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{{Short description|Russian animation studio}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Voronezh Animation Studio
| logo = Voronezh animation studio logo.png
| type = [[List of animation studios|Animation studio]]
| industry = {{plainlist |
* Motion pictures
* Television
}}
| predecessor = InlayFilm
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2007}}
| founder = {{plainlist | 
* Vladimir Nikolaev
* Yuri Moskvin
}}
| hq_location_city = {{plainlist |
* [[Voronezh]], Russia
}}
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list | Vladimir Nikolaev
 (general producer)|Yuri Moskvin|Alexander Dorogov|Aleksey Tsitsilin|Diana Yurinova}}
| products = Animation films
| services = {{plainlist |
* [[CGI animation]]
* [[Filmmaking]]
* Television
}}
| num_employees = 200 (2021)
| homepage = {{URL|https://voronezh.studio/}}
}}
'''Voronezh Animation Studio''' ({{langx|ru|анимационная студия «Воронеж»|animatsionnaya studiya «Voronezh»}}, formerly known as '''Wizart Animation''') is a Russian animation film, short film and television studio based in [[Voronezh]]. The studio specializes in the production of [[animated feature films]], television shows and their distribution and promotion in the domestic and international markets. The studio was formed in 2007 from a company specializing in software development, multimedia and software localization. Originally founded under the name '''InlayFilm''', it rebranded as Wizart Animation in 2012. In August 2022, the company changed its name to Voronezh Animation Studio.<ref>{{cite news| last=Komissarova|first=Irina|title=Воронежская анимационная студия Wizart Animation сменила название|trans-title=Voronezh animation studio Wizart Animation has changed its name|url=https://vestivrn.ru/news/2022/08/16/voronezhskaya-animacionnaya-studiya-wizart-animation-smenila-nazvanie/|website=Vesti Voronezh|date=16 August 2022|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref>

The company's main art technique is [[Computer animation|CGI animation]] that is used for their flagship series, ''The Snow Queen.'' The films from the series gave the studio the entrance into the film industry that has been recently noted by the animation industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-15|title=Russian Animated Franchise 'The Snow Queen' Enlists Disney Writer|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-animated-franchise-snow-queen-823393|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> Its most recent release was ''The Snow Queen & the Princess'', released on 16 February 2023.

==History==
=== Early history ===
[[File:Wizart Animation logo.svg|thumb|Former logo as Wizart Animation]]
The studio was founded in 2007 in Voronezh, Russia by a group of artists from the computer game and information technology industry. Their experience allowed them to launch a new type of computer animation studio that involve animators from different cities of Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wizart Animation Studio Directory|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/W/W-_Miscellany/Wizart_Animation/|access-date=2020-08-01|website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB)|language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2011, Wizart Animation created a new business department to promote and sell animation content in Russian and international markets. Their vision was a production facility to produce world-class family animated feature films and animated series, as well as international sales and a marketing department. Until 2012, the studio operated under the name InlayFilm with the main production site of the studio located in Voronezh, and some divisions located in Moscow. On 6 February 2012, InlayFilm rebranded into Wizart Animation.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Интервью Александр Дорогов и Юрий Москвин - ANIMATIONCLUB.RU|trans-title=Interview with Alexander Dorogov and Yuri Moskvin - ANIMATIONCLUB.RU|url=https://animationclub.ru/blogs/2569/1024/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711063552/https://animationclub.ru/blogs/2569/1024/|archive-date=2020-07-11|access-date=2020-07-07|website=animationclub.ru|language=ru}}</ref>

