Results of the Russian Arctic animated 2013.

April 22, 2014 Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Security Council "On the implementation of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic in the interests of national security." This region has traditionally been and remains in the sphere of Russian special interests. Here are concentrated almost all aspects of national security: military-political, economic, technological, and environmental and resource. At the same time Russia is actively expanding its information, scientific, humanitarian presence in the Arctic. "An important role was played by passing the initiative of Russia International Forum "The Arctic - Territory of Dialogue", - emphasized in his speech the President of the country.

"Popularization of the Arctic and its heroes , its unique environment - a special direction in the Russian Geographical Society ," - said the Minister of Defense and the President of the RGS Sergei Shoigu during the latter third of the International Forum "The Arctic - Territory of Dialogue", which was held in Salekhard (September 2013 year).

Shortly after the historic meeting of the Security Council on the Arctic, the Russian Government approved the State program "Socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation for the period till 2020", prepared by the Ministry of Regional Development and the Introduction to the Cabinet at the end of 2013.

According to the adopted state program in the border of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (Russian Arctic) completely into the Murmansk region, Nenets Autonomous District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Chukotka Autonomous District, and partly - Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Krasnoyarsk region, Arkhangelsk Region and the city of Vorkuta (Komi Republic). In the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (Russian Arctic) resides more than 2.5 million potential viewers Russian and foreign consumers’ cartoons and animation industry of licensed products. This represents less than 2% of the population and about 40% of the population across the Arctic. After finishing 19th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film (Suzdal, 19-24 March 2014), which traditionally is a key event for summarizing activities of the animation industry, we made an overview of last year's animation activity in the regions of the Russian Arctic. Also, this material presents you an overview of other events and facts in Russian animation movie, which can be attributed to the arctic and polar category and which are not limited only to 2013 year.

Formation of regional Arctic animation infrastructure.

Chukotka Autonomous District. In January 2013 in Anadyr announced the establishment of an amateur studio "Chukotfilm". New creative association - a logical continuation of 3D-animation studio "Detfilm" created by artist and teacher Alexander Spiridonov children's library in the city. The first project studio "Chukotfilm" game will be an animated film with the working title "In the snows of Chukotka". This will be a full-length adventure, which along with the filming will be used two computer-and three- dimensional animation technology with "machinima". The film is based on a fantastic story about the adventures of the young inhabitants of Anadyr in the distant past, during the Second World War. In addition to the feature film, the studio organizers plan to create a computer game, as well as three- dimensional map of Anadyr. The idea of development of animation art is more interested in entrepreneurs who at the initial stage plan to support "Chukotfilm".

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). In February 2013 Music and Folklore Museum of Yakutia presented dubbing into foreign languages in the country first full-length animated film "Nyurgun Bootur Swift" (director - Sergey Zverev ) based on the same olonkho Platon Oiunsky (museum director and project manager - Aiza Resetnicova). In the creation of the film attended by teachers and students of the Institute of Foreign Philology and Regional Studies at North -Eastern Federal University. In order to promote Olonkho cartoon released in five languages - English, German, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, but there are already plans to build two more versions of translation - the Spanish and Turkish.

(Still from the film "Nyurgun Bootur Swift," 2010-2013) The history of this project began in 2005, when the Yakut epic was recognized by UNESCO Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Comfortable and modern form of popularization Olonkho was the creation of the cartoon, on which work has been basically completed in late 2010. In the years 2011 -2013 cartoon "Nyurgun Bootur Swift" featured as educational institutions in the country and abroad - particularly in the events organized by the Permanent Mission of the RS(Y) under the President of the Russian Federation in Moscow (Festival of music museums, Moscow, March 2011) and the leadership of the North -Eastern Federal University (Presentation olonkho translation into English, London, December 2013). Nevertheless, despite the good intentions and objectives of popularizing the Yakut epic animation based Olonkho still not represented on the Internet, do not have it and file storage in Yakutia. "Nyurgun Bootur Swift" remains, in fact, a kind of museum piece. Music and Folklore Museum of Yakutia plans cartoon show at the request of Yakutsk in schools and districts.

(Stills from "Fish-Mosquito", 2007)

Despite the rapid growth and success of the Yakut cinema in recent years, the development of animation in this arctic region, runs more quietly, which is apparently due primarily to insufficient number of trained professionals. The backbone of the future Yakut animation industry, it is mainly students and graduates of the St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television. And the most famous in Yakutia director and animator Robert Labidas - a graduate of the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors in 1999 (workshop Fedor Khitruk and Eduard Nazarov). The main efforts are concentrated Yakut animation now authoring short animation based on folklore.

