Leonid Nechayev

Leonid Alexeyevich Nechayev (Russian: Леони́д Алексе́евич Неча́ев; 3 May 1939 – 24 January 2010) was a Russian children's film director.^[1]

Career

Nechayev's career as director was launched in 1974 with a film called Adventures in a City that does not Exist. He was also the creator of the popular musical fairy tales About The Little Red Riding Hood and The Adventures of Buratino. He was a prolific director at the studio Belarusfilm, where he worked for 17 years and shot 10 films. The Minsk Museum of Cinema has a hall exclusively dedicated to his creative legacy.^[1]

Death

Nechayev died on January 24, 2010, aged 70, following a stroke.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Adventures in a City that does not Exist (1974)
• The Adventures of Buratino (1976)
• About the Little Red Riding Hood (1977)
• Peter Pan (1987)

Awards

• State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993)^[2]
• People's Artist of Russia (2003)^[3]