The newly independent Wizart Animation studio was led by Vladimir Nikolaev ([[:ru:Николаев, Владимир Вячеславович|ru]]) as general producer and Yuri Moskvin as CEO. Vladimir Nikolaev introduced the company's films to events such as the 17th Open Russian Comedy Movie Festival held in [[Tula Oblast]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Vladimir Nikolaev, the producer and chief executive of the Wizart studio, has introduced the Sheep and Wolves cartoon at the 17th Open Russian Comedy Movie Festival Russia, Smile!|url=http://sheepandwolvesmovie.com/news/vladimir-nikolaev-the-producer-and-chief-executive-of-the-wizart-studio-has-introduced-the-sheep-and/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630221038/http://sheepandwolvesmovie.com/news/vladimir-nikolaev-the-producer-and-chief-executive-of-the-wizart-studio-has-introduced-the-sheep-and/|archive-date=2020-06-30|access-date=2020-06-27|website=sheepandwolvesmovie.com}}</ref> Yuri Moskvin incorporated his 1999 PC game company [[Russobit-M]] over to InlayFilm for a joint re-profiling. The venture created an infusion of game knowledge that ultimately changed the trajectory of the studio into an animation house.<ref>{{Cite news|title="Анимация сама себя, как Мюнхгаузен из болота, не вытащит"|language=ru|trans-title="Animation itself, like Munchausen, will not pull itself out of the swamp"|work=Kommersant|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3931479|access-date=2021-07-13}}</ref> Moskvin was the main producer for the studio's first franchise ''The Snow Queen''. Moskvin also took part in signing a 2018 media alliance for Wizart at the [[Eastern Economic Forum]] in [[Vladivostok]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=РЭЦ окажет поддержку в продвижении анимационного контента компании "Wizart" в Китае|trans-title=REC will support the promotion of Wizart animation content in China|url=https://www.exportcenter.ru/press_center/news/rets-okazhet-podderzhku-v-prodvizhenii-animatsionnogo-kontenta-kompanii-wizart-v-kitae/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=www.exportcenter.ru|language=ru}}</ref> Key people for Wizart Animation include Diana Yurinova, head of international distribution. Yurinova was instrumental in selling the studio's films to international high competition markets such as those in China.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cannes: Russian Animation Feature 'Snow Queen' Sells to China {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-russian-animation-sells-china-704439|access-date=2020-10-30|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=16 May 2014 }}</ref> [[Russian World Studios#Top Executives|Olga Sinelshchikova]], was the Business Development Director for Wizart Animation. Sinelshchikova is also the Vice President executive of [[Russian World Studios]]. For Wizart Animation, Sinelshchikova was vital as the business manager at the 2011 AFM ''The Snow Queen'' distributions''.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wizart Brings 'The Snow Queen' to EFM|url=https://www.awn.com/news/wizart-brings-snow-queen-efm|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Animation World Network|language=en}}</ref> Anna Pokorskaya, as the international distribution manager negotiated deals for the sequels to ''The Snow Queen'' series. They presented the films in international sale markets such as the film festivals of [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] and [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kay|date=2013-05-22|first=Jeremy|title=Vertical finds The Snow Queen|url=https://www.screendaily.com/cannes/vertical-finds-the-snow-queen/5056681.article|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710185414/https://www.screendaily.com/cannes/vertical-finds-the-snow-queen/5056681.article|archive-date=2020-07-10|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Screen|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Славно поработали в Торонто|trans-title=Nice work in Toronto|url=https://www.proficinema.ru/mainnews/festival/detail.php?ID=148970|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710001957/https://www.proficinema.ru/mainnews/festival/detail.php?ID=148970|archive-date=2020-07-10|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www.proficinema.ru|language=ru}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Wizart Animation Studio – Story of Success|url=http://wizartanimation.com/?p=559|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627220039/http://wizartanimation.com/?p=559|archive-date=2020-06-27|website=www.wizartanimation.com}}</ref>

At the Animation Summit, Wizart Animation revealed animation in Russia is developing in the right direction. A few accomplishments were presented. Distribution-wise, its film have been distributed to South Korea, Brazil, Turkey, Middle East and Czech Republic for a total of 140 different countries around the world. Its films are selected in more than forty internationally acclaimed festivals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Anna Pokorskaya, the international distribution manager for the animation studio Wizart, performed at the Animation Summit|url=http://wizartanimation.com/?p=239|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629114046/http://wizartanimation.com/?p=239|archive-date=2020-06-29}}</ref>

=== Debut ===
The animators noted the fairy tale genre with its magical world and adventures was ideal for animated film adaptations. They explored the concept of adapting [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s ''[[The Snow Queen]]''. Wizart Animation's first project ''[[The Snow Queen (2012 film)|The Snow Queen]]'', a 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film co-produced with [[Bazelevs Company|Bazelevs]] and InlayFilm was ready for release in 2012.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> Wizart Animation planned for the film ever since 2007.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2012-06-02|title=Russian Animation on Ice|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/russian-animation-on-ice/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220115535/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/russian-animation-on-ice/|archive-date=2016-02-20|access-date=2020-07-03|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

The film had a relatively easy domestic release on 31 December 2012. However international release was complicated due to the Russian animation industry in initial stages of development since the 1990s.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=18 May 2016|title=Cannes: Animation Is a Rare Bright Spot for Russian Film Industry|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-russian-animation-a-bright-895319|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701164235/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-russian-animation-a-bright-895319|archive-date=2020-07-01|access-date=2020-07-07|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> Wizart Animation explored the concept of presenting ''The Snow Queen'' for the upcoming AFM ([[American Film Market]]). They believed the film has all the right materials for an international release.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-05-19|title=Russian Animated Film 'The Snow Queen' a Hit With Distributors in Cannes|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014/05/19/russian-animated-film-the-snow-queen-a-hit-with-distributors-in-cannes-a35561|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703222612/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014/05/19/russian-animated-film-the-snow-queen-a-hit-with-distributors-in-cannes-a35561|archive-date=2020-07-03|access-date=2020-07-07|website=The Moscow Times|language=en}}</ref>

