Eduard Nazarov
Eduard Nazarov
Biography
Eduard Vasilievich Nazarov (Russian: Эдуард Васильевич Назаров; 23 November 1941 – 11 September 2016; Moscow) was a Russian (and Soviet) animator, screenwriter, voice actor, book illustrator and educator, artistic director at the Pilot Studio (2007–2016), vice-president of ASIFA (1987–1999) and a co-president of the KROK International Animated Films Festival. Eduard Nazarov was born in a bomb shelter during the Battle of Moscow. His parents were Russian engineers who met at the end of 1930s while studying at Moscow institutes. Nazarov's ancestors came from the Bryansk Oblast and had a peasant background. He became engaged in painting since childhood and while in the 9th grade entered an art school where he got acquainted with Yuri Norstein, his close friend since. After three years in the Soviet Army Nazarov entered Stroganov Institute. Simultaneously he started working at Soyuzmultfilm in 1959 as an apprentice, self-educating, since he was too late for the animation courses. He worked as an artist-renderer, an art director's assistant under Mikhail Tsekhanovsky and as an art director under Fyodor Khitruk, most famously creating Winnie-the-Pooh for the Soviet adaptation of the fairy tale. Since 1973 he had been directing his own short films, often combining duties of an art director, screenwriter and voice actor. "Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog" (1982) is generally considered his most prominent work; it was awarded the First Prize at the 1983 Odense International Film Festival and a Special Jury Award at the 1983 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Between 1979 and 2000 Nazarov had been working at the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors as an educator. He also illustrated various books and magazines. His last film "Martynko" (1987) was made during perestroika and banned for four years because Nazarov refused to change the name of the cartoon princess Raisa. During the 1990s he directed commercials and hosted a number of television shows dedicated to Russian and world animation. In 1991 he became a co-president of the KROK International Animated Films Festival, along with David Cherkassky. In 1993 he co-founded the SHAR animation school-studio along with Andrei Khrzhanovsky, Yuri Norstein and Fyodor Khitruk where he worked until his death. In 2004 Nazarov joined the Pilot Studio in their "Mountain of Gems" project, a grand government-backed TV series that combined efforts of many animators; between 2004 and 2015 they produced around seventy 13-minute shorts based on various traditional fairy tales of different Russian and former Soviet regions. In addition to art direction, Nazarov also co-wrote screenplays and did voice-overs to some of them. After the sudden death of Alexander Tatarsky in 2007 he turned into an artistic director of the studio. Nazarov suffered from diabetes for many years and had to undergone a surgery late in his life, losing one of the legs. He continued teaching students through Skype. Eduard Nazarov died on 11 September 2016 and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-11-23 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Acting

2023

Masha and the Bear: Twice the Fun as Not available

2015

The Cat and the Mouse as Not available

2012

Chukchi Gambit as Not available

2012

Tale of the Khotan Carpet as Not available

2010

After... as Not available

2010

Dog's Master as Not available

2010

Teeth, Tail and Ears as Not available

2009

Masha and the Bear as Bear (voice)

2009

Masha and the Bear as Santa Claus (voice)

2009

Goat Hut as Not available

2009

Soldier's Song as Not available

2009

About the Dog Rose as Not available

2008

About St. Basil the Blessed as Not available

2008

About Stepan the Blacksmith as Not available

2008

Proud Mouse as Not available

2006

I Won't Tell You! as Not available

2005

The Fox and the Thrush as Not available

2004

About a Ram and a Goat as Not available

2004

Magia Russica as Not available

2004

About Ivan-the-Fool as Not available

2004

Greedy Millwife as Not available

2002

Bugs as Not available

1998

The Night Has Come as voice

1995

Ferdinand VIII as voice

1995

The Wanderer as Not available

1990

School of Fine Arts as Narrator (voice)

1990

School of Fine Arts. Return as Narrator (voice)

1988

Cat Which Could Sing as Narrator (voice)

1987

My Favorite Time as Narrator (voice)

1987

Martinko as Tsar / Narrator (voice, uncredited)

1985

About Sidorov Vova as Grandfather (voice)

1983

Adventure of an Ant as all characters(voice)

1983

The Delusion of Rodamus Querk as Not available

1982

Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog as Narrator (voice)

1980

Adventures of Captain Vrungel as Captain of the "Black Cuttlefish" (voice)

1980

Adventures of Captain Vrungel as captain of «Black Cuttlefish»/Mike - sailor (voice)

1979

How the Cossacks Helped Musketeers as Narrator (voice)

1978

A Robbery In... Style as credited as D. Germanetto (voice)

1973

Island as Not available

1971

Only for Adults as Not available

1967

Passion of Spies as Not available
Crew

2013

Imagine That Screenplay

2012

Kolobok Director

2012

Kolobok Screenplay

2009

Goat Hut Director

2008

Glinka Screenplay

2008

About St. Basil the Blessed Art Direction

2007

Servant-Hare Screenplay

2006

Naughty Little Bear Screenplay

2006

I Won't Tell You! Screenplay

2006

Multi-Russia Creator

2003

The Animated Century Consulting Producer

2002

About the Girl Who Found Her Bear Animation Director

2002

Bugs Vocals

2001

Once More About the Cat Consulting Producer

1998

The Big Leap Producer

1995

Attraction Producer

1994

Gagarin Producer

1987

Martinko Director

1987

Martinko Screenplay

1985

About Sidorov Vova Director

1985

About Sidorov Vova Screenplay

1985

About Sidorov Vova Art Direction

1983

Adventure of an Ant Director

1983

Adventure of an Ant Screenplay

1983

Adventure of an Ant Art Direction

1979

The Hunt Director

1979

The Hunt Screenplay

1977

Princess and Cannibal Screenplay

1977

Princess and Cannibal Director

1976

Ikar and Sages Art Direction

1975

Little Hippo Screenplay

1975

Little Hippo Director

1975

Little Hippo Art Direction

1975

The Flight of Mr. McKinley Animation Department Coordinator

1974

I Give you a Star Art Direction

1973

The Love of Mankind Animation

1973

Balance of Fear Art Direction

1973

Island Art Direction

1973

Balance of Fear Writer

1973

Balance of Fear Director

1971

Only for Adults Foley Artist

1970

Attention! Wolves! Art Direction

1969

Winnie-the-Pooh Art Direction

1968

Zigzag of Success Animation Director

1967

Passion of Spies Production Assistant

1966

Man in the Frame Animation

1965

Boniface's Holiday Animation

1965

Boniface's Holiday Production Assistant

1965

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Assistant Director