Andriy Vasylyovych Svislotsky (June 3, 1960, Koryukivka, Chernihiv region – December 19, 2022, Los Angeles) was a Ukrainian and American animation director, animator and storyboard artist who worked on a number of famous animated series and contributed to the development of television animation in the USA.
This was reported by GENIUS space.
He was born on June 3, 1960 in the city of Koryukivka, Chernihiv region. In 1983, he graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute. He began his animation career in 1984 at the "Multtelefilm" studio of the "Ekran" creative association, where he first worked as a phaser artist. After completing courses for animators, where his teachers were Alexander Tatarsky and Igor Kovalev, he began working as an animator. In 1988, he became a director at the Pilot studio.
During this period, Svislotsky created several original short films, including Aviators (1990), Formula 1 (1991), and Hypnerotomachia (1992). The film Hypnerotomachia, based on dreams, was presented in the official program of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 1993. He also worked as an animator on the cartoons Kolobki and Leopold the Cat. Director Igor Kovalev named his film Andriy Svislotsky (1991) in his honor, which, according to Kovalev, is an ode to childhood and reflects the world of adults through the eyes of a child.
In 1992, after the collapse of the USSR, Svislotsky moved to the United States and settled in Los Angeles. This is where his main stage of his career began. He joined the Klasky Csupo studio and worked on projects for Nickelodeon for 14 years as a director, animator, character designer and storyboard artist.
It was in the United States that he became involved in the creation of a number of famous animated series, including:
- “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters”
- “Rocket Power”
- “Rugrats” and “All Grown Up!”
- “As Told by Ginger”
- “Curious George”.
He was also the animation director for the feature-length cartoon “Rugrats in Paris: The Movie”.
After working at Klasky Csupo, Svislotsky collaborated with other leading animation studios, including Universal Animation, Brown Bag Films, Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation, and others. He also worked as a storyboard artist on the animated series Masha and the Bear.
Svislotsky sometimes left details related to Ukraine in his works. The most famous example is the inscription “Ukraine Market” (“Ukrainian Market”) on the window in one of the episodes of the animated series Real Monsters (3rd episode of the 3rd season). This detail became widely known in Ukraine after his death.
His professional activity was marked by two nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award:
1995 – for outstanding achievement in animation for the animated series Real Monsters (as part of the team);
2014 – for outstanding direction in an animated program for the animated series Curious George.
Since 2007, he has been a member of the Animation Guild of Hollywood (TAG), and since 2019, a member of ASIFA-Hollywood.
Svislotsky's career in the United States began in 1992 after moving to Los Angeles. He worked for a long time at Klasky Csupo, a studio that created content for Nickelodeon. Over the years, he collaborated with animation companies in the United States, Japan, Canada, and Ireland.
Andriy Svislotsky died on December 19, 2022 in Los Angeles at the age of 62. He is survived by his wife Olena and son Kyrylo.
His life path, which began in Koryukivka, Chernihiv region, and continued in the United States, is associated with work on famous animation projects that have become part of world television culture.
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Author: Danylo Pievchev