The studio's initial concept of domestic and international package came to fruition when the film received positive feedback from buyers from over twenty countries at the AFM. The movie also found appeal from distributors at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival in France. Key people who made the realization of the project possible was the Business Development Director Olga Sinelshchikova as well as director [[Timur Bekmambetov]]. They were helpful in developing the animation company based on a new novel concept during that time period that is based on international avenue of development.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|date=2012-10-28|title=Check Out a Trailer for The Snow Queen|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/96450-check-out-a-trailer-for-the-snow-queen|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703224139/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/96450-check-out-a-trailer-for-the-snow-queen|archive-date=2020-07-03|access-date=2020-07-07|website=ComingSoon.net|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|date=2013-11-29|title=Невеселые картинки|trans-title=Sad pictures|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2354339|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.kommersant.ru|language=ru}}</ref> The film became the winner of the Moscow Youth Film Festival "Reflection" in the category "Best Animated Film."<ref name=":21" /> Critics such as [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival|Annecy]] review noted the film was a successful venture despite its budget being 5% of a Disney budget. The also noted it was a more faithful adaptation of Andersen's fairy tale than the other modern-day adaptations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-07|title=The Russian "Snow Queen" Will Open This Friday|url=https://cartoonbrew.com/cgi/the-russian-snow-queen-will-open-this-friday-89439.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165640/https://cartoonbrew.com/cgi/the-russian-snow-queen-will-open-this-friday-89439.html|archive-date=2018-07-01|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Cartoon Brew|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=2018-04-25|title=10 Foreign Animation Studios That Want To Compete With Disney-Pixar|url=https://impactingculture.com/10-foreign-animation-studios-that-want-to-compete-with-disney-pixar/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704004400/https://impactingculture.com/10-foreign-animation-studios-that-want-to-compete-with-disney-pixar/|archive-date=2020-07-04|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Impacting Culture Blog|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|date=2013-04-25|title=Annecy Announces 23 Animated Features for 2013 Festival|url=https://cartoonbrew.com/events/annecy-announces-23-animated-features-for-2013-festival-81821.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032419/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/events/annecy-announces-23-animated-features-for-2013-festival-81821.html|archive-date=2017-09-17|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Cartoon Brew|language=en-US}}</ref>

On 29 January 2013, a few weeks after the release, [[Voronezh State University]] partnered with Wizart Animation to open an animation department at the university. The partnership was intended to be a training base for future employees to the animation studio.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Country's first privately funded animation course at state university|url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20130201084517196|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703235908/https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20130201084517196|archive-date=2020-07-03|access-date=2020-07-07|website=University World News}}</ref> Film producer Sergey Selyanov, visited the studio during 2013. At a conference at City Hall with Governor [[Alexey Gordeyev|Alexey Gordeev]], Selyanov remarked Voronezh is developing domestic animation and within a very short time Wizart Animation was able to become a reputable high-tech film industry company comparable to its peers in [[Saint Petersburg|St.Petersburg]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Губернатор поговорил с Сергеем Сельяновым о Платоновском фестивале и Котенке с улицы Лизюкова — Общество — Культура ВРН|trans-title=The governor talked with Sergey Selyanov about the Platonov Festival and the Kitten from Lizyukova Street|url=https://culturavrn.ru/society/10456|access-date=2020-08-02|website=culturavrn.ru|language=ru}}</ref> At the top ten highest-grossing production centers and film companies in Russia in the first half of 2013, Wizart Animation came in tenth place.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Рейтинг «Фильм Про. Бизнес»: Самые кассовые кинокомпании и продюсерские центры России в 2013 году|trans-title=Rating "The Film Is About. Business": The highest-grossing film companies and production centers in Russia in 2013|url=https://www.filmpro.ru/materials/28675|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709031757/https://www.filmpro.ru/materials/28675|archive-date=2020-07-09|access-date=2020-07-07|website=FilmPro|language=ru}}</ref> ''[[Kommersant]]'' believed ''The Snow Queen'' film was part of a creative industry movement that inaugurated a new era in Russian animation.<ref name=":21" />

=== Sequels ===
In 2014, Wizart Animation's first film followed up with the sequel, ''[[The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King]]''. The [[Bazelevs Company]] produced the sequel and the film was well received both domestically and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wizart Closes New Deals at Cannes|url=https://www.awn.com/news/wizart-closes-new-deals-cannes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716160922/http://www.awn.com/news/wizart-closes-new-deals-cannes|archive-date=2014-07-16|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Animation World Network|language=en}}</ref> The sequel officially made the studio's first animated series be seen in over 130 countries with a total international box office of $30 million.<ref name=":5" />

