation studio , where he becomes a leading artist and project manager. After leaving Kenjitsu, he collaborates with the American channel Cartoon Network in the field of converting popular hand-drawn series to three-dimensional graphics ( Looney Tunes ). Participates in the development of foreign and domestic computer games.

In 2003 he entered the Department of Directing at the St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television , specializing in animation and computer graphics, a workshop by Vladimir Efimov.

In 2004, he opened in St. Petersburg a studio of animation and computer graphics diForma , which is engaged in the production of the first three-dimensional commercials with animated characters, the creation of computer games and animated series for foreign studios. This studio brought together young people who wanted to make the first high-quality animation in Russia. diForma is actively collaborating with the Russian-American company Saber Interactive on the creation of the computer game TimeShift .

In 2008, Anton decides to close the diForma studio and moves to Moscow, where the Russian animation industry is actively developing. He leads the animation production at Glucose Production , which begins work on creating a full-length animated film Savva. Warrior's Heart . For 3 years of work in Glucose Production, Anton and his team manage to make a real artistic and technological breakthrough in the Russian animation industry. He is actively engaged in the development and implementation of innovative tools and methods in animated production.

In 2012, joins the Jinglica project. The preparatory period takes place in St. Petersburg. Brings the project to a new artistic level - the series is one of the best in its segment.

In 2014, the project was successfully sold to the Russian holding company Open Alliance , which opens the company Open Alliance Media .

From 2014 to 2018, Anton is a showrunner and director of the animated series Jingliks, which instantly gains the recognition of the international animation community ^[3] .

Since 2005, he has been actively engaged in teaching: training courses for animators at diForma studio, a lecture and seminar on film technology at the State University of Management , gives lectures at St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television , and leads the certification committee in 2017 and 2018. ^[4] , holds numerous workshops, webinars, seminars ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]} .

Family

Married to Russian screenwriter Amina Vereshchagina (nee Tsushba, born April 22, 1989 in the village of Lykhny, Gudauta District, Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , USSR ) since 2011. He has two children - the daughter of Chiara Vereshchagin (born June 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg , Russia ) and Mia Vereshchagin (born September 11, 2017 in Moscow , Russia ).

Filmography ^[13]

Awards and Festivals

Magnolia Awards Ceremony, Shanghai, 2017

2018

• Nominated for Japan Prize in the category of Best Educational Media for Preschoolers ( Jingliks ) ^{[14] [15]} , Tokyo , Japan
• Nomination in the category “Best TV Series” ( Jingliks ) at the TOFUZI International Festival of Animation Films , Batumi , Georgia
• Competition program of the 16th Pacific Meridian Pacific Film Festival ^[16] ( Jingliks ), Vladivostok , Russia
• Competition Program ( Jingles ) of the Fan Chile International Audiovisual Contest , Santiago , Chile
• Competition program ( Jingliki ) of the International Festival of Animated Films for Children and Youth Constantine's Gold Coin , Nis , Serbia
• Competition program ( Jingliki ) of the Golden Kuker International Animated Film Festival - Sofia , Sofia , Bulgaria
• Competition Program ( Jingles ) Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival , Seoul , Republic of Korea
• Best 3D-Graphics ( Jingliki ) at the Festival of Animation and Entertainment for Children and Parents Multimir ^[17]
• Competition program ( Jingliki ) of the International Festival of Animated Films Supertoon , Sibenik , Croatia
• Grand Prize of the Open Premiere ( Jingliks ) of the Open Russian Animated Film Festival , Suzdal , Russia ^[18]
• Prize of Fortune ( Jingliki ) of the Open Russian Festival of Animated Films , Suzdal , Russia ^[19]

2017

• Cyber ​​Sousa Award Golden Prize ^[20] for Best Foreign Animation Series ( Jingliks ) at Xiamen International Animation Festival , Xiamen , China
• Best direction ( Jingliks ) in the category International Animation at the International Film Festival Kino i Ty ^[21] , Mariupol , Ukraine
• Best Animated Short Film ( Jingliki ) at the San Diego International Children's Film Festival, San Diego , USA
• Best animated film ( Jingliks ) at the International Film Festival Fathers and Sons , Moscow, Russia
• The best animated series ( Jingliks ) at the Dityatko International Film Festival , Kharkov , Ukraine
• Nominated for the Magnolia Awards ( Jingliks ) in the categories of Best Animation and Best Director at the International Film and Television Festival in Shanghai , Shanghai , China ^[22]
• Nomination for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the category of Favorite Cartoon of Russian Spectators ( Jingliki )
• Nomination in the category “Best TV Series” ( Jingliks ) at the TOFUZI International Festival of Animation Films , Batumi , Georgia
• Competition program ( Jingliki ) of the International Festival of Animated Films for Children and Youth Constantine's Gold Coin , Nis , Serbia
• Competition program ( Jingliki ) of the International Festival of Animated Films Supertoon , Sibenik , Croatia
• Competition program ( Jingles ) in the SICAF TV & Commisioned category of the International Cartoon and Animation Festival SICAF , Seoul , Korea
• Competition program ( Jingliki ) of the VI Moscow Festival of Russian Cinema Let's Live , Moscow, Russia
• Competition program ( Jingliki ) of the Russian Cinema Festival “Window to Europe” , Vyborg , Russia
• Competition Program ( Jingles ) of the International Short Animation Film Festival Animax SkopjeFest , Skopje , Macedonia