Artist-animator Fyodor Khitruk

Fyodor Khitruk is a Soviet director and screenwriter. He is the creator of such famous animated films as "Scarlet Flower", "Kashtanka", "Petya and Little Red Riding Hood". Fyodor Khitruk is the author of several books on cinematography. For many years he devoted pedagogical activity. The creative path of Khitruk is the topic of the article.

early years

Fyodor Khitruk was born in 1917, in Tver. His parents moved to this city shortly before the birth of his son. In the Khitrukov family, in addition to Fyodor, there were two other sons - the elder Mikhail, born in 1915, and the youngest Vladimir, born in 1921. The father of the animator was Khitruk Saveliy Davydovich, who worked first as a mechanic, and after moving up the career ladder - an engineer. With the mother of Fyodor, he met in Riga, at the beginning of the First World War.

Seven years after the birth of the second son, the family changed their place of residence again, having moved to Moscow. In the capital, Fyodor Savelievich's father graduated from the Plekhanov Academy. In 1931 the family moved to Germany. In the city of Stuttgart, the father of the family as a qualified specialist was sent to a three-year business trip. The future animator in the capital of Beden-Württemberg attended the art school, where he learned the basics of fine art.

In Moscow

Upon his return to his homeland, Fyodor continued his studies at the Moscow Art College, finishing it in 1936. And after he improved his qualification in the Institute in the direction of "Graphics". Visiting the film festival, held in Moscow in 1935, and acquainted with cartoons of foreign production, Khitruk imbued with the art of animation. And that's why I wanted to connect my life with this direction and tried several times to get a job as an artist at Soyuzmultfilm, but he did not succeed at first.

In late autumn of 1937, Fyodor Savelievich smiled luck. He got a job as a trainee. In 1938, Khitruk was already a multiplier.

The creative career of the young man was interrupted by the Second World War that had begun. He had to get a job as an interpreter. The Institute of Foreign Languages was in 1942 evacuated to Stavropol, where the hero of the article acquired a new specialty. During the war, Fyodor Khitruk served as an interpreter, and later as a platoon commander engaged in radio interception. After 1945, the future animator worked for another two years in Germany, after which he returned to Moscow and continued his career in Soyuzmultfilm. In 1949, he joined the CPSU.

Fyodor Khitruk: cartoons

The hero of this article made a significant contribution to the national art. Khitruk for many years was a teacher at the courses of multipliers, conducted at the studio. This position with the profession of the director he combined since 1962. The most popular of his creations can be called such short animated films as "Island", "Lion and the Ox", "Film, film, film". It should be said that Fyodor Savelievich Khitruk is one of the creators of the three parts of "Winnie the Pooh", as well as many other paintings created by the famous works of domestic and foreign authors.

Since 1980, Fedor Savelievich headed the studio "Multtelefilm." For eight years he held the post of vice-president of the ASIFA association. In addition, until 2003, Khitruk was one of the main teachers who trained specialists in the specialty of the director-animator. Also in 1995 the hero of this article was the honorary president of the festival "Goldfish", and until 2000 he headed the national association of animated films.

Confession

Fedor Savelievich was the owner of a large number of awards and prizes. For numerous services, he was awarded the title of professor of VGIK and a member of the national academy of arts "Nika". In 1993, with his direct participation, the school of multipliers under the name "Shar" was opened. In addition, Fedor Savelievich participated in the compilation of a special dictionary, which includes terms for this specialty.

Filmography

Several dozen works had in his track record Fedor Khitruk. Cartoons "The Story of a Crime", "Boniface Vacations", "Winnie the Pooh" refer to the early period of his directorial career. As an artist-animator, he spoke at the creation of "Flies-Tsokotuhi", "Tales of Tsar Saltan", "Gray Neck." Other works of Fyodor Khitruk:

1. "Tsvetik-semitsvetik."
2. "Swan geese".
3. "Enchanted boy."
4. "Twelve months".
5. "Again the deuce."
6. "A boy from Naples."
7. "The Adventures of Pinocchio".
8. "Uncle Stepa."
9. "The Snow Queen".
10. "Cat house".
11. "Flight to the moon".

One of the animated films of Hitruck, which is more interesting for adult viewers than for children, is "The Lion and the Bull." The plot is based on the story of the confrontation between the two giants. The plot is designed with a subtle psychological insight into the characters' characters.

Also, several books on animation, published by Fyodor Khitruk. "Profession - animator" is one of them. According to this book in 1999, a documentary film was produced.

Personal life

Until the end of his days, the director lived in the capital. He was married twice. The first wife is Maria Leonidovna. The second wife of the director is Galina Nikolaevna. Son of Khitruk Andrey Fedorovich is a deserved teacher in the college. The Gnessins. The granddaughter of the animator Anastasia is a famous violinist.

Fedor Savelievich died in 2012, on December 3, at the age of ninety-five. His name is known to the few today. But in the Soviet Union there was no child who did not know the characters of the paintings created by Fyodor Khitruk. The films of this master entered the gold collection of Russian animation.