The studio's first original film, ''[[Sheep and Wolves]]'', was released in Russian theaters on 28 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Анимация на экспорт|language=ru|trans-title=Animation for export|work=Kommersant|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2974945|access-date=2021-02-24}}</ref> Directed by Andrey Galat and Maxim Volkov, it was one of the most anticipated movies in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|date=2015-12-28|title=Preview: 47 Animated Feature Films to Look for in 2016|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/47-animated-feature-films-in-2016-preview-126197.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716200056/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/47-animated-feature-films-in-2016-preview-126197.html|archive-date=2020-07-16|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Cartoon Brew|language=en-US}}</ref> The movie later released internationally. Critics have noted the adventure fantasy film's comedic references to other films.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|title=В российский прокат вышел мультфильм "Волки и овцы"|trans-title=The animated film "Wolves and Sheep" was released in Russia"|url=https://rg.ru/2016/04/29/v-rossijskij-prokat-vyhodit-multfilm-volki-i-ovcy.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502135120/https://rg.ru/2016/04/29/v-rossijskij-prokat-vyhodit-multfilm-volki-i-ovcy.html|archive-date=2016-05-02|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Rossiskaya Gazetta|date=29 April 2016|language=ru}}</ref> In 2016, Wizart Animation revamped its marketing team coinciding with it main goals of promoting its brand through advertising within international and domestic markets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A new marketing team coming to Wizart|url=http://wizartanimation.com/?p=220|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630085801/http://wizartanimation.com/?p=220|archive-date=2020-06-30|access-date=2020-06-27|website=wizartanimation.com}}</ref>

Wizart Animation continued on its record to produce sequels to ''The Snow Queen'' series. In 2016, ''[[The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice]]'' was released.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 February 2017|title=Berlin: 'Snow Queen 3' Sells to France, Australia|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-snow-queen-3-sells-france-australia-973173|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629141702/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-snow-queen-3-sells-france-australia-973173|archive-date=2020-06-29|access-date=2020-08-02|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> The trequel became a breakthrough event. At the time of its release the film became the highest-grossing Russian film in foreign box office.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=10 April 2019|title=Wizart's 'Snow Queen 3' Sets Foreign B.O. Record for Russian Film|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/wizarts-snow-queen-3-sets-foreign-b-o-record-for-russian-film/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412011944/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/wizarts-snow-queen-3-sets-foreign-b-o-record-for-russian-film/|archive-date=2019-04-12|website=Animation Magazine}}</ref> The film strengthened the commercial ties between Russia and China, as a trilateral agreement was signed at the Russian Export Center to promote Russian animation abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=REC to Support Promotion of Wizart Animation in China|url=https://roscongress.org/en/news/rec-to-support-promotion-of-wizart-animation-in-china/|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Roscongress Building Trust}}</ref> Wizart Animation is one of the foremost clients of REC. The development institute's objective is to support and channel the export of Russian audio-visual products to domestic and international markets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=РЭЦ продвигает российскую анимацию на зарубежные рынки|trans-title=REC promotes Russian animation to foreign markets|url=https://www.exportcenter.ru/press_center/news/rets-prodvigaet-rossiyskuyu-animatsiyu-na-zarubezhnye-rynki/?navNum=&page=|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.exportcenter.ru|language=ru}}</ref>

''The Snow Queen'' series was one of the cinematic output that represented the Russian creative industry by the end of the 2010 decade.<ref name=":8" />  During this decade the animation industry was one of the major creative arms of the Russian film industry.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|date=18 May 2016|title=Cannes: Animation Is a Rare Bright Spot for Russian Film Industry|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-russian-animation-a-bright-895319|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701164235/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-russian-animation-a-bright-895319|archive-date=2020-07-01|access-date=2020-07-11|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> It was one of the fastest growing sectors of Russian economy and was being recognized as part of the international creative industries.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Экспорт креатива: драйверы роста|trans-title=Creative Export: Growth drivers|url=https://tass.ru/ekonomika/6197182|access-date=2021-02-11|website=ТАСС|language=ru}}</ref> Wizart Animation revived a Soviet classic by presenting a short film, ''[[The Kitten from Lizyukov Street 2|Kitten from Lizyukov Street 2]]'' in 2018. The feature is a tribute to the original Soviet Union film of the same name and has been recognized with international awards.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2018-08-06|title=Wizart's 'Kitten from Lizyukov Street 2' Wins at Kolkata Shorts Fest|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/wizarts-kitten-from-lizyukov-street-2-wins-at-kolkata-shorts-fest/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427051216/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/wizarts-kitten-from-lizyukov-street-2-wins-at-kolkata-shorts-fest/|archive-date=2019-04-27|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> The fourth accompaniment to the franchise ''[[The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands]]'' was released on 1 January 2019. For the first time in Russian animation history, a film was co-directed by a Hollywood animator, Robert Lence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KinoKultura - Robert Lence, Aleksei Tsitsilin: The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands (Snezhnaia koroleva: Zazerkal'e, 2018)|url=http://www.kinokultura.com/2020/67r-snow-queen-4.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708080934/http://www.kinokultura.com/2020/67r-snow-queen-4.shtml|archive-date=2020-07-08|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www.kinokultura.com}}</ref> The film was received in North America through cable TV and global digital platforms in December 2020.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|title=Vertical Picks Up Latest 'Snow Queen,' 'Sheep and Wolves' Titles From Wizart (Exclusive) {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vertical-picks-up-latest-snow-queen-sheep-and-wolves-titles-from-wizart-exclusive|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=10 November 2020 }}</ref>

