Inessa Alexeyevna Kovalevskaya (Russian: Ð˜Ð½ÐµÑ Ñ Ð°
Ð Ð»ÐµÐºÑ ÐµÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° ÐšÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ð»ÐµÐ²Ñ ÐºÐ°Ñ ; born 1 March 1933) is a
Soviet and Russian animation director at Soyuzmultfilm known for her
musical animated films and The Bremen Town Musicians in particular.
She is member of ASIFA. She was named the Merited Artist of the
Russian Federation in 2002.Inessa Kovalevskaya was born in Moscow to
Ludmila Petrovna Kovalevskaya (1912â€"1989) and Alexey Ivanovich
Kovalevsky (1901â€"1950). Her father was a decorated major general,
historian, director of the V.I. Lenin Political-Military Academy
(1943â€"1948) and the Academy of Social Sciences Under the CPSU
Central Committee (1948â€"1950). According to one version, he
committed suicide, according to another â€" fell victim of
repressions.As a result, Inessa wasn't accepted to the Moscow State
University despite passing entering exams. She managed to enter the
Moscow Region State University with the help of her father's war
friend where she studied for two years, simultaneously visiting art
and drama courses. She spent another two years studying for a theatre
director at the Moscow Art Theatre School and in 1954 entered the
Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts to study for a theatre
historian. She graduated in 1958 and joined the State Committee for
Cinematography to work as an editor (a censor) of the Moldovan film
and animation industry up until 1961.Kovalevskaya was then suggested
to supervise Soyuzmultfilm, but soon left her place for the High
Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and in 1964 joined the
studio an animation director. She studied music since childhood and
dreamed of directing musical films. Her diploma short Automaton (1965)
featured stop motion animation, but she switched to traditional
animation which allowed for more diversity when choosing music genres.
She regularly teamed with the composer Gennady Gladkov, songwriter
Yuri Entin and actor/singer Oleg Anofriyev who performed multiple
parts using different voices.
Ð Ð»ÐµÐºÑ ÐµÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° ÐšÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ð»ÐµÐ²Ñ ÐºÐ°Ñ ; born 1 March 1933) is a
Soviet and Russian animation director at Soyuzmultfilm known for her
musical animated films and The Bremen Town Musicians in particular.
She is member of ASIFA. She was named the Merited Artist of the
Russian Federation in 2002.Inessa Kovalevskaya was born in Moscow to
Ludmila Petrovna Kovalevskaya (1912â€"1989) and Alexey Ivanovich
Kovalevsky (1901â€"1950). Her father was a decorated major general,
historian, director of the V.I. Lenin Political-Military Academy
(1943â€"1948) and the Academy of Social Sciences Under the CPSU
Central Committee (1948â€"1950). According to one version, he
committed suicide, according to another â€" fell victim of
repressions.As a result, Inessa wasn't accepted to the Moscow State
University despite passing entering exams. She managed to enter the
Moscow Region State University with the help of her father's war
friend where she studied for two years, simultaneously visiting art
and drama courses. She spent another two years studying for a theatre
director at the Moscow Art Theatre School and in 1954 entered the
Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts to study for a theatre
historian. She graduated in 1958 and joined the State Committee for
Cinematography to work as an editor (a censor) of the Moldovan film
and animation industry up until 1961.Kovalevskaya was then suggested
to supervise Soyuzmultfilm, but soon left her place for the High
Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and in 1964 joined the
studio an animation director. She studied music since childhood and
dreamed of directing musical films. Her diploma short Automaton (1965)
featured stop motion animation, but she switched to traditional
animation which allowed for more diversity when choosing music genres.
She regularly teamed with the composer Gennady Gladkov, songwriter
Yuri Entin and actor/singer Oleg Anofriyev who performed multiple
parts using different voices.
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