Yuri Norstein
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday15 September 1941 (85 years old)
Place of birthAndreevka, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Known credits67
Biography
PAR Yuri Norstein (Russian: Ю́рий Бори́сович Норште́йн, Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn; born 15 September 1941), is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales. Since 1981 he has been working on a feature film called The Overcoat, based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name. According to the Washington Post, "He is considered by many to be not just the best animator of his era, but the best of all time". Yuri Norstein was born to a Jewish family in the village of Andreyevka, Penza Oblast, during his parents' World War II e…
The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film
2021
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021 · Self
Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat
2019 · Himself
Gennady Shpalikov. Life Of A Charming Man
2017 · himself
The Films of Yuri Norstein
2017 · Producer
The Films of Yuri Norstein
2017 · Director
We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation
2012 · Self
A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
2011
Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City
2010
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
2007 · Self
Miracle Factory. Animation Director
2005
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005 · Self
Magia Russica
2004
Winter Days
2003 · Director
Dreams about Alfeoni
2002 · Self - ditector-animator
Good Night, Little Ones!
2000 · Director
Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3
2000 · Director
Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2
2000 · Director
Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2
2000 · Screenplay
The Spirit of Genius - Fedor Khitruk and His Films
1997 · Self
School of Fine Arts
1990 · Animation
School of Fine Arts. Return
1990 · Animation
School of Fine Arts. Juniper Landscape
1987 · Animation
My Favorite Time
1987 · Production Design
The Priest Had A Dog
1983 · Creative Director
Olympians
1982 · Animation
Autumn
1982 · Animation
O Sport, You Are Peace!
1981 · Animation
With You I Am Again...
1980 · Narrator (voice)
With You I Am Again...
1980 · Animation
Tale of Tales
1979 · Director
Tale of Tales
1979 · Animation
Tale of Tales
1979 · Screenplay
One Day Before Our Era
1977 · Director
One Day Before Our Era
1977 · Screenplay
One Day Before Our Era
1977 · Writer
I Am Flying to You as a Memory...
1977 · Animation
Hedgehog in the Fog
1975 · Director
Hedgehog in the Fog
1975 · Animation
Hedgehog in the Fog
1975 · Screenplay
Visiting the Gnomes
1975 · Animation
Shapoklyak
1974 · Animation
The Heron and the Crane
1974 · Screenplay
The Heron and the Crane
1974 · Animation
The Heron and the Crane
1974 · Director
The Heron and the Crane
1974 · Writer
Cuckoo Clock
1973 · Animation
The Fox and the Hare
1973 · Director
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