Wizart Animation has become noted for renewing a 19th-century fairy tale ''The Snow Queen'' in animated format. Film critics see the studio as one of [[List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe|Europe]]'s highest potential animation studios.<ref name=":10" /> Today ''The Snow Queen'' animated tetralogy has managed to be released to over hundred fifty countries and has been translated into thirty languages.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2018-07-20|title='Snow Queen 3' Heads to Southern Africa|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/snow-queen-3-heads-to-southern-africa/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705131903/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/snow-queen-3-heads-to-southern-africa/|archive-date=2020-07-05|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> On 24 January 2019, the sequel to ''Sheep and Wolves'' released titled ''[[Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-01|title=Песец нарушает идиллию мирного городка волков и овец|trans-title=Arctic fox breaks the idyll of the peaceful town of wolves and sheep|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/news/y2018/12-1/16781/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Kino-Teatr|language=ru}}</ref> Financial analysis has approximated an overall $100 million worldwide gross that include the generation of secondary revenues from the two franchises ''The Snow Queen'' and ''Sheep and Wolves'' before the budget.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russian animation gains popularity all over the world|url=http://wizartanimation.com/?p=369|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629015956/http://wizartanimation.com/?p=369|archive-date=2020-06-29|website=wizartanimation.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tizard|first=Will|date=2018-05-09|title=Russian Animation Proves to Be an International Draw|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/russia-animation-international-1202800414/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627235004/https://variety.com/2018/film/global/russia-animation-international-1202800414/|archive-date=2020-06-27|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>

The brands ''The Snow Queen'' and ''Sheep and Wolves'' have set new records for the animation studio. Areas once inaccessible to Russian film industry are now opening such as the French territories.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2018-08-30|title=Wizart Announces 'Snow Queen 3' US Release, TIFF Slate|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/wizart-announces-snow-queen-3-us-release-tiff-slate/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628220829/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/wizart-announces-snow-queen-3-us-release-tiff-slate/|archive-date=2020-06-28|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Wizart Animation has been placed in the ''TOP 25 Animation Companies to Watch'' catalog compiled by ''[[Animation Magazine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLean|first=Tom|date=2015-06-07|title=The Animation Magazine 250: Animation Companies to Watch!|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/the-animation-magazine-250-animation-companies-to-watch/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808035952/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/the-animation-magazine-250-animation-companies-to-watch/|archive-date=2020-08-08|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 July 2015|title=22 Июля 2015|trans-title=June 22, 2015|url=https://www.animator.ru/index.phtml?p=show_news&nid=2162|website=animator.ru}}</ref> Producer Yuri Moskvin noted the average production budget for independent animated films in the world is about $20 million, above $80 million in North America and $5–6 million for Wizart Animation productions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=РЭЦ продвигает российскую анимацию на зарубежные рынки|trans-title=REC promotes Russian animation to foreign markets|url=https://www.exportcenter.ru/press_center/news/rets-prodvigaet-rossiyskuyu-animatsiyu-na-zarubezhnye-rynki/?navNum=&page=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=www.exportcenter.ru|language=ru}}</ref>

The animation studio decided to adapt the classic 1812 fairy tale ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' to the theater screens. The animated fairy tale retelling ''[[Secret Magic Control Agency]]'' was released on 18 March 2021 in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Ганзель, Гретель и агентство магии"|trans-title="Hansel, Gretel and the Magic Agency»|url=http://www.aprilclubnews.com/content/films/732-ganzel-gretel-i-agentstvo-magii|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.aprilclubnews.com}}</ref> [[Netflix]] acquired global rights to the film and released it as the first Russian animation Netflix Original on 25 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title="О планах студии"|trans-title="About the studio's plans»|url=http://wizartanimation.ru/?p=1396|access-date=2021-02-11|website=wizartanimation.ru|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Everything New on Netflix in March 2021—And What's Leaving|url=https://time.com/5942497/new-netflix-march-2021/|access-date=2021-03-02|magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Российский мультфильм впервые вошел в линейку Netflix Originals|trans-title=The Russian cartoon has entered the Netflix Originals line for the first time|url=https://kinoreporter.ru/rossijskij-multfilm-vpervye-voshel-v-linejku-netflix-originals/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=KinoReporter|language=ru}}</ref> The film set a number of streaming records. It became the first Russian project to top global viewership charts of an international VOD platform; the most watched film in Netflix for consecutive two days in the beginning of April 2021 and second in [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen]] streaming rankings for the week of March 29-April 4, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Российский мультфильм про Ганзеля и Гретель вышел в лидеры по просмотрам на Netflix|trans-title=Russian cartoon about Hansel and Gretel became the leader in views on Netflix|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/11059797|access-date=2021-06-21|website=ТАСС}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=2021-04-29|title=Netflix's 'Irregulars' Rises to No. 1 in Nielsen Streaming Rankings|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/irregulars-no-1-nielsen-streaming-march-29-april-4-4175935/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Clark|first=Travis|title=The top 9 movies on Netflix this week, from 'Seaspiracy' to 'Bad Trip'|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/top-movies-on-netflix-this-week-seaspiracy-bad-trip-2021-4|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Upcoming films ===
Animation feature films that are in production include ''The Warrior Princess'', the story is based on a traditional fairy tale that will be narrated based on a global language.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2021-02-24|title=Wizart's 'The Warrior Princess' Fights Toon Fairytale Stereotypes|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/wizarts-the-warrior-princess-fights-toon-fairytale-stereotypes/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Wizart Animation School ==
A meeting was held between the [[Voronezh State University]] (VSU) administration with representatives of the Wizart Animation studio as early as December 2012 when ''The Snow Queen'' was ready to debut in Russia. General producer Vladimir Nikolaev noted the studio was short of talent. The studio sought help from the university. With the support of Voronezh region and the governor Alexey Gordeev, the first stepping stone to the "Wizart Animation School" was established.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-18|title=Wizart открывает школу анимации при Воронежском Университете|trans-title=Wizard opens Animation School at Voronezh State University|url=http://www.kinobusiness.com/m/news/Wizart-otkryvaet-shkolu-animatsii-pri-voronegskom-Universitete/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=KinoBusiness}}</ref>

