Igor Kovalyov

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Igor Kovalyov

Born January 17, 1954 · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine] (age 72)

Igor Adolfovich Kovalyov is a Soviet, Russian-Ukrainian and American animator, director and educator, co-founder of “Pilot” — the first private animation studio in the Soviet Union. From 1991 to 2005 he worked at Klasky Csupo where he co-created “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” and co-directed “The Rugrats Movie”. He currently serves as a creative producer at “Soyuzmultfilm”. Kovalyov is also known for hi…

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The Rugrats MovieThe Rugrats Movie · 1998
The Rugrats Movie
6.31998
MovieAdventureAnimation
The Pickles family welcome a new arrival, Dil, whose constant crying and need for attention quickly exhaust the other toddlers. Seeking to return the "broken" baby to the hospital, the gang embarks on a journey in a Reptar Wagon that inadvertently veers off course, leaving them stranded in a vast, dangerous forest. While facing off against escaped circus monkeys and a predatory wolf, Tommy must overcome his own resentment to protect his brother and make it back home.
The Wild Thornberrys MovieThe Wild Thornberrys Movie · 2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
6.52002
MovieFamilyComedy
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....
Rugrats in Paris: The MovieRugrats in Paris: The Movie · 2000
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
6.72000
MovieAdventureAnimation
A group of rambunctious toddlers travel a trip to Paris. As they journey from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame, they learn new lessons about trust, loyalty and love.
Hen, His WifeHen, His Wife · 1990
Hen, His Wife
5.61990
MovieAnimationFantasy
Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of oversized obese chicken, and their child/pet, a slug-like creature with a human head. This expressionistic and interior vision of Soviet animator Kovalyov is like an animated Eraserhead.
Let It Rain, Let It Rain!Let It Rain, Let It Rain! · 1982
Let It Rain, Let It Rain!
1982
MovieAnimation
Little Thunder dreams of growing up and wants to thunder and cause rain. For now, Grandpa Thunder does not allow him to do this and instructs him only to look for places on Earth where rain is needed.
Before LoveBefore Love · 2016
Before Love
6.32016
MovieAnimation
Melancholy and tender reflections on solitude and misunderstandings, with a profusion of graphic detail. Human shortcomings tie the dramatic knot of the story. Everybody finds his way to be unhappy. Everybody is looking for love.
A FavourA Favour · 1983
A Favour
6.51983
MovieAnimation
Mistress Hen has a lot of worries every day. She needs to feed the chickens, take them to kindergarten, clean, iron, and prepare dinner. But how to cook something without salt? Hen goes to the neighbor Goose to borrow salt, but she asks to do her a favour. A simple request triggers a whole cascade of favours that must be arranged to get...salt. The cartoon satirically mirrors the rampant barter and blat in the poor Soviet society of the late "stagnation" era.
The Fern FlowerThe Fern Flower · 1979
The Fern Flower
6.01979
MovieAnimationHorror
There lived a Ukrainian lad. He was nice and not stupid, but poverty prevented him from choosing a wife that he loved. To achieve his goal, he went on a very dangerous and serious step, having sold his soul to evil powers. Since then, his life has changed dramatically, becoming prosperous and even luxurious, but the hour of reckoning will come, which inevitably puts pressure on the protagonist...

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Mr. Theo, Cat & DogMr. Theo, Cat & Dog · 2018
Mr. Theo, Cat & Dog
7.62018
SeriesAnimation
It seemed that no storms of the outside world could shake the usual and measured course of village life in Prostokvashino. Time seemed to freeze. Still, every morning Matroskin tastes fresh milk obtained from his pet cow Murka. The Ball still spends time in the surrounding forests, "photo hunting" for rare game. However, now he has learned how to post photos of his prey on the Internet. And still, Uncle Fyodor visits them at every opportunity. And then they have fun and amicably spend time with their male company. And when it began to seem to them that this would always be the case, suddenly everything changed with the appearance of one little girl, Uncle Fyodor's own sister. And the name of this girl is Vera Pavlovna.

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