Currently, the country released a DVD "Yakut cartoons" ("Sahalyy multiktar"), which contains seven cartoons based Yakut folk tales: "Alaa - Mogus" - director, animator Konstantin Timofeev; "Taal - Taal emeehsin" ("The old woman Taal - Taal") - director Zinaida Borisova , animators Angelica Evdokimova – Efremova and Nikolay Efremov; "Bies ynahtaah Beyberikeen emeehsin" ("The old woman with five cows Beyberikeen") - directors Sardana Ivanova, Anatoly Kirillin, animators - Ariana Kulichkina and Alexey Tatarinov ; "Cycle", "Fish-Mosquito" - director, animator Robert Labidas; "Alaa - mogus and bird Tokko" - director Svetlana Sivtseva, animator Ariana Kulichkina; "Aanys" ("Anna" ) - director, animator Konstantin Timofeev.

In addition to full-length and author of short animation in the country attempts to create commercial animation TV series ("The Adventures of sleepy owls", artist - Nikolai Popov), develops children's animation, the most interesting project of which is a children's animated series cognitive teacher Diana Shamaeva titled "Tiin meyii" aimed at learning the letters of the alphabet and the Yakut explanations of rarely used in the speech Yakut words and proverbs. Cartoon characters - funny little animals with whom the audience learn to seek a way out of different situations.

Annually, held in Yakutsk city competitions among school students in computer graphics and flash animation. Yakut cartoons are increasingly information as a pretext for national publications journalists and student scientific research topic (Catherine Evseeva, "Modern Yakut cartoons in terms of environmental education", NEFU, 2012).

And an important role, of course, for the development of the Yakut animation and formation of regional infrastructure animation played national and international film festivals.

(Official symbols Yakutsk International Film Festival)

In August 2013 took place in Yakutsk International Film Festival, whose predecessor was the first republican festival "Cinema of the Arctic", held in September 2011. The festival was a great success and had a wide resonance in the federal information media, which served as the growth of attention and interest in the Yakut cinema abroad. In 2011, in the category "Animation" became the best short film directed by Robert Labidas "Fish - Mosquito" (2007, producer center "Arctic Cinema", Yakutsk). Also during the festival held a round table on "Yakutia - Northeast vector of Russian cinematography". In the final resolution, prepared by the Union of Cinematographers of Republican rule, the roundtable participants took the initiative to the President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the rapid adoption of the Concept of Development in the Republic of national cinema and initiating the development of the film industry Development Programme. With regard to initiatives in the field of animated films, then, in particular, the resolution dealt with the signing of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the film studio "Soyuzmultfilm" to create animated projects for children and youth based on the folklore heritage of indigenous peoples of Yakutia. Thus, the "Cinema of the Arctic" was the starting point in the organization of the Yakut International Film Festival. In 2013, to participate in the contests are accepted films created in the Arctic region (Russia, USA, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Denmark). Animated films were presented in the non-competitive information program. Partner of the festival in the organization of these shows were the Russian Association of Animated Film.

And at the end of December 2013 the Government of the Republic issued a decree "On approval of the concept of film industry development for 2014-2020", which will be held under the republican competition scenarios and animated feature films, "dedicated to the formation of the national idea of consolidation on the basis of the history of Yakutia". Results of the competition were to be announced in April 2014, and the winners will be presented to participate in the federal competition for the provision of the Federal Fund of social and economic support for the national cinema production and distribution and animated feature films. According to the text of the Concept, 2020 Yakut film industry should go on projected figures on the level of ten animated films of its own production.

(Still from the film "The City on a reindeer’s trail", 2013)

Krasnoyarsk Territory. In Norilsk established children's animation studio "Voobraziliya" (director - Valentinа Rozenko). She continued development of children's screen art, launched this arctic city animation studio "Screen" (director - Alexander Zhokhov), known for its cycle animation "Tales hostess Blizzards", inspired by the folklore of Aborigines living in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Studio "Voobraziliya" debuted in early July with the cartoon "The City on a reindeer’s trail" ( dedicated to Norilsk) at the annual Open Russian master-class festival of children's animated movie "The Firebird" in Novosibirsk .

