Russian director Denis Chernov’s animation “Finnik” received the national animation award “Icarus” in the “Full meter” category. It gives information about TASS.
According to the agency, Natalia Chernysheva’s film “Sunflower” was recognized as the best animated short film.
The solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the Icarus Prize took place at the Moscow “School of Modern Play” Theater on the Day of Russian Animation. This year the ceremony was dedicated to cats, who are often cartoon characters.
Varya Yakovleva and her work “Vanlove” became the best director according to the Icarus film award. In the screenplay category, Vadim Mihaylov and Andrey Bakhurin won the script of the movie Alien Bread.
Icarus Prize – <…> “This is an incentive for individual professionals engaged in animation production,” said Boris Mashkovtsev, general manager of the Soyuzmultfilm film studio.
Previously, it became known that Tatyana Kiseleva’s short cartoon “My friend is the tiger”. has been awarded two Spanish film festivals 00 Gaztefilm Fest and Zinetxiki Zinemaldia Festival.