SHAR School-Studio
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About:
Founded by directors Yuriy Norshteyn, Eduard Nazarov, Andrey Hrzhanovskiy and Fyodor Hitruk in April 1993. Of the original founders, only Hrzhanovskiy has remained (and kept directing films). As of the end of 2023, its director is Nikolay Makovskiy and its artistic council consists of Andrey Hrzhanovskiy, Aleksey Dyomin, Ivan Maximov, Yekaterina Sokolova, Svetlana Filippova and Leonid Shmelkov.
SHAR existed "under the wing" of the School of Advanced Studies for Screenwriters and Directors (Высшие курсы сценаристов и режиссёров) until 2001. It was located in the same buildings, and the teachers and program was also similar. Initially, the main difference between the two was that the former accepted only applicants who already had a higher education degree, and only accepted them for two years, while SHAR had no such restrictions. SHAR did not have any animation equipment of its own, and rented them from Soyuzmultfilm and Animafilm (both based in Moscow). Films were also made in coproduction with other studios in other cities. Gradually, the educational programs diverged; also, the School of Advanced Studies began to require payment from all students, while SHAR continued to accept those who couldn't pay by instead having them work part-time in production on a new long-running almanac project of theirs, "The Magical Lantern" (Волшебный фонарь).
The first director of the school-studio was Aleksandr Gerasimov, who was invited by Hrzhanovksiy. Later, in 1995-1996, Gerasimov together with Vyacheslav Mayasov founded the studios Master-Film and then Gubernia, which some students/directors from SHAR moved to after graduation. Since the government would only fund a limited number of films from a single studio in a given year, it was advantageous to create more studios with distinct legal addresses, even if the people in charge were the same.
From 2001–2004, SHAR was located on the site of VGIK, then moved to the Gorky Film Studio, and then to the building of the Moscow Children's Fund on Leningradsky Prospekt, where it worked for about 4 years. From 2012-2014 it was stationed at Soyuzmultfilm, then at the property of Artplay, then, as a creative laboratory, on the site of the Moscow International University, also on Leningradsky Prospekt. In 2016, SHAR became licensed to train animators and relocated to Ulitsa Pravdy (Moscow).
Sources: this article (2023) and pp.106-122 of Larisa Malyukova's book "Сверхкино" ("Sverkhkino") (2013)
Films:
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Results per page: Total results: listed out of 31 in database (1 films still need English subtitles).
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Libido of Benjamino
Либидо Бенджамина
Libido Bendzhamina
1994 – 00:07:24 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Maximov Ivan
Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
0 ws
Episodes: "The stroll" and "Visit to a doctor".2020-12-19 -
The Lion With a Grey Beard ❤
Лев с седой бородой
Lev s sedoy borodoy
1995 – 00:31:15 – Italian, Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – cutout, drawn (not cel), paint
4.23 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The story of a circus lion who has grown old. Based on a story by Tonino Guerra.2019-01-222020-12-28 -
Mermaid ❤
Русалка
Rusalka
1996 – 00:10:04 – Russian – DAGO, Panorama Animation Film Studio, Rys (Lynx) Studio, SHAR School-Studio – Petrov Aleksandr
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Religion, Romance, Serious – paint
1.43 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, ?₃, Pastella₃), Spanish (ok⭳ – by Patio de Butacas), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Italian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Italian (unknown⭳ – by Jago71), Chinese (unknown⭳ – by 豆瓣字幕組 胤祥)
A young man living with a religious hermit finds and befriends a "mermaid" (rusalka) in the river. But the old hermit recognizes her, from long ago...2022-10-272021-03-07 -
The Long Voyage ❤
Долгое путешествие
Dolgoye puteshestviye
1997 – 00:21:15 – Italian, Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Biography, Misc., NSFW / 18+, Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
3.43 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by IDBoris)
The film is a journey through a fantastic country in which erotic images from the films of the great Italian director Federico Fellini come to life, and Tonino Guerra himself acts as a guide.2011-09-192022-03-23 -
Grand Jeter
1998 – 00:05:12 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Ilyash Aleksandr
Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
0 ws
The director's synopsis is: "Before entrance to Hell, take off your cap". A simple, enigmatic animation about three dancers on a tightrope and a fourth who tries to follow.2024-01-18 -
Let's Play!
