Born in 1948, finished Art School attached to the Moscow Art Institute in 1967, then in 1973 Artistic Department. Since she has worked as an Art Director at “Soyuzmultifilm” Studio (5 films). In 1982 she was awarded as Art Director the State Prize of Russia for the film “The secret of the Third Planet”.
In 1983-5 she studied at the Higher Directors’ and Scriptwriters’ Courses, Animated Film Department. Since 1985 she has been working as a Film Director at the “Soyuzmultfilm” where she made several films. In 1993 she took part in creating of 2 films of “Shakespeare – Animated Tales” series together with S4C (the UK) for Christmas Films. She is art supervisor at “Animose” film and video studio.
Selected Filmography and Awards:
“Hamlet” (U.S.A. – EMMI – for the best animation and EMMI – for the best design; the Gold Medal at the International Festival, New York, 1993).
“King Richard III” (1996 – World Medal at the International Festival in New York (U.S.A.).
At “Man and Time” Film and Video Studio she made the animated film Moby Dick (Russia, Great Britain, U.S.A.)
At “ANIMOSE” Film and Video Studio she made the animated film “Timoon and the Narwhal” (Russia, Great Britain, Canada, 2001 – Special Distinction for a TV Series in Annecy).

Born in 1952, Shirvan, Khorasan. After the high school, left for UK to study art and work in the fields of photography, multivision and animation. After finishing higher education in design and audio-visual communications, returned to Iran in 1981 and has been teaching theory and practice of animation in IRIB Film School, Tehran University, University of Arts, Islamic Azad University and Islamic Center for Training Filmmaking. He is the only Iranian member of the International Society of Animation Studies and has had an active presence in international animation festivals.
To continue his education, he went to Malaysia in 1995 and later obtained his license in methods of teaching for adults from N.T.V. University of Australia. He has been executive producer of a sixty five installations of a program on animation for Channel Four of IRIB and Saba Cultural and Art Institution. Cinematography of animation film From Infinity for IIDCYA and membership in the Juries of the First and Second Tehran International Animation Festivals are among his other activities. He has been the head of animation unit of IRIB Film School and has worked with students and discussed the problems of animation filmmaking with them. He is the author of a number of articles about animation, has edited a collection of articles on animation under the title Awakening of Dreams simultaneous with the Second Tehran International Animation Festival and translated the book A Hundred Years of Animation by Alberto Bendazzi (under publication).

Abi Feijó was born in Braga, Portugal in 1956 and graduated from the Oporto School of Fine Arts. In 1984 he went to the National Film Board of Canada for an animation internship, which resulted in the short film Oh que Calma. Soon After, he founded Filmógrafo, an animation studio based on the NFB model of handcrafted auteur animation. The studio has built an international reputation that extends far beyond Portugal.
As a Director, Feijó explores a variety of animation techniques, always with a carefully written story. In 1993, he made The Outlaws, an animation short using drawings on paper; this political drama recalling a painful incident from recent Portuguese history. It was followed by Fado Lusitano (1995), a sort of self-portrait of Portugal. In 2000, in co-production with RTP and the French Program’s Animation / Youth Studio of the NFB, he completed Stowaway, a sand animation film whose richly textured image evoke the difficult struggle for freedom.
At Filmógrafo, Feijó serves as producer and artistic advisor. He also gives workshops and training around the world. He was elected president of ASIFA, the International Animated Film Association in Oporto: A Casa da Animação (The Animation House)
Filmography: How calm it is (1985), Time of Darkness (1987), The Outlaws (1993), Fado Lustiano (1995), Stowaway (2000)
Prizes: About 40 international Prizes and honorable mentions among them:
Varna (1985), Bulgaria, Diploma of Merit for “How calm it is”
Cinanima (1993), Portugal, Prize Cidade de Espinho / Cartoon d’Or (1994), Special Jury award / Valladolid (1994), Spine, Golden spike / Annecy (1995), France, Mention of Honor for “The Outlaws”
Cinanima (1995), Portugal, Critic’s Award / Anima Teruel (1995), Spain, 1st Prize, for “Fado Lusitano”
Golden Medal (1996), Portugal, for Cultural Merit given by Oporto’s Town Hall
 Castelli Animati (2001), Italy, Fabrizio Bellochio Prize for Social Content for “Stowaway”

Katariina Lillqvist has worked as film editor, scriptwriter, producer and director for about 15 years. She has studied film both in Finland and in Czech Republic.
She has done mostly puppet animations, but her work also includes documentaries and features for TV and radio. In 1998 she together with other professionals, she founded a production company, Co-operative Camera Cagliostro.
Katariina Lillqvist is probably internationally the best known Finnish animation artist. Her films, like “The Chamberstork”, “The Maiden and the Soldier” and “The Country Doctor” have won several international awards (e.g. Silver Bear in Berlin 1996). She works together with well known Czech animation artists (Hafan Film Studio).
Filmography:
Marie (1991), Rider on the Bucket (1992), The Chamberstork (1993), The Maiden and the Soldier (1995), The Country Doctor (1996), Ksenia of St. Petersburg (1999), Thunder Drum (2001), The Romany Mirror (2001), Proloque: Tales from the Endless Roads (2002), Song of the Gallows (2002), Legend of the Black Sarah (2002).

Born in Budapest in 1941, he has been working in Pannoniafilm since 1960. He has been making independent animated films since 1963, working also as animator and graphic designer in films by other directors, totaling several hundred productions. Director and scriptwriter of many TV series, e.g. “Gustavus”, “Hungarian Folk Tales” and “Legends of Hungarian History”. Scriptwriter, designer and director of three animated features (“Johnny Corncob”, “The Son of the White Mare” and “Song of the Miraculous Hind”) and a dozen of individual short films. Owner of numerous Hungarian and international awards (1974 – Balázs Béla Prize, 1978 – Kossuth Prize, 1984 – Artist of Merit, 1998 – The Order of Hungarian Republic – Middle Cross).
He has been teaching animation for more than twenty years, first at the Budapest Fine Arts Secondary School, later at the Budapest College (then University) of Applied Arts, where he is a private tutor with DLA degree.
He wrote professional articles and books about animation and art history, drew comic books, illustrated books of fairy-tales, created film posters. Formerly he made educational TV programs on a regular basis. His play performed at the Budapest Puppet Theatre under the title of “The Bible of Babylon” was written, designed and directed by himself.
He has been working on the animated adaptation of Imre Madach’s “The Tragedy of Man” since 1989, by fits and starts. So far, 12 scenes of the film have been completed.
From 1995, member of the Hungarian Art Academy
From 1996, managing director of Pannoniafilm Ltd.
From 1998, president of the National Cultural Fund
1999-2001 scriptwriter, designer and director of the film titled “Song of the Miraculous Hind”.
In 2000 he was awarded Honorary Citizenship of the II. District of Budapest.