(Still from the series "Tales hostess Blizzards", 2005-2008)

Besides Norilsk, children's animation from the Arctic were two studios of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District: "Northern Lights" from Novy Urengoy (director - Pavel Kazantsev) and "Myniku" from Salekhard (director - Mikhail Korobov).

Children's animation studio "Myniku" presented at the "Firebird" special thematic program called "Tundra color. Orange". It included the first four episodes of the animated children's series "Arctic Rescue" and the author's short film Salekhard student Marcel Altynbek "Winter Night 's Dream" , which received a special diploma "For dramatic story". The jury of the festival «Firebird» was famous Russian directors and animators Sergey Seregin, Ivan Maximov and Evgeny Zhirkova.

(The poster series "Arctic Rescue", 2012-2014)

Festival "The Firebird", held in Novosibirsk tenth anniversary, is the largest forum for children's animated cartoon in Siberia, where for a week are watching cartoons and learning organized for heads of children’s animation studios. Every year the festival is attended by about 50 children from the studios of the Siberian, Ural, Central and Volga federal districts. In 2013, the children's animation program "Firebird" consisted of 148 cartoons total duration of more than 5 hours of screen time.

Arctic children’s animation studios at the "Firebird" (Novosibirsk, 2013)

Also instrumental in the formation of the Arctic animation infrastructure plays a regional competition festival Audiovisual Arts "Snowy Owl", which is held annually in the city of Norilsk. In November 2013 held the tenth festival. To participate in the festival-contest is open to creative youth associations, individual authors and professional groups of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and other regions of Russia, engaged in the production of films and cartoons. Nomination "animated film" festival "Snowy Owl" provided for all participants: children and youth, in adult and professional categories.

(Official symbols Norilsk Film Festival "Snowy Owl")

Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District. In March 2013 an animation studio "Myniku" (Salekhard) participated in the first professional "pitching"(competition) animation projects in the framework of the 18th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film in Suzdal and submitted a draft of the animated series "The Adventures of a baby mammoth Lyuba". The series is in development and was first introduced to cinema in Annecy (France, June 2012) on a consolidated Russian stand dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Russian animation and organized under the auspices of the Association of Russian animated films. Director and designer of this project - Gregory Malyshev (Ekaterinburg).

(The poster series "The Adventures of a baby mammoth Lyuba") In September 2013 cartoon "The Day Crows"(Association of animation "Myniku", Salekhard) received a special diploma "For traditionalism" children's contest "I am not a magician, I'm just learning" at the 16th International Festival of Animation Films "Animaevka" (Mogilev, Republic Belarus). The jury of the festival included such well-known figures of the domestic animation as Vera Kudryavtseva and Leonid Nosyrev. The film "The Day Crows" (director - Vasily Korobov) dedicated annual spring family holiday Khanty people.

(Still from the film "The Day Crows", 2010) In December 2010, the first International Festival of Documentary Film "Arctic", held in Moscow House of Cinema by the Government YaNAD, "The Day Crows" won the main prize in the nomination "The Polar animation". Festival "Arctic" passing once in two years and consisting mainly of competition documentaries and TV programs about the Arctic and Antarctic, is perhaps the only festival in the world, having a special nomination - "Polar animation".

(I International Festival of Documentary Film "Arctic", Moscow, 2010)

In December 2012 another festival "Arctic" was held in St. Petersburg. The jury prize in the nomination "The Polar animation" then not awarded. III International Festival of Documentary Film "Arctic" will be held in Moscow in November 2014. Originally the festival was planned to be held in May to mark the first celebration of the polar explorer. This holiday was established in 2012 and is celebrated annually on May 21. But by popular demand participants of the festival dates were moved from spring to autumn.

(III International Festival of Documentary Film "Arctic", Moscow, 2014)

Nenets Autonomous District. In December 2013 in Naryan-Mar in the Days of the Nenets writing took a mini-film festival "NYATVA-FRIENDSHIP" in which Moscow producer center "DC Film" presented plasticine animation short film "Cuckoo", loosely based on the fairy tale of the Nenets. Premiere "Cuckoo" - the first animation project of "DC Film", was held in early November in Moscow as part of "Big Cartoon Festival". A month later in Naryan-Mar, director and film animator Mikhail Gorobchuk held for children a master class in clay animation and film producer Catherine Vizgalova before showing a detailed account of the creation of the cartoon "The Cuckoo", which was made about 2 years. In its creation attended by residents of Naryan-Mar: Julia Ledkova translated script of the cartoon on the Nenets language and voiced the role of mother, and Veronica Taleeva performed songs in the Nenets. The project coordinator was Irina Kotkina, Assistant Governor of the Nenets Autonomous District. It in his blog "CHUMoteka"(chumoteka.ru) not only acquaints visitors with current news of this project, but also organized a premiere week showing a cartoon on the Internet. Also everyone, leaving a comment in the blog, could get free gift from the festival organizers disk cartoon. The film "The Cuckoo" was in competition at the 19th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film (Suzdal, 19-24 March 2014) and won on the basis of professional ranking 15th out of 111 films competition.