Сыграем?
Sygrayem?
1999 – 00:04:00 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Kravchenko Kirill
Comedy – drawn (not cel)
0 ws
A worm uses dice to gamble with other worms on who will go next on the fisherman's hook.2022-11-29 -
Once Near the Blue Sea ❤
Однажды у синего моря
Odnazhdy u sinego morya
1999 – 00:06:50 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio, Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Haritidi Aleksey
NSFW / 18+, Romance – drawn (cel)
0 ws
A melodramatic story of an under-water archeologist, his wife, and the wife of a fisherman. Love, infidelity, forgiveness and... a broken heart.2021-08-29 -
Neighbours
Соседи
Sosedi
2001 – 00:06:32 – (wordless) – Pilot, SHAR School-Studio – Biryukov Stepan
Politics, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (not cel)
0 ws
The music of a violinist neighbour continues to affect a couple even after they have him taken away by the secret police. Featuring the music of Felix Mendelssohn (Op.64).2021-10-26 -
Blue Pool
Синяя лужа
Sinyaya luzha
2004 – 00:05:30 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Bim Yekaterina
Misc. – drawn (cel)
0 ws
A film about unexpected fate, and about how there is never bad without good.2021-01-22 -
Caution, the Doors Are Opening ❤
Осторожно, двери открываются
Ostorozhno, dveri otkryvayutsya
2005 – 00:05:04 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Zhuravlyova Anastasiya
Domestic life, Misc. – stop motion (3D)
0 ws
Dedicated to all the buttons lost on the Moscow Metro.2021-01-22 -
Khelom's Customs ❤
Хеломские обычаи
Helomskiye obychai
2005 – 00:04:45 – Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Litmanovich Irina
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities) – cutout
4.98 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Seth Graham, Niffiwan₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A Jewish town has a mouse problem. Based on a poem by Ovsey Driz.2023-10-152021-09-28 -
The Kingdom of Cats ❤
Королевство кошек
Korolevstvo koshek
2007 – 00:06:34 – Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Kuznetsova Mariya
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – digital 2D
13.83 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A man stumbles across the hidden Kingdom of Cats. Based on Japanese folklore.2023-09-032020-12-25 -
How the Little Rabbit Didn't Transform Into Anyone
Как зайчик ни в кого не превратился
Kak zaychik ni v kogo ne prevratilsya
2008 – 00:07:00 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Bim Yekaterina
Misc. – plasticine (2D), stop motion (3D)
0 ws
A story of friendship and of how the tadpole transformed into a frog, the caterpillar into a butterfly, but the little rabbit didn't transform into anyone.2021-01-26 -
Of Animals and People
Про зверей и людей
Pro zverey i lyudey
2008 – 00:07:26 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Zaytsev Aleksey
Misc. – digital 2D
0 ws
A kindhearted soul enters and leaves a medieval city, fulfilling a wish of Susan Bersee. A parable about learning to live in harmony with nature.2022-01-08 -
Coast Warning
Штормовое предупреждение
Shtormovoye preduprezhdeniye
2010 – 00:07:58 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Shadrina Aleksandra
Romance – drawn (not cel)
0 ws
The story of two shy people, inside and around whom a violent storm rages. Of love under adverse weather conditions.2021-08-06 -
Jalil
Джалиль
Dzhalil
2010 – 00:05:01 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Shepilova Anna
Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – digital 2D, digital 3D
0 ws
A boy is left behind in a destroyed city.2021-06-01 -
The Last Gulp ❤
Последний глоток
Posledniy glotok
2011 – 00:14:38 – (wordless), English – SHAR School-Studio – Boguslavskiy Georgiy
Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – live-action, powder
0 ws
A pilot makes a crash landing among the desert sands, and attempts to escape, having with him only a flask with several draughts of water.2021-06-01 -
Winter Has Come ❤
Зима пришла
Zima prishla
2012 – 00:05:40 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Shlychkov Vasiliy
Misc. – mixed, plasticine (2D)
0 ws
