
Ivan Maximov
Biography
Ivan Leonidovich Maximov (Russian: Иван Леонидович Максимов; born 19 November 1958; Moscow) is a Russian artist, animator and film director.
Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in Moscow. He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in Moscow till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an engineer at the Russian Space Research Institute. Between 1986 and 1989 Maximov took advanced studies in Film Directing and Script writing.
In the early 1990s, Maximov became involved with Russia's first gaming magazine, Video-Ace Dendy (Russian: Видео-Асс Dendy), and the television series, Dendy: The New Reality (Russian: Денди новая реальность, tr. Dendy Novaya Realnost, IPA: [ˈdʲenʲdʲɪ ˈnovəjə rʲɪˈalʲnəsʲtʲ]). Here he was in charge of designing Dendy the Elephant, Dendy's trademark mascot. Starting in 1995 Maximov worked as "virtual studio IVAN MAXIMOV" where he set up his studio at home to work on film, video and computer animation. He worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA mn and in 2000 and 2001 he worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA NOVOSTEY. In 2003, Maximov created the computer game Full Pipe at PIPE-STUDIO. The same year, he also began teaching film directing and script writing at school-studio SHAR and VGIK. From 2002 - teacher of film directing in school-studio "SHAR". From 2011 - teacher of animation filmdirecting in " PiterMultArt " in Saint-Petersburg. From 2011 to 2019 - artistic supervisor of animated series "Lucky!". From 2019 - teacher of film directing in the Modern Art Institute.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (38 movies)
Bestiary
2021

Wrong Mat
2022
Bolero
1992

Wind Along the Coast
2003
Baby of the Fisher
2013

Provincial School
1992

From Left to Right
1989

The Additional Capabilities of the Snout
2008

«5/4»
1990

Slow Bistro
2003
The Perfect Hole
1993
Waiting for the Balloon
1993

Optimus Mundus 20. Two Trams
1998

Welcome to the 21st Century
1995
Lyuba
2000

Alternative Walk
2017
The Back Passages of the City of Vyborg
2000

Artist and Hooligans
2016

Tender Owls
2015
Divergentia D
2017
Take Any Moment From Your Childhood
2017
Old Lady Life Vs Old Lady Death
2018
Long Bridge of Desired Direction
2012
Нечётная сторона голов
2024

Rain Down from Above
2007

Tides to And Fro
2010

The Strings
1996

Benches No. 0458
2015

Tonnelage
2005

Libido of Benjamino
1994

Lonely Monster Goes Out
2019

Decanimerone-1
2019

Bot and Fenya
1999

N + 2
1993

Oh No!
2021
Who We Go Why
2020

Out of Play
2011

The Spate
2004
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| From Left to Right | 1989 | Screenplay | 
| Bolero | 1992 | Producer | 
| The Perfect Hole | 1993 | Writer | 
| The Perfect Hole | 1993 | Producer | 
| Waiting for the Balloon | 1993 | Writer | 
| Libido of Benjamino | 1994 | Writer | 
| The Strings | 1996 | Writer | 
| Optimus Mundus 20. Two Trams | 1998 | Writer | 
| Bot and Fenya | 1999 | Writer | 
| The Back Passages of the City of Vyborg | 2000 | Writer | 
| Lyuba | 2000 | Writer | 
| Slow Bistro | 2003 | Writer | 
| Wind Along the Coast | 2003 | Writer | 
| The Spate | 2004 | Writer | 
| Tonnelage | 2005 | Writer | 
| Rain Down from Above | 2007 | Writer | 
| The Additional Capabilities of the Snout | 2008 | Screenplay | 
| The Additional Capabilities of the Snout | 2008 | Producer | 
| Tides to And Fro | 2010 | Writer | 
| Out of Play | 2011 | Writer | 
| Long Bridge of Desired Direction | 2012 | Writer | 
| Baby of the Fisher | 2013 | Writer | 
| Benches No. 0458 | 2015 | Producer | 
| Benches No. 0458 | 2015 | Writer | 
| Artist and Hooligans | 2016 | Writer | 
| Divergentia D | 2017 | Writer | 
| Alternative Walk | 2017 | Writer | 
| Lonely Monster Goes Out | 2019 | Screenplay | 
| Who We Go Why | 2020 | Producer | 
| Who We Go Why | 2020 | Screenplay | 
| Oh No! | 2021 | Screenplay | 
| Wrong Mat | 2022 | Writer | 