The collaboration would ensure that a once thriving animation industry during the [[Soviet Union]] is now revived in the modern era through independent training of animation specialists.<ref name=":4" /> The school is led by animation director Alexander Dorogov.<ref name=":4" /> Wizart Animation School was Russia's first privately sponsored state university course in computer graphics and animation.<ref name=":7" />

== Feature films ==

=== Traditions ===
Wizart Animation's main objective is to develop, produce and distribute high-quality adventure, comedy, family animated media that combine innovative technologies of [[stereoscopy]], [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI animation]] with [[traditional animation]]. Their stories' main audience is the children and even adults that have family-friendly content.<ref name=":4" /> Vladimir Nikolaev, general producer at Wizart Animation explains the animation studio always tried to make its features accepted into global animation community, “From the very beginning, our goal has been to create commercial animation features that a viewer of any country will find interesting.”<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":20" />

The stories they develop narrate positive themes such as believing in miracles and family. The company's portfolio contains animation projects at various stages of production.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-28|title=The Snow Queen 2 3D Trailer Released|url=https://www.stereoscopynews.com/hotnews/3d-movies/3d-blockbusters/3559-the-snow-queen-2-3d-trailer-released|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628173725/https://www.stereoscopynews.com/hotnews/3d-movies/3d-blockbusters/3559-the-snow-queen-2-3d-trailer-released|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-06-28|access-date=2021-02-10}}</ref> Wizart Animation offered insight into the concept of Russian film distribution in international markets that was a relatively new trend in the Russian film industry in the early 2010s. The studio noted since their startup days they went abroad marketing their game merchandise.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Wizart Animation: борьба за независимость|trans-title=Wizart Animation: The Struggle for Independence|url=https://expert.ru/expert/2015/13/wizart-animation-borba-za-nezavisimost/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708000253/https://expert.ru/expert/2015/13/wizart-animation-borba-za-nezavisimost/|archive-date=2020-07-08|access-date=2020-07-07|website=expert.ru|language=ru}}</ref>

During animation development of ''The Snow Queen'' as well as ''Sheep and Wolves'', it is noted the studio has over 14-17 departments with two hundred employees from areas such as 2D and 3D animators, lighting engineers, cameramen, sound engineers with the standard classic use of boards, paper, pencils, still forming the basis for much of their work.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-18|title=Wizart Animation: Как воронежцы перезаморозили "Снежную королеву" - ОБЩЕСТВО - Словости|trans-title=Wizart Animation: How Voronezh residents re-froze the "Snow Queen"|url=https://slovosti.ru/society/60035/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318011429/https://slovosti.ru/society/60035/|archive-date=2016-03-18|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Снежная королева 2: Перезаморозка" вчера был на пред премьерном показе.|trans-title=""The Snow Queen 2: Re-freezing" was at the pre-premiere screening yesterday.|url=https://render.ru/ru/Skif/post/102|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703051115/https://render.ru/ru/Skif/post/102|archive-date=2020-07-03|access-date=2020-08-01|website=RENDER.RU|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Российский мультфильм по мотивам сказки о Ганзеле и Гретель выходит в прокат|trans-title=Russian cartoon based on the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel is released|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/10932111|access-date=2021-03-23|website=ТАСС|language=ru}}</ref> Usually a film takes about two years to make with the drawings created in picture form first. Then the drawings are rendered in 3D.<ref name=":20" /> Wizart Animation continues the tradition of Voronezh city animation, ever since the city's animation debut in 1988 when director [[Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin]] released the cartoon ''[[The Kitten from Lizyukov Street]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Стартуют съемки нового "Котёнка с улицы Лизюкова"|trans-title=The shooting of the new "Kitten from Lizyukov Street" starts|url=https://www.film.ru/news/serdce-voronezha|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.film.ru|language=ru}}</ref> Aleksey Tsitsilin, one of the leading directors in Voronezh noted employment in the city has its own advantages such as more adequate prices in the labor market and a general level of ease and simplicity. The team at the studio is a cordial community-based collaboration.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|title="Американские звезды озвучивают наши мультфильмы по Skype"|trans-title="American stars voice our cartoons via Skype»|url=https://rusplt.ru/society/amerikanskie-zvezdyi-ozvuchivayut-nashi-multfilmyi-po-skype-17670.html|access-date=2021-02-12|website=rusplt.ru|language=ru}}</ref> Furthermore, the studio with the support of the Film Foundation has fostered a creative ecosystem for the animators whom they believe are talented.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Держать руку на мульте|trans-title=Hold your hand in Malta|url=https://facto.ru/longread-2017-02-22/wizart-animation-business.html|website=facto.ru|language=ru}}</ref>

