2002Nominee
Best Writing
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Igor Kovalyov
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
January 17, 1954
Biography
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 his auteur films for which received multiple international awards, including three Grand Prizes at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1998Nominee
Best Director
The Rugrats Movie
2000Nominee
Best Writing
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Career Highlights
1983Highlight
Best Performance
A Favour
2016Highlight
Best Writing
Before Love
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Rugrats Movie
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie