About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1901-05-17
Place of birth:
Zhitomir, Russian Empire [now Zhytomyr, Ukraine]
Website:
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Dmitriy Babichenko

Overview

Dmitry Naumovich Babichenko (May 17, 1901 - July 30, 1991) (Place of birth: Zhitomir) - Soviet filmmaker-animator, master of drawing animation, script writer, artist

Born May 7, 1901 in the city of Zhitomir. He received his higher education at the Academy of Plastic Arts in Kiev. He worked as a cartoonist in magazines and newspapers first in Kiev, then in Moscow, as an artist in the workshop of artistic animation at the Soyuzkino film studios, Mezhrabpomfilm. Further creative activity of Babichenko is connected with the Soyuzmultfilm studio. There he became one of the leading directors of the studio.

Working in different genres, Dmitry Babichenko became famous first and foremost as a director and director of fairy-tales. In the 1950s he created bright, unforgettable works that were included in the history of domestic animation. In 1956-1957 he was awarded with prizes at the All-Union Film Festival his films "A Million in a Sack" and "Greetings to Friends!". The cartoon "Little Shego" received a diploma at the International Film Festival in Venice. There, in 1958, the prize received a cartoon "The First Violin."

Particularly fruitful was Babichenko's collaboration with Ivanov-Vano. In 1959 they shot the cartoon "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Tolstoy's fairy tale "The Golden Key", which was included in the classic of Russian animation. The film was awarded the First Prize at the 2nd WCF in Minsk (1960).

In 1969-1975 Dmitry Babichenko was the director and artistic director of the animation studio under the Creative Association "Ekran".

He died on July 30, 1991.

Known for

Directing
1997 Animated Soviet Propaganda Directing Director 58
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1979 Сами виноваты Directing Director N/A
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1975 Басни Михалкова Directing Director N/A
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1972 Симулянт Directing Director 59
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1972 Осторожные козлы Directing Director N/A
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1971 Тримпу Directing Director N/A
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1970 Приключения Пифа Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Adventures of Buratino Directing Director 59
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1958 Pervaya skripka Directing Director N/A
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1957 Greetings to Our Friends Directing Director N/A
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1956 A Million in the Sach Directing Director N/A
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1953 Brothers Liu Directing Director 59
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1952 Validoob - Fell Oak Directing Director 58
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1950 The Deer and the Wolf Directing Director 58
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1950 The Magic Treasure Directing Director 59
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1948 Кем быть? Directing Director N/A
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1947 Travel to the Land of the Giants Directing Director N/A
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1946 The Eagle's Feather Directing Director 58
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1946 Spring Melodies Directing Director N/A
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1944 Musical Joke Directing Director N/A
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1941 We Beat Them Before, We Beat Them and We Will Beat Them! Directing Director N/A
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1940 Favourite Characters Directing Director N/A
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1939 Victorious Destination Directing Director 58
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1939 War Chronicles Directing Director 58
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1939 Warlike Beavers Directing Director N/A
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1937 Sweet Cake Directing Director N/A
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1936 It's Hot in Africa Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1979 Сами виноваты Writing Writer N/A
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1972 Симулянт Writing Writer 59
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1972 Drunken Cherries Writing Writer N/A
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1972 Осторожные козлы Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Тримпу Writing Writer N/A
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1957 Greetings to Our Friends Writing Writer N/A
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1948 Кем быть? Writing Screenplay N/A
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1947 Travel to the Land of the Giants Writing Writer N/A
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1946 Spring Melodies Writing Writer N/A
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1944 Musical Joke Writing Writer N/A
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1941 We Beat Them Before, We Beat Them and We Will Beat Them! Writing Writer N/A
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1939 Warlike Beavers Writing Writer N/A
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Art
1957 Greetings to Our Friends Art Art Direction N/A
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1937 Sweet Cake Art Art Direction N/A
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1936 It's Hot in Africa Art Art Direction N/A
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