sharp decline, and Kovalyov had to seek sponsorship from his former father-in-law, a famous Russian lawyer Genrikh Padva who is listed in the credits as a producer. Same year Igor left Klasky Csupo to teach animation at California Institute of the Arts. Back to Russia On November 2010 he returned to Moscow to be closer to his sick mother. There he was approached by Timur Bekmambetov who offered him to lead the production of the new Russian animated series Alisa Knows What to Do! at the Bazelevs Company. Bekmambetov also produced his next independent film Before Love in 2015. On December 2017 Kovalyov joined Soyuzmultfilm as a creative producer and worked on Prostokvashino, a successful re-launch of the Soviet mini-series Three from Prostokvashino. He is currently working on another revival of the popular Soviet series about parrot Kesha and his next auteur animation A Peacock Is Flying to the South-East. Kovalyov is married, he has a daughter and a son. Selected filmography Speaking of Birds (1974) (unreleased) — co-director with Alexander Tatarsky, screenwriter, artist, animator Adventures of Captain Wrongel (1980) — animator Plasticine Crow (1981) — art director Good Night, Little Ones! (1981) — animator (opening and closing sequences) Wings, legs and tails (1985) — co-director with Alexander Tatarsky, screenwriter, artist, animator Investigation Held by Kolobki (1986—1987) — co-director with Alexander Tatarsky Hen His Wife (1989) — director Happy Merry-Go-Round No. 22 (1990) — screenwriter Andrei Svislotskiy (1991) — director The Simpsons (1991) — animator Rugrats (1992—1993, 2001—2006) — director, character designer Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994) — director, character designer Duckman (1994) — director, original storyboard artist Santo Bugito (1995) — character designer Bird in a Window (1996) — director, screenwriter, art director, producer The Rugrats Movie (1998) — co-director with Norton Virgien Flying Nansen (2000) — director, screenwriter, art director Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) — storyboard artist The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) — additional storyboards Milch (2005) — director, screenwriter, art director The Drinky Crow Show (2007) — director of pilot episode Alisa Knows What to Do! (2013—2015) — director, artistic director Before Love (2015) — director, screenwriter Prostokvashino (2018) — producer Preservation Two of Kovalyov's films, Hen, His Wife and Andrei Svislotskiy, were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007. See also History of Russian animation Pilot (studio) Klasky Csupo References Sources Official website Igor Kovalyov at Animator.ru An animator who draws a fine line