Ivan Maximov

Ivan Maximov was born on 19 November 1958 in Moscow. He studied photography at the Biophysical Institute in Moscow till 1976. From 1976 - 1982 Maximov studied at the Physical-Technical Institute in Moscow. He worked as an illustrator for various magazines and from 1982 to 1986 he was an engineer at the Russian Space Research Institute. Between 1986 and 1989 Maximov took advanced studies in Film Directing and Script writing.Starting 1995 he worked as "virtual studio IVAN MAXIMOV" where he set up his studio at home to work on film, video and computer animation. He worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA mn and in 2000 and 2001 he worked as a caricaturist for VREMYA NOVOSTEY. In 2003, Maximov created the computer game Full Pipeand began teaching film directing and script writing at school-studio SHAR and VGIK. In 2007, Mr. Maximov completed his latest work Rain Down from Above.

take a look at his first animation below (pretty trippy stuff);
From left to right (1989)


click here for a link to his website.

kristofer Strom

Cant find much info at the mo but check this guy's crazy interactive 2D animation, must of used a white board i guess, fecking sweet.

Minilogue/hitchhikers choice (2006)


click here to this guys website.

Wada Nanahiro

Wada Nanahiro is a japanese graphic design who creates intresting interactive flash animation. Click on the picture above and try and crack the puzzle to unlock the treasure.

Otherwise click here to see links to the rest of Nanahiros animations and illustrations

Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren was born in Stirling, Scotland, where he studied set design at Glasgow School of Art. His early experiments with film and animation included actually scratching and painting the film stock itself, as he did not have ready access to a camera.
After finishing his studies in Glasgow and making a few films in London, McLaren moved to New York City in 1939, just when World War II was about to begin. At the invitation of John Grierson, he moved to Canada in 1941 to work for the National Film Board, to open an animation studio and to train Canadian animators. During his work for the NFB, McLaren created his most famous film, Neighbours ( 1952, viewed below), which has won various awards around the world, including the Canadian Film Award and the Academy Award. Besides the brilliant combination of visuals and sound, the film has a very strong social message against violence and war.
In addition to film, McLaren worked with UNESCO in the 50s and 60s on programs to teach film and animation techniques in China and India. His five part "Animated Motion" shorts, produced in the late 70s, are an excellent example of instruction on the basics of film animation.

Neighbours (1952)


Such Mclaren films like Neighbours have inspired generations, like this contemporary short film below for example;

Tony vs. Paul (2006)