Sasha Svirsky

Aleksandr Svirskii (aka Sasha Svirsky) born on July 9, 1980, in Soviet Runo village, Stavropol area, USSR.
Graduated as a painter. Self-taught animator. In 2008 began to work as an independent animation film director. Explores the possibilities of digital animation, revising its purpose as an entertainment and applied medium. Uses animation as an artist's tool, unlocking the potential for visual experiments and creating philosophical narratives and essays.

Since 2013 works in collaboration with his partner and wife Nadezhda Svirskaia.

Among films: 9 ways to draw a person, Tanzonk, Bokus Mang, Harvest, Ants’ songs, Chepurnas, Guest on a horse, Mirs Pirs, etc.

The premieres of the films “My Galactic twin Galaction” and “Vadim on a Walk” took place at the Berlinale (short film competition).

Among his prizes: FAB Grand Prix (Berlin), Melbourne Animation Festival, Balkanima (Serbia), In The Palace (Bulgaria), Window to Europe (Russia). Jury Prize of the Hong Kong International Festival, Best Experimental Film of the Tehran Animation Festival, and others.

July 9, 1980