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Serguei Kouchnerov (Siarhiej Kušniaroŭ, Belarusian: Сяргей Кушняроў, born 22 June 1960 in Rahachow, Byelorussian SSR) is a Belarusian-Ukrainian artist, animator, director, story artist and screenwriter. He started his career as an animator and director in Kiev, Ukraine. In 1992, he was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation as a character animator and came to the United States of America, where he currently lives and works at Illumination Entertainment.

Career

Serguei worked for Kyivnaukfilm in Kyiv, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) on the animated feature film Treasure Island (1988) and on many other animated short films. After moving to the United States he worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation on Fantasia 2000 before joining DreamWorks Animation for such animated feature films as The Prince of Egypt (1998)^[1], The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shrek 2 (2004), Bee Movie (2007), Madagascar (2005), Over the Hedge (2006), and Madagascar 2 (2008). One of his recent works was a CGI animated short film entitled The Hybrid Union.^[2]

Filmography

As Director: The Hybrid Union (CGI animated short film, 2010); The Log (Animated short film, 1988); A Vicious Circle, (Animated short film, 1988); The muddle-headed/Hopeless Wombat (Animated short film, 1991)

As Supervising animator / Character animator: Madagascar 2 (2008) (Character animator) – DreamWorks Animation; Bee Movie (2007) (Character animator) – DreamWorks Animation; Over the Hedge (2006) (Character animator) – DreamWorks Animation; Madagascar (2005) (Character animator) – DreamWorks Animation; Shrek 2 (2004) (Character animator) – DreamWorks Animation; Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (Supervising animator) – DreamWorks Animation; Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) (Character animator) – DreamWorks Animation; The Road to El Dorado (2000) (Supervising animator) – DreamWorks Animation; The Prince of Egypt (1998) (Supervising animator) – DreamWorks Animation; Fantasia 2000 (2000) (Character animator, Character design) – Walt Disney Animation; The Lion King (1994) (Game/Animator) – Walt Disney Animation; Treasure Island (1988) (Lead animator) – Kievnauchfilm Kiev, Ukraine (then Soviet Union) (Russian)
As Storyboard Artist: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) – DreamWorks Animation; Bob's Burgers – (Animated TV Series/FOX)
As Story Artist: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) – (Illumination Entertainment / Universal Pictures); Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) – (Illumination Entertainment / Universal Pictures); The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) – (Illumination Entertainment / Universal Pictures); The Secret Life of Pets (2016) – (Illumination Entertainment / Universal Pictures); Chicken Run (2000) – DreamWorks Animation / Aardman^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Featured Mentor Serguei Kouchnerov". AnimationMentor.com. 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Kaboom Animation Festival". Kaboom Animation Festival. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Sight & Sound (inc. Monthly Film Bulletin) - August 2000". reader.exacteditions.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Chicken Run - American Film Institute". AFI. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

External links

Official website
Serguei Kouchnerov at IMDb
Serguei Kouchnerov at Hollywood.com at archive.today (archived 26 January 2013)

[1] "Featured Mentor Serguei Kouchnerov". AnimationMentor.com. 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[2] "Kaboom Animation Festival". Kaboom Animation Festival. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[3] "Sight & Sound (inc. Monthly Film Bulletin) - August 2000". reader.exacteditions.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[4] "Chicken Run - American Film Institute". AFI. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