A story about the coming of winter, told with some lace, some beads, some pieces of fabric, a few spangles and a pinch of magic.2021-06-01 -
The Hat Theory
Шляпная теория
Shlyapnaya teoriya
2014 – 00:03:56 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Strelbitskaya Asya
Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0 ws
A man in a hat stands against the tastes of society. A student film.2022-12-17 -
Nana, Nani, Nao ❤
Нана, Нани, Нао
Nana, Nani, Nao
2014 – 00:04:04 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Brilliantov Konstantin
Misc., Musical/Opera – digital 2D
0 ws
A fish in an aquarium tries to avoid being caught.2021-06-01 -
About a Mother ❤
Про маму
Pro mamu
2015 – 00:07:20 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Velikovskaya Dina
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0 ws
A touching story about a mother who has already given to her children so much, that it seems that she just cannot possibly have anything left for herself. Yet life suddenly offers her new opportunities...2023-02-01 -
Bricks
Кирпичи
Kirpichi
2016 – 00:02:46 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Kireyeva Yekaterina
Misc., Politics – digital 2D, live-action, mixed, plasticine (2D)
0 ws
How can one become a person and save oneself, when the whole world is trying to turn you into a common brick? This fate is avoided only by a few.2023-10-05 -
The Shrapnel
Осколок
Oskolok
2016 – 00:04:10 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Ivanov Dmitriy
Domestic life, War & battles – digital 2D
0 ws
A soldier returns from war to his mother with a shrapnel wound.2021-05-31 -
So Fast... ❤
Так быстро...
Tak bystro...
2019 – 00:02:49 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Karengina Olga
Romance, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0 ws
An associative poem about life, love, and the transience of being.2021-06-09 -
Dogs Smell Like the Sea ❤
Собаки пахнут морем
Sobaki pakhnut morem
2020 – 00:04:14 – (wordless) – HSE Art and Design School, SHAR School-Studio – Lisovets Anastasia
Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0 ws
It is like getting a dog, but the dog decided that "someone" else is her owner, not you. And while it is possible to live without this "someone", the dog is frustrated and refuses to go outside. Yet if that "someone" should only ring his bicycle bell, it happily wags its tail and runs to catch "him". And you run after the dog. And, thereby, after "him".2023-04-12 -
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain ❤
Хозяйка Медной горы
Hozyayka Mednoy gory
2020 – 00:13:33 – Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Geller Dmitriy
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), NSFW / 18+, Romance, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D, live-action, mixed
2.56 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The corpse of a local geologist holding a large emerald is discovered in the Ural taiga. During the investigation of his death, this gem falls into the hands of various people in turn, driving each of them mad. Loosely based on the eponymous folk tale from the Ural Mountains.2023-04-142023-04-14 -
Urban Goat
Городская коза
Gorodskaya koza
2020 – 00:11:23 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Razgulyayeva Svetlana
Domestic life, NSFW / 18+, Romance – digital 2D
0 ws
A goat from the city gets a job in an isolated Siberian town and dreams of dating the local wolf.2022-02-21 -
The World Is Wonderful!
Мир прекрасен!
Mir prekrasen!
2021 – 00:05:37 – Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Kireyeva Yekaterina
Comedy, Religion – digital 2D
5.27 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
This is a story about animals that live in a forest where it rains endlessly. They are wet and ill.2024-01-082023-10-04 -
Apnoea
Апноэ
Apnoe
2022 – 00:04:25 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Kononova Aleksandra
Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D, mixed, powder
0 ws
A film about the loneliness and confusion of existence.2023-10-04 -
The Encounter ❤
Встреча
Vstrecha
2022 – 00:05:52 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Krivolutskaya Aleksandra
Domestic life, Serious – digital 2D
0 ws
A woman returns to her childhood home.2024-05-13