Pjotr Sapegin | |
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| Born | December 4, 1955 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | animator |
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]