(Still from the film "The Cuckoo", 2013) It is worth noting that in the Nenets Autonomous District , which occupies the last place among Russian regions in terms of population, according to the "Cultural life Passport 2013", institutions Cinematography not. In the 2012 film screening in the county did not materialize: cinemas in the region are not available, on a film projector in municipal cultural institutions film screening is not carried out due to lack of technical capacity data transmission in a single ticket’s system. But now in Naryan-Mar built modern theater with 100 seats, and leadership in the region is making significant efforts in the film industry in the development of the festival movement. Already in April 2014, on the eve of the Day of Russian animation (April 8), in Naryan-Mar was organize the First International Festival of Films on indigenous peoples of the Arctic "Argish" (April 4-6). The festival was held in a non-competitive format, his program consisted mainly of documentaries parties from Moscow, Salekhard, Surgut, Yekaterinburg, Syktyvkar, Naryan-Mar and Alaska. During the festival, Mikhail Korobov, combining animation supervisor "Myniku", conducted master classes in computer animation to students of College of Humanities, introduced them to the "golden hundred" of Russian cartoons (1912-2012), as well as a detailed account of the main stages development and management of children's animation studio on the example of a similar studio in Salekhard.

(Opening the festival "Argish", Naryan-Mar, 2014)

Arkhangelsk. At the end of October 2013, on the eve of the International Day of the animation (celebrated on October 28) Animated Film Association organized a charity show of the best school of cartoon studio "SHAR", celebrated in 2013 its 20th anniversary. Apart from Arkhangelsk, screenings were held simultaneously in more than 150 theaters in Russia and Ukraine. School-Studio "SHAR" was founded in 1993 by leading animation director Fyodor Khitruk, Eduard Nazarov, Yuri Norshtein, Andrei Khrzhanovsky, and continues to focus on the production of children's animated films, as well as copyright movies. Archangelsk residents were able to see cartoons "Foundling" by Andrei Sokolov, "Dangerous walk" by Alena Oyateva , "Two lamb" by Julia Daschinskaya , "About a girl who found the bear" by Elena Chernova, "Zina’s walk" by Natalia Malginova, "Caution, the doors open" by Anastasia Zhuravleva, "About me" by Mary Sosnina, "Kingdom of Cats" by Maria Kuznetsova , "Cello" by Tatiana Kurnaeva, "The most terrible beast" by Dmitry Rezchikova, "How to spot any who did not become" by Catherine Bim, "About animals and people" by Alexei Zaitsev , "Childhood friend" by Julia Postavskaya, "Two princesses" by Maria Stepanova .

( Poster showing cartoons, Arkhangelsk, 2013)

Murmansk. In early November, the city was visited by participants of the project "All Russian cartoon". Geography project child animation expedition "All Russian cartoon" numbered 15 cities of Russia. This - Stavropol , Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk , Sochi, Kemerovo, Vladimir , Yekaterinburg , Samara , Krasnoyarsk , Nizhnevartovsk , Moscow , Grozny, Vladikavkaz and Armavir . Arctic Murmansk was the only city of the fifteen cities, where to stay "Cartoon – expedition". Children in these cities labored to create the 10- minute animated film in the art "resurfacing".

Murmansk got the final episode of the "All Russian cartoon" - "Train of happiness": the main characters - a magician , a rabbit and a villain go to train and lead a conversation about how many places they have visited , and the villain talks on "How good to be good ". The episode begins with a general train layout, where the background visible silhouettes of Murmansk. By the way, the motto of the expedition: "It's all in the bag!". They somehow and end and Murmansk episode itself cartoon. Cartoon-expedition organized Foundation "Support initiatives of family and childhood "National Children's Fund" under the federal target program "Culture of Russia (2012-2018 years)" with the assistance of the Association of Russian animated films. Artistic director of the project: animation director Eugeny Zhirkova. Curator of the project "All Russian cartoon" in Murmansk made Natalia Nosenko.