Wizart Animation innovated their software by creating a cloud system for fourth part of ''The Snow Queen'' series.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2017-11-01|title=AFM Spotlight: Wizart's Wizards Talk 'Snow Queen: Wonderland'|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/afm-spotlight-wizarts-wizards-talk-snow-queen-wonderland/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701011101/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/afm-spotlight-wizarts-wizards-talk-snow-queen-wonderland/|archive-date=2020-07-01|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Wizart unveiled a unique animation technology - an operating special effects system built for facial and skeleton setup. The official application of the first version of the system was used for the 2021 film ''Secret Magic Control Agency''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2019-11-01|title=Wizart Reveals 'Hansel and Gretel' Poster Art Ahead of AFM|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/wizart-reveals-hansel-and-gretel-poster-art-ahead-of-afm/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="О планах студии"|trans-title="About the studio's plans»|url=http://wizartanimation.ru/?p=1396|access-date=2021-02-12|website=wizartanimation.ru|language=ru}}</ref> The film also marked the first three-dimensional animated film shot in Russia in which the 3D lighting was carried out in the studio's own 3D editor.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|language=ru|url=https://proufu.ru/news/culture/102900-pyat_prichin_posmotret_ganzel_gretel_i_agenstvo_magii_vsey_semey/|title=Пять причин посмотреть "Ганзель, Гретель и Агентство Магии" всей семьей|website=ProUfu.ru / Новости Уфы и Башкирии|date=2021-03-16|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>

