Anatoly Petrov (animator)
Anatoly Petrov | |
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| Born | Anatoly Alexeyevich Petrov 15 September 1937 |
| Died | 3 March 2010 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, artist, educator |
Anatoly Alexeyevich Petrov (Russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Петров; 15 September 1937 — 3 March 2010) was a Soviet and Russian animation director, animator, artist and educator at VGIK known as the founder of the long-running anthology series Happy Merry-Go-Round and developer of the animation technique he called photographics (also known as graphical painting). A member of ASIFA, he was named Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR in 1989.