ANIMATION
Here you can watch our author films from 2022 to 2012.
The most recent ones, «Good Old Vinyl» and «Rock-a-bye» can only be seen at festivals at the moment. Too bad, yet you can take a sneaky peek at the trailers below!
ART DIRECTION
In this section you can see concept sketches and stills of the films we worked on as visual concept artists/art directors.
Doll's letters
1/11
Nalim Malinich
1/15
Other shores
1/12
The tale of the Fox
1/14
Philipp Yarin
Apart from animation, Philipp loves to read comics and creates some himself. He also does children's illustrations. His book «Amazing dinosaurs» was published in Russia and China.
His recent film «Old good vinyl» is shown on a variety of film festivals.
The film «Other shores», in which Philipp worked as an art director, was selected for the main competition at Annecy International Animation Film Festival and got two top rewards at the main Russian animation festival in Suzdal.
His film «NUK» received ⭐️Best animation in Bulgaria and ⭐️Grand Prix at Russian International Animation Festival (2014)
«The old leaf» film received ⭐️Special prize — Open Film Festival of CIS countries (Latvia , Lithuania , Estonia) KINOSHOK, Russia (2011)
Philipp created a music video «In a nutshell» that was marked with top reward at the main Russian animation festival in Suzdal.
Viktoria Spiryagina
Vika loves music videos from 90-s & 2000-s and old MTV.
She recently debuted as children books author and illustrator, creating a picture book «Lullaby» that was marked as ⭐️Best book project of the «Book Inside» contest by Samokat Publishing house (2020). The book made Vika Laureate of ⭐️New Names in Children's Book Illustration at «The Image of a Book» XIV International book illustration and design competition in Moscow. «Lullaby» was also shown at Bologna children's book fair, Italy, 2021.
As for animation, Vika created a number of author animation films as a director and visual concept artist. «Doll's letters» on which Vika worked as art director received ⭐️First prize at Big Cartoon Festival, Russia (2016) and «The tale of the Fox» (2014) received ⭐️Third prize at the same festival (2014)
Vika also worked as an animator on «There once lived...» documentary special project, which received ⭐️Third place at World Press Photo (2018).
WHO WE ARE
We are Vika and Phillip, professional animators and illustrators.
We have been working in animation for over 10 years, creating our own author films, commercial & social projects.
Originally from Moscow, we received our degrees in Russia, relocating to Israel in 2022.
HOW WE WORK
We use a variety of approaches: stopmotion animation, classic digital 2D animation and cut-outs.
We can create an animation from a scratch or take on part of the work, such as:
• storyboard and animatics
• character design
• animation
• art management
• art direction
WE CREATE
2D animation
storyboards and animatics
concept and character design
illustrated books and comics
and other
Philipp Yarin
Apart from animation, Philipp loves to read comics and creates some himself. He also does children's illustrations. His book «Amazing dinosaurs» was published in Russia and China.
His recent film «Old good vinyl» is shown on a variety of film festivals.
The film «Other shores», in which Philipp worked as an art director, was selected for the main competition at Annecy International Animation Film Festival and got two top rewards at the main Russian animation festival in Suzdal.
His film «NUK» received ⭐️Best animation in Bulgaria and ⭐️Grand Prix at Russian International Animation Festival (2014)
«The old leaf» film received ⭐️Special prize — Open Film Festival of CIS countries (Latvia , Lithuania , Estonia) KINOSHOK, Russia (2011)
Philipp created a music video «In a nutshell» that was marked with top reward at the main Russian animation festival in Suzdal.
Portraits by
Marina Belkevich
The house
A story of one family.
The artist first creates her image, then the environment of her life, her world and her home.
debut film
Director Philipp Yarin
Art director Marina Belkevich
hand drawn cut-out puppets
stop motion animation
production
ANIMOS
2015
Rock-a-Bye
A boy counts the sheep to fall asleep. Yet soon the peaceful scene turns into a real field battle! Sheep against the wolves: who will win?
debut film
⭐️Best animation film for children, special diploma — «Radiant Angel» film festival, Russia, 2022
Film by Viktoria Spiryagina
classical animation
production
SOYUZMULTFILM
2022
NUK
A story based on Nordic folk tales.
Two brothers, one shared childhood, two different destinies.
⭐️Best animation — Early Bird international film festival, Bulgaria, 2014
⭐️Grand Prix — International Short Film Festival VISION, Russia, 2014
graduation film
Film by Philipp Yarin
hand drawn сut-out puppets
stop motion animation
production
Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov (VGIK)
2013
So close — In a nutshell
Music video for the russian band In A Nutshell
The plot is inspired by a mysterious phenomenon happening in an Indian valley of Jatinga where one can witness «the night of the falling birds»
⭐️Best commercial animation — Open Russian Festival of Animated Film in Suzdal, Russia, 2013
Director Philipp Yarin
hand drawn сut-out puppets
stop motion animation
2012
How Gonsuke was chasing the fox
A Japanese tale about a hunter who went into the forest in search of a werefox.
⭐️ Special Mention by the Jury — St. Anna Film Festival, Moscow, 2013
participant — SICAF animation festival
graduation film
Film by Viktoria Spiryagina
hand drawn сut-out puppets
stop motion animation
production
VGIK debut
2012
An old leaf
Based on «An Old Manuscript» story by Franz Kafka
⭐️Special prize — Open Film Festival of CIS countries (Latvia , Lithuania , Estonia) KINOSHOK, Russia, 2011
Film by Philipp Yarin
hand drawn сut-out puppets
stop motion animation
production
Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov (VGIK)
2011
Old Good Vinyl (trailer)
A story of a simple office worker whose life has started to change once he began to feel attraction to his very ugly boss.
Director Philipp Yarin
Art directors Philipp Yarin, Viktoria Spiryagina
classical animation
production
SOYUZMULTFILM
2022