(On the set of "All-Russian cartoon", Murmansk, 2013)

Also this month in Murmansk, there was another event associated with the animated movie. From 21 to 23 November in the capital Arctic VI International festival of documentary films and television programs "Northern Character" on which a special prize for best animated film jury awarded the Finnish film "Over and out"(Yli ja Ympari). The film was made at the Academy of Arts of the University of Applied Sciences in Turku (writers and directors-Tapani Tolonen, Elina Kylmanen and Kari Pieska).

(Official symbols Murmansk Film Festival "Northern Character")

Mission Festival "Northern character": the union of journalists and filmmakers Nordic countries; creating conditions for the penetration of cultural traditions of different countries, including new residents of the North; awareness of the international community about the lives of people in the Far North; enabling authors to expand TV and movie audiences, and young journalists and filmmakers - to improve the professional level in the production of television programs and films; market development of television content. First a special prize for best animated film at the festival "Northern character" was awarded in November 2012. The first recipient of this award became a Swedish cartoon "The Girl and the Siren" (Studio "Arevarnfilm", writers, directors, cameramen - Jacob Petersson, Christoffer Olund).

Vorkuta. Of unusual animation activity, according to an internet search, this arctic city not found. But certainly in the urban theater "Cascade" in 2013 went to Russian and foreign box office cartoon.

Development of Arctic issues in the professional community.

In addition to the previously mentioned and is in the drafting of the series "The Adventures of a baby mammoth Lyuba" and complete the production of the author's short film "Cuckoo" as the most relevant and close to the subject of the Arctic is in production at the moment can be marked series "Shaman’s Quest" by animation studio "Toonbox"(Moscow) . The first series of gags and this positive cycle was made in 2009. Now "Toonbox" studio working on a new series about the adventures of a shaman and his company.

(Still from the series "Shaman’s Quest", 2009-2014)

An animated film "Snow Queen" in 3D from studio "Wizart Animation" (Voronezh), loosely based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and released in rent at the end of 2012. In 2013 was not bad in the Russian box. This cartoon, unlike most Russian full meters, had a full-fledged international distribution, and has won numerous prizes at Russian and international film festivals. Danish fairy tale writer, a national of the Arctic countries, has been 170 years is not indifferent to the children, and for some time now - and filmmakers. In 2013, the studio "Wizart Animation" received an offer from a European animation studio on the establishment of a co-production of the Arctic animated series tentatively titled "Tales of the Snow Queen". With this offer I addressed to the Russian animators of Leslie MacKenzie - the director of animation studio West Highland Animation (Scotland). We will remind that Leslie Mackenzie is interested more than 10 years in cultures of the people of the Arctic, and since 2009 it coordinated start in production of animation series "Arctic Ring" (in a coproduction with studios "Nukufilm", Estonia, and "Camera Cagliostro", Finland). The first season of the Arctic Ring project had to include thirteen series (for 11 minutes everyone) author's animated films according to fairy tales and myths of the people of the world Arctic. Total cost of the project – 1 million euros. But difficulties with search of the potential investors, connected, probably, with lack of the "arctic" trend in the european and world animation, forced Lesley to look for potential partners for implementation of the "Arctic Ring" project in Russia.

(Still from the series "Arctic Ring") According to available information, the image of the Snow Queen in this project will be recognizable media-franchise representing viewer’s fairy tales, myths and folklore of the peoples living in the circumpolar region of the planet. Will this project a reality, becoming a national Arctic analogue "Mountain of Gems"? Tell whether the Snow Queen fairy tale audience cold infinity under the motto "We live in the Arctic!"? Time will tell...

(Still from the film "Snow Queen", 2012)

And while negotiations, northern cartoons of animation studio "Pilot" (Moscow) have gone to the Arctic and the audience participated in the program "Russian Film Week in Iceland", which took place from 25 to 31 October in Reykjavik. "Film Week" became a link in a succession of great cultural events organized in the framework of the Northern Traveling Film Festival (Director - Marina Yuzhaninova), and the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Russia and Iceland. Preparation of "Russian Film Week in Iceland" was carried by the Russian Embassy in Iceland and Production Center "NORFEST" sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of Russia. In the main program were shown to feature films of different genres. The informational program "Week" series were presented favorites from the series "Gem Mountain" - namely, the Yakut tale "Naughty Bear" by Natalie Berezovaya, Nenets tale "Majma - awaited" by Inga Korzhneva, Taimyr tale "How to reconcile the Sun and Moon" by Sergei Olifirenko and Evenki tale "Bear stories" by Mikhail Aldashin and Marina Karpova.

