Ilya Maksimov

Ilya Maksimov graduated from the St. Petersburg Institute of Engineering and Building with a degree in architecture in 1993. He worked for a year as a professional architect before becoming an animator at the Russian branch of Capitol Multimedia Inc. Ilya soon became a lead animator at the company on their productions of MAGIC TALES, IMO AND THE KING, BABA YAGA AND THE MAGIC GEESE, and BODYSLAM. He went on and worked as an animator and character designer at the studio of Renate Gazizova as well as an illustrator at the “World of Children” Publishing House. In 1997, Maximov began his work as a director of animation for Melnitsa including the animated serial TECHNOLOGY for the BBC, episodes 3 and 4 of ADVENTURES IN THE EMERALD CITY, the film THE INTRIGUES OF OLD MOMBY and Melnitsa’s first full-length animated feature LITTLE LONGNOSE, screened at the GFF 2003.