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Aleksandr Petrov

Aleksandr Petrov

DirectingBorn 17 Jul 1957 · age 69Prechistoye, Yaroslavlskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Petrov (Александр Константинович Петров) (born 17 July 1957 in Prechistoye, Yaroslavl Oblast) is a Russian animator and animation director. Petrov was born in the village of Prechistoye (Yaroslavl Oblast) and lives in Yaroslavl. He studied art at VGIK (state institute of cinema and TV) and was a disciple of Yuriy Norshteyn at Moscow's Advanced School for Screenwriters and Directors.

After making his first films in Russia he moved to Canada where he adapted the novel The Old Man and the Sea, resulting in a 20-minute animated short — the first large-format animated fi…

Known For & Filmography

Dostoevsky posterDostoevsky2011* 7.7Miracle Factory. Animation Director posterMiracle Factory. Animation Director2005* NRAleksandr Petrov: The Making of "Mermaid" + "The Old Man and the Sea" posterAleksandr Petrov: The Making of "Mermaid" + "The Old Man and the Sea"2000* NR

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