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-'''Serguei Kouchnerov''' (born 22 June 1960 in [[Rahachow]], [[Belarusian SSR]]) - [[artist]], [[animator]], [[Animation director|director]], [[story artist]] and [[screenwriter]]. He started his career as an [[animator]] and [[Animation Director|director]] in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. In 1992, he was hired by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] as a [[character animator]] and came to the [[United States|United States of America]], where he currently lives and works at [[Illumination Entertainment]].
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+[[File:Сяргей Кушняроў.jpg|thumb|Siarhiej Kušniaroŭ is a screenwriter, director and artist]]
+'''Serguei Kouchnerov''' ('''Siarhiej Kušniaroŭ''', {{langx|be|Сяргей Кушняроў}}, born 22 June 1960 in [[Rahachow]], [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussian SSR]]) is a [[Belarus]]ian-[[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] artist, animator, [[Animation director|director]], [[story artist]] and screenwriter. He started his career as an animator and [[Animation Director|director]] in [[Kyiv|Kiev]], Ukraine. In 1992, he was hired by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] as a [[character animator]] and came to the United States of America, where he currently lives and works at [[Illumination Entertainment]].
 ==Career==
-Serguei Kouchnerov worked for [[Kyivnauchfilm]] in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]  (then [[Soviet Union]]) on the animated feature film ''[[Treasure Island (1988 film)|Treasure Island]]'' ([[1988 in film|1988]]) and on many other animated short films. When in the [[United States]] he worked for [[Disney Feature Animation|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] on ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' before joining [[DreamWorks Animation]] for such animated feature films as ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]]), ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' ([[2000 in film|2000]]), ''[[Shrek 2]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]),  ''[[Bee Movie]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]), ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]]), ''[[Over the Hedge]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]), and ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa|Madagascar 2]]'' ([[2008 in film|2008]]). One of his current works as an author was a CGI animated short film [http://thehybridunion.com/HybridUnion.html The Hybrid Union].
+Serguei worked for [[Kyivnaukfilm]] in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]  (then part of the [[Soviet Union]]) on the animated feature film ''[[Treasure Island (1988 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (1988) and on many other animated short films. After moving to the United States he worked for [[Disney Feature Animation|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] on ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' before joining [[DreamWorks Animation]] for such animated feature films as ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=Featured Mentor Serguei Kouchnerov |url=https://newsletters.animationmentor.com/newsletter/1010/featured-mentor.html |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=AnimationMentor.com}}</ref>, ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (2000), ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004),  ''[[Bee Movie]]'' (2007), ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'' (2005), ''[[Over the Hedge]]'' (2006), and ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa|Madagascar 2]]'' (2008). One of his recent works was a CGI animated short film entitled ''The Hybrid Union''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaboom Animation Festival |url=https://www.kaboomfestival.nl/program/movie/?id=364 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Kaboom Animation Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
 ;  As [[Animation Director|Director]]
-:  [http://thehybridunion.com/HybridUnion.html The Hybrid Union] (CGI animated short film, 2010)
+:  The Hybrid Union (CGI animated short film, 2010)
-: [http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=3637 The Log] (Animated short film, 1988)
+: The Log (Animated short film, 1988)
-: [http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=3829 A Vicious Circle, (Animated short film, 1988)]
+: A Vicious Circle, (Animated short film, 1988)
-: [http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=5835 Hopeless Wombat] (Animated short film, 1991)
+: The muddle-headed/Hopeless Wombat (Animated short film, 1991)
 ; As Supervising animator / [[Character animator]]
-: [[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa|Madagascar 2]] ([[2008 in film|2008]]) (Character animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa|Madagascar 2]] (2008) (Character animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Bee Movie]] ([[2007 in film|2007]]) (Character animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Bee Movie]] (2007) (Character animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Over the Hedge]] ([[2006 in film|2006]]) (Character animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Over the Hedge]] (2006) (Character animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]] ([[2005 in film|2005]]) (Character animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]] (2005) (Character animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Shrek 2]] ([[2004 in film|2004]]) (Character animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Shrek 2]] (2004) (Character animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]] ([[2003 in film|2003]]) (Supervising animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]] (2003) (Supervising animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]] ([[2002 in film|2002]]) (Character animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]] (2002) (Character animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[The Road to El Dorado]] ([[2000 in film|2000]]) (Supervising animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[The Road to El Dorado]] (2000) (Supervising animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[The Prince of Egypt]] ([[1998 in film|1998]]) (Supervising animator) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[The Prince of Egypt]] (1998) (Supervising animator) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Fantasia 2000]] ([[2000 in film|2000]]) (Character animator, Character design) - [[Disney Feature Animation|Walt Disney Animation]]
+: [[Fantasia 2000]] (2000) (Character animator, Character design) – [[Disney Feature Animation|Walt Disney Animation]]
-: [[The Lion King]] ([[1994 in film|1994]]) (Game/Animator) - [[Disney Feature Animation|Walt Disney Animation]]
+: [[The Lion King]] (1994) (Game/Animator) – [[Disney Feature Animation|Walt Disney Animation]]
-: [[Treasure Island]] ([[1988 in film|1988]]) (Lead animator) - [[Kievnauchfilm]] [[Kiev, Ukraine]]  (then [[Soviet Union]]) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
+: [[Treasure Island]] (1988) (Lead animator) – [[Kievnauchfilm]] [[Kiev, Ukraine]]  (then [[Soviet Union]]) (Russian)
 ; As '''[[Storyboard Artist]]'''
-: [[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]] ([[2003 in film|2003]]) - [[DreamWorks Animation]]
+: [[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]] (2003) – [[DreamWorks Animation]]
-: [[Bob's Burgers (season 2)|Bob's Burgers]] - (Animated TV Series/FOX)
+: [[Bob's Burgers (season 2)|Bob's Burgers]] – (Animated TV Series/FOX)
 ;As '''[[Storyboard Artist|Story Artist]]'''
-: [[Chicken Run]] ([[2000 in film|2000]]) - [[DreamWorks Animation]] / [[Aardman Animations|Aardman]]
+: [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]] (2023) – ([[Illumination Entertainment]] / [[Universal Pictures]])
+: [[Minions: The Rise of Gru]] (2022) – ([[Illumination Entertainment]] / [[Universal Pictures]])
+: [[The Secret Life of Pets 2]] (2019) – ([[Illumination Entertainment]] / [[Universal Pictures]])
+: [[The Secret Life of Pets]] (2016) – ([[Illumination (company)|Illumination Entertainment]] / [[Universal Pictures]])
+: [[Chicken Run]] (2000) – [[DreamWorks Animation]] / [[Aardman Animations|Aardman]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sight & Sound (inc. Monthly Film Bulletin) - August 2000 |url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/58576/page/43 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=reader.exacteditions.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicken Run - American Film Institute |url=https://watch.afi.com/movie/chicken-run |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=AFI |language=en}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.kouchnerov.com/ Official website]
+* {{IMDb name|2057712}}
-* [http://imdb.com/name/nm2057712/ Serguei Kouchnerov] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
-* {{webarchive |date=2013-01-26 |url=https://archive.is/20130126115236/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Serguei_Kouchnerov/3248775 |title=Serguei Kouchnerov at Hollywood.com}}
+* {{webarchive |date=26 January 2013 |url=https://archive.today/20130126115236/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Serguei_Kouchnerov/3248775 |title=Serguei Kouchnerov at Hollywood.com}}
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+[[Category:People from Kyiv]]
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-[[Category:American animators]]
-[[Category:American film directors]]
-[[Category:American male screenwriters]]
-[[Category:American storyboard artists]]
-[[Category:Ukrainian film directors]]
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+[[Category:Soviet animators]]
+[[Category:Soviet film directors]]
 [[Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios people]]
 [[Category:DreamWorks Animation people]]