September 2021, a full-length film titled Cheburashka was announced with filming beginning in Sochi, and shooting locations also planned in Moscow, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk. Dmitry Dyachenko directed, with Central Partnership and Yellow, Black and White producing. The film was released on January 1, 2023. Cheburashka is the highest grossing film in the Russian box office history. Olga Kuzmina voiced Cheburashka, while Sergei Garmash portrayed Gena, a gardener (the film version of Crocodile Gena). See also History of Russian animation List of stop-motion films References External links Russian fan page Japanese official website Cheburashka's Room in Poland's Cartoons Museum Cheburashka's New Adventures – After stealing hearts at the Turin Winter Olympics, the famed Soviet cartoon character is about to become a movie star in Japan (The Moscow Times. May 12, 2006) Cheburator: Cheburashka-themed movie images and artwork Literary characters introduced in 1966 Animated film series Animated characters Fictional animals Films directed by Roman Abelevich Kachanov Russian culture