Sergei Ryabov


Sergei Ryabov is a Russian film director, artist, and animator.

Biography

Sergei Ryabov was born in 1977 in Schelkovo, Russian Federation. In 1995 Ryabov has finished the Moscow Art-College and has received the first profession—artist-jeweller. From 1995–2001 he studied in the Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography where has made an animation student's project Home Alone. Having defended the diploma, he had worked as an animator for some years in different studios of Moscow. In 2006 Sergei Ryabov created at home the animation stand, on which he has shot a first film Rybka independently.

Filmography

Director

  • 2000 – Home Alone
  • 2007 – ''Rybka''

Screenwriter

  • 2000 – Home Alone
  • 2007 – ''Rybka''

Art director

  • 2000 – Home Alone
  • 2007 – ''Rybka''

Artist

  • 2000 – Home Alone
  • 2007 – ''Rybka''

Prizes and awards

  • 2000 – XX International Film Festival of Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography – Prize for the best student animation film
  • 2007 – XII Open Russian Animation Film Festival in Suzdal – Special prize
  • 2007 – XVII International Film Forum «Gold Knight» – The Silver Knight prize
  • 2007 – XII Russian Festival of Visual Arts «Orlenok» – The Diploma
  • 2007 – XII Moscow International Children Animation Festival «Gold Fish» – Prize for the best cartoon film for children
  • 2007 – IV Orthodox Children Film Festival «Effulgent Angel» – The Diploma
  • 2007 – International Animated Festival «Animayovka» – Special prize
  • 2007 – International Film Festival for Children and Youth Audience «Listopadik» – Prize for the best debut
  • 2008 – III International Sretensky Orthodox Film Festival «Vstrecha» – Prize for the best animation film Crystal Candlestick
  • 2008 – XV Contest of Student Films and Debuts «St. Anna» – The Diploma
  • 2008 – International Film Festival «Nueva Mirada» for Children and Youth – Golden Kite to the best short film for children
  • 2008 – Sapporo Short Fest – Prize for best children short; Children's Choice Silver Award
  • 2008 – International Orthodox Film Festival «Pokrov» – Prize for the best animation film; The Diploma
  • 2008 – V China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival – Special distinction award in short film category
  • 2008 – International Festival of Audiovisual Production for Children and Adolescents «Kolibri» – Special Mention of the Jury in the Animation Category
  • 2008 – Bradford Animation Festival – Award for best film for children
  • 2009 – Festival der Nationen – Ebenseer Bären in Silber
  • 2009 – Animae Caribe Animation & New Media Festival – Most Outstanding Animation