of his previously earned money. A 2010 article stated that Petrov wants to create an animated feature film with his technique, but cannot start because of lack of funds. Four years later he directed a three-minute animated sequence for the Sochi Paralympic Games called Firebird (Жар-птица). In an interview later that year, Petrov confirmed that if he can find the funding, he would like to work on a feature film in the future using his signature style, and stated that he is currently working on a film project but that it is progressing with great difficulty. In July 2016 Petrov sat on the board of directors for the International Film Festival of Poetic Animation held in Pergola, Italy. Artistic style Petrov's style from the late 1980s onward can be characterized as a type of Romantic realism. People, animals and landscapes are painted and animated in a very realistic fashion, but there are many sections in his films where Petrov attempts to depict a character's inner thoughts and dreams. In The Old Man and the Sea, for example, the fisherman dreams that he and the marlin are brothers swimming through the sea and the sky. In My Love, the main character's illness is represented by showing him being buried beneath freshly fallen snow on a dark night. Filmography Director 1988—Marathon, Марафон (Marafon) (directed and animated with Mikhail Tumelya) 1989—The Cow, Корова (Korova) (after Andrey Platonov) 1992—The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Сон смешного человека (Son smeshnovo cheloveka) (after Fyodor Dostoevsky) 1997—Mermaid, Русалка (Rusalka) (after Alexander Pushkin) 1999—The Old Man and the Sea (after Ernest Hemingway) 2003—Participated in Winter Days, 冬の日 (Fuyu no hi) 2006—My Love, Моя любовь (Moya lyubov) (after Ivan Shmelev) 2014—Firebird, <small>Жар-птица' (Zhar-ptitsa)</small> Art director 1984—By a Wave of the Wand, По щучьему велению (Po shchuchyemu veleniyu) (directed by Valeriy Fomin, cutout animation) 1985—Tale of a Small Fry, Сказочка про козявочку (Skazochka pro kozyavochku) (directed by Vladimir Petkevich, paint-on-glass) 1986—Welcome, Добро пожаловать (Dobro pozhalovat) (directed by Alexei Karayev, paint-on-glass) 1989—The Guardian, Хранитель (Khranitel) (directed by Vladimir Petkevich, ?) Awards 1988—Ottawa International Animation Festival: Welcome, "Grand Prix" 1990—Berlin International Film Festival: The Cow, "Honorable Mention" in the category "Best Short Film" 1990—Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: The Cow (nominated) 1990—Ottawa International Animation Festival: The Cow, "OIAF Award for Best First Film" 1992—Bombay International Documentary, Short and Animation Film Festival: The Cow, "Golden Conch for Best Animation Film" 1992—Ottawa