Ivan Leonidovich Maximov (Russian: Иван Леонидович Максимов; born 19 November 1958; Moscow) is a Russian artist, animator and film director. Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in Moscow. He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in Moscow till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an engineer at the Russian Space Research Institute. Between 1986 and 1989 Maximov took advanced studies in Film Directing and Script writing. In the early 1990s, Maximov became involved with Russia's first gaming magazine, Video-Ace Dendy (Russian: Видео-Асс Dendy), and the television series, Dendy: The New Reality (Russian: Денди новая реальность, tr. Dendy Novaya Realnost, IPA: [ˈdʲenʲdʲɪ ˈnovəjə rʲɪˈalʲnəsʲtʲ]). Here he was in charge of designing Dendy the Elephant, Dendy's trademark mascot. Starting in 1995 Maximov worked as "virtual studio IVAN MAXIMOV" where he set up his studio at home to work on film, video and computer animation. He worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA mn and in 2000 and 2001 he worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA NOVOSTEY. In 2003, Maximov created the computer game Full Pipe at PIPE-STUDIO. The same year, he also began teaching film directing and script writing at school-studio SHAR and VGIK. From 2002 - teacher of film directing in school-studio "SHAR". From 2011 - teacher of animation filmdirecting in " PiterMultArt " in Saint-Petersburg. From 2011 to 2019 - artistic supervisor of animated series "Lucky!". From 2019 - teacher of film directing in the Modern Art Institute.
Wind Along the Coast
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Bolero
(Animation)
Bolero
(Script)
Bolero
(Producer)
Bestiary
(Director)
Wrong Mat
(Director)
Bolero
(Director)
Wind Along the Coast
(Director)
Wind Along the Coast
(Writer)
Baby of the Fisher
(Director)
Baby of the Fisher
(Writer)
Oh No!
(Director of Photography)
Provincial School
(Director)
From Left to Right
(Director)
The Additional Capabilities of the Snout
(Director)
The Additional Capabilities of the Snout
(Screenplay)
The Additional Capabilities of the Snout
(Producer)
«5/4»
(Director)
Slow Bistro
(Director)
Waiting for the Balloon
(Writer)
The Perfect Hole
(Director)
The Perfect Hole
(Producer)
Waiting for the Balloon
(Director)
Optimus Mundus 20. Two Trams
(Writer)
Lyuba
(Director)
Welcome to the 21st Century
(Director)
The Back Passages of the City of Vyborg
(Director)
Long Bridge of Desired Direction
(Editor)
Optimus Mundus 20. Two Trams
(Director)
The Perfect Hole
(Writer)
Lyuba
(Writer)
Tonnelage
(Director of Photography)
Out of Play
(Writer)
The Back Passages of the City of Vyborg
(Writer)
The Spate
(Writer)
Artist and Hooligans
(Director)
Benches No. 0458
(Writer)
Benches No. 0458
(Producer)
Old Lady Life Vs Old Lady Death
(Director)
Tender Owls
(Director)
Take Any Moment From Your Childhood
(Director)
Alternative Walk
(Writer)
Artist and Hooligans
(Writer)
Alternative Walk
(Director)
Divergentia D
(Writer)
Wrong Mat
(Writer)
Gorgeous Journey of Hedgehogs
(Director)
Gorgeous Journey of Hedgehogs
(Writer)
Divergentia D
(Director)
Long Bridge of Desired Direction
(Director)
Long Bridge of Desired Direction
(Writer)
Нечётная сторона голов
(Director)
Rain Down from Above
(Director)
Rain Down from Above
(Writer)
Tides to And Fro
(Director)
Tides to And Fro
(Writer)
The Strings
(Writer)
The Strings
(Director)
Benches No. 0458
(Director)
Tonnelage
(Director)
Tonnelage
(Writer)
N + 2
(Animation)
N + 2
(Art Designer)
N + 2
(Script)
Libido of Benjamino
(Writer)
Libido of Benjamino
(Director)
Storm Warning
(Art Direction)
Libido of Benjamino
(Music)
From Left to Right
(Animation)
From Left to Right
(Art Direction)
From Left to Right
(Screenplay)
Slow Bistro
(Art Direction)
Slow Bistro
(Writer)
Lonely Monster Goes Out
(Director)
Lonely Monster Goes Out
(Production Design)
Lonely Monster Goes Out
(Director of Photography)
Lonely Monster Goes Out
(Screenplay)
Decanimerone-1
(Animation)
Decanimerone-1
(Director)
Bot and Fenya
(Writer)
Bot and Fenya
(Director)
N + 2
(Director)
Oh No!
(Director)
Oh No!
(Screenplay)
Who We Go Why
(Director)
Who We Go Why
(Animation)
Who We Go Why
(Sound Director)
Who We Go Why
(Screenplay)
Who We Go Why
(Director of Photography)
Who We Go Why
(Producer)
Out of Play
(Director)
The Spate
(Director)
Везуха!
(Art Direction)