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Pjotr Sapegin

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Pjotr Sapegin
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Pjotr Klimentevich Sapegin (born December 4, 1955) is a Russian-born animator based in Norway.[1]

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Born and raised in Moscow, he emigrated to Norway in 1990.[2] He was a cofounder of the Studio Magica animation studio, later founding the Pravda animation studio after Magica's closure.[3]

He first became widely known for his 1995 short Mons the Cat (Katten Mons),[4] later receiving attention for his earlier Edvard series of films loosely based on composer Edvard Grieg.[2] Two of his most noted later films, 2001's Aria and 2004's Through My Thick Glasses (Gjennom mine tykke briller) were coproduced by the National Film Board of Canada.[2]

He is a two-time Amanda Award winner for Best Short Film at the Norwegian International Film Festival, winning in 1998 for One Day a Man Bought a House (Huset på Kampen) and in 2002 for Aria,[5] and a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short, receiving nods at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for Aria[6] and at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005 for Through My Thick Glasses.[7]

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Filmography

  • 1992 - Edvard
  • 1993 - Edvard: The Naked Truth (Edvard – den nakne sannhet)
  • 1993 - Edvard: The Unbearable Lightness of Longing (Edvard – lengselens uutholdelige letthet)
  • 1993 - Fishballs (Fiskeboller)
  • 1994 - Ippolita – den lille amasone
  • 1995 - Edvard: The Stand-In (Edvard – på bronseplass)
  • 1995 - Mons the Cat (Katten Mons)
  • 1996 - Edvard: The Cruise Tripper (Edvard – ferietid)
  • 1996 - Hundeflax
  • 1996 - Skilpaddeflax
  • 1997 - Bamseflax
  • 1997 - Okseflax
  • 1998 - One Day a Man Bought a House (Huset på Kampen)
  • 1998 - The Salt Mill (Saltkvernen)
  • 1999 - Snails (Sniler)
  • 2000 - In a Corner of the World (I et hjørne av verden)
  • 2001 - Aria
  • 2004 - Through My Thick Glasses (Gjennom mine tykke briller)
  • 2005 - Grandpa Is a Raisin (Nå skal du høre...)
  • 2010 - The Last Norwegian Troll (Det siste norske trollet)
  • 2013 - Berserk
  • 2019 - Origin of Man (Menneskets opprinnelse)
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