About

I am a 2D animator/character designer with a background in film (Director/Producer). Creative, motivated, with extensive experience of working in international teams worldwide.

Training and Skills

I have been mentored by Alfredo Cassano in 2D hand drawn character animation since 2024. I am fully bilingual in English and Russian. Moscow State University 2005 graduate.

Software knowledge includes:

Toon Boom Harmony, Clip Studio Paint, Blender, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, Procreate Dreams, Moho (basic knowledge)

2024- PRESENT 2D animator/character designer

Client Project, animator – Apostle Coffee website, a series of animations (link can be provided upon request).

Client Project, animator – Pencil test for opening titles of a Children's TV show (sadly it got cancelled).

Personal Project, director/animator – 2D hand drawn point and click game.

Personal Project, writer/animator – 2D hand drawn short film about an Architect is currently in development.

2020 – 2025 Freelance illustrator/character designer

Client work includes book covers, graphic novel character development, website illustrations (furniture company website), company handbook illustrations etc.

Film Experience

2003 – 2004 - METRAFILMS – First AD

2004 – 2009 – METRAFILMS – Producer and Senior Producer

2009 – 2010 – MOJO Advertising Studio - Agency Producer/ Freelance Copywriter

2010 – 2011 – FILMSERVICE – Producer

2011 – 2014 – METRAFILMS - Senior Producer/Director

Directed short films for P&G's Olympic campaign (Wieden+Kennedy), which won a Cannes Lion.

2014 – 2020 Freelance Treatment ghost-writer/Director and Film Editor/Copywriter

Produced creative proposals with a Birmingham-based production house ‘Tinker Taylor’ and directed a number of short films with them. Written a large number of treatments for international directors and production houses (portfolio provided on demand).