Natalia Marchenkova
Natalya Semyonovna Marchenkova (Ukrainian: Марченкова Наталя Семенівна; born 1948) is a Soviet and Ukrainian animator and animation director.
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Natalia Marchenkova
- Name
- Natalya Marchenkova
- Born
- 1 June 1948
- Birthplace
- Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Known for
- animation
- Spouse
- David Cherkassky
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Ukraine
- Occupation
- animator · film director
- Education
- Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre and Cinema and Television University · Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors
- Honours
- Honored Art Worker of Ukraine
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Natalya Semyonovna Marchenkova (Ukrainian: Марченкова Наталя Семенівна; born 1948) is a Soviet and Ukrainian animator and animation director.
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Natalia Marchenkova (born 1948) is an animator and film director, of Soviet and Ukrainian nationality. The animator was born in Kyiv.
Natalia Marchenkova was educated at Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. The animator is a member of International Animated Film Association and National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. Honours include Honored Art Worker of Ukraine.
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• Name — Natalya Marchenkova • Born — 1 June 1948 • Birthplace — Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) • Years Active — 1967–2012 • Employer — Kievnauchfilm and its successors (1967–2006) • Known for — animation • Spouse — David Cherkassky
Biography
Biography
Marchenkova was born on 1 June 1948 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR. From 1967 until 2006, she worked at Kievnauchfilm, an animation studio. Starting in 1985, she worked, as an animation director. She retired from animation and directing in 2012. She was married to film director and screenwriter David Cherkassky (1931–2018).
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• 1985 — How The Hedgehog and The Bear Cub Changed The Sky (Как Ёжик и Медвежонок небо меняли) • 1987 — Essay About Grandfather (Сочинение про дедушку) • 1989 — What is this?! (Это что ещё такое?!) • 1989 — My Family (Моя семья) • 1990 — Love and Death of Ordinary Potatoes (Любовь и смерть картошки обыкновенной) • 1992 — We are men! (Мы — мужчины!) • 1992 — Found (Найдёныш) • 1995 — Julia's birthday (День рождения Юлии) • 1996 — Mitten (Рукавичка) • 1999 — The Iron Wolf (Железный волк; co-directed with Pedan Oleg Igorovich) • 2000 — Airplane Lip (Самолётик Лип) • 2004 — The War of Apples and Caterpillars (Война яблок и гусениц) • 2005 — About the Cat that Fell From the Sky (Про кошку, которая упала с неба) • 2007 — Enchanted Zaporozhets (Заколдованный запорожец) • 2011 — Sinbad (Синдбад) • 2013 — Navigator (Навигатор)
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- 1.Marchenkova, Natalya. animator.ru.
- 2.Марченкова Наталія Семенівна — Енциклопедія Сучасної України. esu.com.ua.
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