Lev Isaakovich Milchin (Russian: Лев Ð˜Ñ Ð°Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡
Мильчин, 1920â€"1987) was a Soviet animation director, art
director, artist and book illustrator. He was also a pedagogue at
VGIK. He was named an Honoured Artist of the RSFSR in 1978.Lev Milchin
was born into the family of the Soviet artist of Jewish origin Isaak
Iosifovich Milchin. He graduated from the Minsk art school, then
finished a newly opened art faculty at VGIK led by Ivan
Ivanov-Vano.During the Great Patriotic War, Milchin joined Narodnoe
Opolcheniye, then worked at CIFS (Almaty) in evacuation as an artist
on several movies. After the war he joined Soyuzmultfilm where he
contributed to stop-motion and traditionally animated movies both as
an art director and a director. Among his collaborators were Ivan
Ivanov-Vano, Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky, the
Brumberg sisters and others.Milchin also worked at Mosfilm as an art
director. His filmography includes Sampo (1959) by Aleksandr Ptushko,
Michman Panin (1960) by Mikhail Shveitser, My Younger Brother (1962)
by Aleksandr Zarkhi, Maria, Mirabela (1981) by Ion Popescu-Gopo and
other titles. He also taught art at VGIK, illustrated books and served
as a member of ASIFA.
Мильчин, 1920â€"1987) was a Soviet animation director, art
director, artist and book illustrator. He was also a pedagogue at
VGIK. He was named an Honoured Artist of the RSFSR in 1978.Lev Milchin
was born into the family of the Soviet artist of Jewish origin Isaak
Iosifovich Milchin. He graduated from the Minsk art school, then
finished a newly opened art faculty at VGIK led by Ivan
Ivanov-Vano.During the Great Patriotic War, Milchin joined Narodnoe
Opolcheniye, then worked at CIFS (Almaty) in evacuation as an artist
on several movies. After the war he joined Soyuzmultfilm where he
contributed to stop-motion and traditionally animated movies both as
an art director and a director. Among his collaborators were Ivan
Ivanov-Vano, Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky, the
Brumberg sisters and others.Milchin also worked at Mosfilm as an art
director. His filmography includes Sampo (1959) by Aleksandr Ptushko,
Michman Panin (1960) by Mikhail Shveitser, My Younger Brother (1962)
by Aleksandr Zarkhi, Maria, Mirabela (1981) by Ion Popescu-Gopo and
other titles. He also taught art at VGIK, illustrated books and served
as a member of ASIFA.
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