(Still from the film "How to reconcile the Sun and Moon", 2008)

And finally, two other important events for the development of the Arctic animation took place in Moscow in late 2013. First, in October, the Russian Geographical Society was first established and organized a competition for media grants 2014. Society will be supported 20 projects documentaries, popular science and animated films, including the Arctic and themes, namely: films about life and crafts of indigenous peoples of the North, on environmental security, climate change scenarios, on biodiversity and on industrial development of the region. Total funding media grants - 30 million rubles (1 million $).

Second, on November 11, Committee on Culture of the State Duma held a round table on "On the legislative proposals for the support of children and domestic animated films". The meeting was attended by deputies of the State Duma, the Federation Council, representatives of the Presidential Administration, the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development, representatives of the Association of animated films , animation and film studios, production centers , cinema chains and television channels. Among the many important issues discussed, in particular, the head of the studio "Animakkord" Dmitry Loveiko touched upon the need for government assistance in dubbing films into the national languages of the peoples living in Russia, such as Tatar, Bashkir, Yakut and others. But so far to solve this problem, according to the participants of the Round Table, studio executives standing by actively seeking funds for these projects, appealing directly to the heads of national subjects of Russia.

(Still from the film "Samoyed Boy", 1928)

Arctic trend as a premonition.

The growing importance of the Arctic in the modern world, and so the increased interest in the Arctic in Russia and abroad, perhaps, lets talk about the need to create a thematic "arctic" trend in Russian animation, as well as talk about the creation and promotion of the arctic animation brands. It should be noted that, in fact, "arctic" trend in domestic animation already exists, but is in a latent state. Starting from the movie "Samoyed Boy"(1928) and soviet chronicles ("Soyuzmultfilm") paintings 30s devoted feats polar scientists and airmen, and ending with "arctic" episodes of "Gem Mountain" and animations "Multi -Russia" from the production center "Airplane"(Moscow), in the domestic animation theme present in the Arctic and the theme of myths and legends of indigenous peoples living in it. Arctic characters itself this huge cold area bright cartoon episodes presented in films such as "Song of Joy" (1946) by Mstislav Pascenko, "In yaranga burning fire" (1956) by Olga Khodataeva, "The Snow Queen" (1957) by Lev Atamanov, "Who the strongest" (1961 ) by Vladimir Degtyarev, "Daughter of the Sun" (1963) by Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya , "Umka" (1969 ) by Vladimir Popov and Vladimir Pekar, "The Tale grandfather Ai-Po" (1976) by Vladimir Danilevich, "Northern Tale" (1979) by Rasa Strautmane, "Master of Winds" (1984) by Galina Turgeneva, "Kutkh and mouses" (1985) by Oksana Cherkasova, "Kele" (1988) by Mikhail Aldashin and Peep Pedmason, "One" (1992) by Oktyabrina Potapova. In all these films, the Arctic is presented not only as a backdrop, but also as the main theme and the protagonist. And followers of the Arctic theme in Russian animation - the project "Gem Mountain" and the project "Lullabies of the World" from "Metronome Film" and studio "Bee" (Moscow) - a lot of work in this direction.

("Chukotka’s Lullaby" from the series "Lullabies of the World", 2003-2010)

So, on what is the vector will evolve in the coming years, the regional Arctic animation infrastructure? This will depend on whether there is an important priority in cinematography cultural policies of the Russian Arctic regions, and, accordingly, how it will be presented in the regional laws and culture in the state regional development programs of culture in the near future.

Drew his attention to whether representatives of the Russian Arctic professional animation community? Tell whether the Russian animation itself and the world of myths and legends about the geography, flora and fauna of the world, and about cities and the people of the Arctic? And also she tells about heroes, pioneers-explorers, scientists, explorers, pilots, sailors and border guards? About oil and gas producers and, of course, she tells about indigenous peoples - reindeer herders, hunters and fishermen? Perhaps at least some of these Arctic fact will be reflected in the "Concept of the animation industry in Russia to 2025", is currently being developed by the Association of Russian animated films.

Mikhail Korobov, Catherine Steponaytis Teachers Association of animation "Myniku" Salekhard Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District May 4, 2014

The publication used materials, photos and illustrations from social networks, blogs, as well as internet sites Russian animation studios, festivals, projects, organizations and news agencies.