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Russian Animators Yuri Norstein And Nina Shorina Visit US. Russian animators Yuri Norstein and Nina Shorina are visiting the US. ASIFA-Hollywood hosted a reception for Yuri Norstein on Thursday, October 21, 1999 from 7 - 9 p.m. at ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Center, located at 721 South Victory Blvd., in Burbank. There was no charge to attend this reception. However due to limited space, reservations were required. Born in Moscow in 1941, Norstein is considered one of the most remarkable animation directors to emerge from the current generation of Russian animators. Norstein has won numerous awards at animation festivals all over the world for many of his animated films including: The Hedgehog In The Fog, Seasons, Heron And Crane and The Tale Of Tales. He is currently completing production on the film many expect will be his masterpiece, The Overcoat, based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol.

ASIFA-Hollywood also welcomed Nina Shorina at the Animation Center on Thursday, October 28, 1999 from 7 - 9 p.m. Shorina discussed her work, and screened several of her award-winning animated films. Born in Moscow, Shorina was a popular child actress who studied first acting and then filmmaking at the State Film School (VGIK). She began working at Soyuzmultfilm in 1976 and directed several children's films including Poodle. Just prior to perestroika Soyuzmultfilm's administration approved Door, a script ostensibly about a boy repairing a door, believing it would also be a film for children. However, the film Shorina delivered in 1986 was for a grown up audience, the first of a trilogy including Dream and Alter Ego that would explore the Soviet person's reaction to the dramatic political changes sweeping the former Soviet Union. Jane Pilling, author of Women And Animation, has described Nina Shorina as "one of the only woman animators in the former Soviet Union to have created a substantial body of work that ranks her along the established (male) names in Soviet animation."

Admission to this program is free, but again reservations are required. To RSVP, please call the ASIFA-Hollywood office at (818) 842-8330.

Yuri Norstein also made the following appearances in California:

LOS ANGELES AREA:

Wednesday, October 20, 12 noon - 2 pm
The Disney Studio
For more information contact: Ed Oboza (818) 526-4117

Wednesday, October 20, 7 - 9 pm
University of Southern California
For more information contact: Christine Panushka (213) 740-0759

Thursday, October 21, 9 am - 12 noon
Art Center
For more information contact: Andillon Hackney (626) 396-2345

Friday, October 22, 6 pm
East LA College, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park
For more information: (323) 265-8842

Nina Shorina made the following appearances in Canada and California:

CANADA:

October 21 - 24
Ottawa Film Festival - Russian women animation retrospective
For more information contact: Chris Robinson (613) 232-8769

LOS ANGELES AREA:

Tuesday, October 26, 11 am - 1 pm
Art Center
For more information contact: Andillon Hackney (626) 396-2345

Wednesday, October 27, time TBD
LA Community Colleges
For more information contact: Chris Moreno (213) 622-3770

Thursday October 28, 4 pm
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
For more information contact: Dan McLaughlin (310) 825-5829