Violetta Kolesnikova (Виолетта Колесникова) Animation

Violetta Pavlovna Kolesnikova (Russian: Виолетта Павловна Колесникова; 1938 – 2022) was a Soviet and Russian female animator and Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1989). She is mostly well-known as being one of the most celebrated and vital key animators on “Soyuzmultfilm“, where she had worked for many long years. In late nineties, Violetta also started tutoring new generation of animators. Violetta`s style is heavily based on character acting and motion. Her serious approach to animating was the main factor of Kolesnikova`s popularity among directors. Music used: “Mono Ski“ and “Funky Fanfare“ by Keith Mansfield. All clips are taken from Kolesnikova`s interview: Clips used: 0:00 - Icarus and Sages (1976) 0:02 - Olympians (1982) 0:18 - Match-revansh (1968) 0:36 - Icarus and Sages (1976) 0:58 - Match-revansh (1968) 1:13 - Blue Puppy (1976) 1:32 - Winnie-the-Pooh (1969) 1:53 - Blue Puppy (1976) 2:23 - Match-revansh (1968) 2:54 - Skameyka (1967) 3:30 - Film, Film, Film (1968) 3:47 - Skameyka (1967) 4:21 - Film, Film, Film (1968)