Leonid Nosyrev | |
|---|---|
 Nosyrev in 2018 | |
| Born | (1937-01-22)22 January 1937 (age 88) |
| Occupation | Animation director |
| Years active | 1961–2003 |
Leonid Viktorovich Nosyrev (Russian:Леони́д Ви́кторович Но́сырев; born 22 January 1937,Ivanteyevka, Moscow Oblast) is a Soviet and Russian director-animator, screenwriter, artist, animator. Laureate of thePrize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art for works for children and youth (2019).[1]Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation (2003).[2] Winner ofNational Animation Awards (2020).[3]
In 1956, Nosyrev finishedFedoskino school of miniature painting. Upon further completion of the courses for animation artists atSoyuzmultfilm in 1961, he began to work at the studio. In 1975, he also graduated from theMoscow State University, specializing in thetheory andhistory of art.[4]
As a cartoonist, Nosyrev participated in the creation of various Soviet animated films, includingThe Story of a Crime (1962),Toptyzhka [ru] (1964),The Vacation of Boniface [ru] (1965),The Most, the Most, the Most, the Most [ru] (1966),The Glass Harmonica (1968),The Bremen Town Musicians (1969), andThe Small Boat [ru] (1970).[5]
In 1968, Nosyrev was promoted to a director at Soyuzmultfilm. He was also among the founders ofHappy Merry-Go-Round film magazine. Since 1996, Nosyrev has been teaching at theGerasimov Institute of Cinematography.[6]