=== Awards and acclaim ===
The studio's works have been recognized by the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] (1 nomination),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annecy > Programme > Index Sheep and Wolves|url=https://www.annecy.org/programme:en/index:film-20162674|access-date=2021-04-10|website=www.annecy.org|language=en}}</ref> [[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]] (2 nominations),<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King (Snezhnaya Koroleva 2: Snezhnyy Korol)|url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2015/best-animated-film/snow-queen-2-snow-king-snezhnaya-koroleva-2-snezhnyy-korol|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Asia Pacific Screen Awards|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sheep and Wolves|url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/films/sheep-wolves-volki-ovtsy|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Asia Pacific Screen Awards|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Award]] (1 nomination),<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-28|title="Золотой орёл"-2017: Лауреаты и номинанты|trans-title="Golden Eagle" -2017: Winners and nominees|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/art/festival/4602/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Kino-Teatr|language=ru}}</ref> [[The Golden Unicorn Awards|Golden Unicorn Award]] (1 nomination, 2 wins),<ref>{{Cite web|title=The animated movie Sheep and Wolves has received a prestigious Golden Unicorn Award in London|url=http://www.sheepandwolvesmovie.com/news/the-animated-movie-sheep-and-wolves-has-received-a-prestigious-golden-unicorn-award-in-london-/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030194558/http://www.sheepandwolvesmovie.com/news/the-animated-movie-sheep-and-wolves-has-received-a-prestigious-golden-unicorn-award-in-london-/|archive-date=2020-10-30|access-date=2021-02-23|website=www.sheepandwolvesmovie.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Объявлены номинанты на премию Золотой единорог 2019|trans-title=The nominees for the Golden Unicorn Award 2019 have been announced|url=https://www.proficinema.ru/mainnews/awards/detail.php?ID=288414|access-date=2021-02-23|website=www.proficinema.ru|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Golden Unicorn Awards 2019 - KinoSelect|url=https://kinoselect.com/2019/12/04/the-golden-unicorn-awards-2019/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=kinoselect.com|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Nika Award]] (1 nomination),<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-01-29|title=Воронежский мультик "Снежная королева-2" выдвинули на премию "Ника"|trans-title=Voronezh cartoon "Snow Queen-2" was nominated for the "Nika" award"|url=https://www.vrn.kp.ru/online/news/1960447/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=vrn.kp.ru|language=ru}}</ref> [[Gijón International Film Festival]] (1 nomination),<ref name=":39">{{Cite web|title=''The Snow Queen'': la animación rusa rivaliza con Hollywood|trans-title=The Snow Queen: Russian animation rivals Hollywood|url=https://cineuropa.org/es/newsdetail/248214/|date=2013-11-21|access-date=2021-02-22|website=[[Cineuropa]]|language=es}}</ref> [[Open Russian Festival of Animated Films|Suzdalfest]] (2 nominations, 3 wins),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Итоги XXII Открытого российского фестиваля Анимационного кино {{!}} Союз кинематографистов Российской Федерации|trans-title=The results of the XXII Open Russian festival of Animated film|url=https://unikino.ru/suzdal-fest-22-results/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=unikino.ru|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Сразу два проекта Wizart представлены в конкурсе главного анимационного фестиваля России!|trans-title=Two Wizart projects are presented in the competition of the main animation festival of Russia!|url=http://wizartanimation.ru/?p=1507|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716024640/http://wizartanimation.ru/?p=1507|archive-date=2020-07-16|access-date=2020-07-15|website=wizartanimation.ru|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Снежную королеву" наградили на главном фестивале страны|trans-title=The "Snow Queen" was awarded at the main festival of the country|url=https://rg.ru/2018/03/20/reg-cfo/snezhnuiu-korolevu-nagradili-na-glavnom-festivale-strany.html|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Rossiskaya Gazetta|date=20 March 2018 |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Итоги XXI Открытого фестиваля анимационного кино|trans-title=Results of the XXI Open Festival of Animated Cinema - Open Russian Festival of Animated Cinema|url=http://www.suzdalfest.ru/all-news/news/238-itogi-xxi-otkrytogo-festivalya-animatsionnogo-kino.html|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.suzdalfest.ru|date=20 March 2016|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-02-27|title=Фестиваль анимационного кино открылся в Суздале|trans-title=The festival of animated films opened in Suzdal|url=https://ria.ru/20130227/924983707.html|access-date=2021-02-26|website=RIA Novosti|language=ru}}</ref> [[Prague Independent Film Festival]] (2 wins).<ref>{{Cite web|title=PIFF 2016 Winners {{!}} PIFF 2020|url=http://www.prague-film-festival.com/winners-2016.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204112744/http://www.prague-film-festival.com:80/winners-2016.html|archive-date=2019-12-04|access-date=2020-06-29|website=www.prague-film-festival.com}}</ref><ref name=":8b">{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2019-09-08|title=Wizart Casts a Spell on Toronto, Niagara Festivals|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/wizart-casts-a-spell-on-toronto-niagara-festivals/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630175825/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/wizart-casts-a-spell-on-toronto-niagara-festivals/|archive-date=2020-06-30|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Released films ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="275" | Title !! Release date
|-
| align="left" | ''[[The Snow Queen (2012 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' || 31 December 2012
|-
| align="left" | ''[[The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King]]'' || 1 January 2015
|-
| align="left" | ''[[Yoko and His Friends]]'' || 13 September 2015
|-
| align="left" | ''[[Sheep and Wolves]]'' || 28 April 2016 
|-
| align="left" | ''[[The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice]]'' || 29 December 2016 
|-
| align="left" | ''[[The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands|The Snow Queen 4: Mirrorlands]]'' || 1 January 2019
|-
| align="left" | ''[[Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal|Sheep and Wolves 2: Pig Deal]]'' || 29 January 2019
|-
| align="left" | ''[[Secret Magic Control Agency]]'' || 18 March 2021
|-
| align="left" | ''[[The Snow Queen & The Princess]]'' || 16 February 2023
|-
| align="left" | ''Rebellious'' || 24 August 2023 <ref>https://magicframeanimation.com/projects/2/</ref>
|-
|}

==== Upcoming films ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="275" | Title !! Release date
|-
| align="left" | ''Secret Magic Control Agency II: Mission Sleeping Beauty'' || TBA 
|-
|}


=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="275" | Title !! Release date
|-
| align="left" | ''[[The Kitten from Lizyukov Street 2]]'' || 2017
|-
| align="left" | ''Magic Book<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2018-10-15|title=Wizart Opens 'Magic Book' Series at MIPCOM|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/wizart-opens-magic-book-series-at-mip/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>'' || 2018
|-
| align="left" | ''Kitten from Admiralteyskaya Square''<ref>{{cite news|last=Prytkov|first=Alexander|title=Wizart Animation планирует снять мультфильм про приключения котенка с улицы Лизюкова и Петра I в Воронеже|trans-title=Wizart Animation plans to shoot a cartoon about the adventures of a kitten from Lizyukov Street and Peter I in Voronezh|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5193663|date=1 February 2022|access-date=5 February 2022|website=Kommersant|language=ru}}</ref> || 2023
|}

===Television series===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width=275 | Title !! Release date
|-
| align="left" | ''[[Yoko (animated series)|Yoko]]'' || 13 November 2016
|- 
| align="left" | ''[[Snow Queen: Gerda and the Keepers of Wonders (TV series)|The Tales of Wonder Keepers]]'' || 25 October 2019
|-
| align="left" | ''Superheroi.ru'' || 2 November 2023<ref>{{cite web|last=Tkacheva|first=Tatiana|title=Снятый в Воронеже мультсериал "Супергерои.ру" выходит в прокат|trans-title=The animated series "Superheroes.ru", filmed in Voronezh, is being released|website=rg.ru|url=https://rg.ru/2023/11/02/reg-cfo/sniatyj-v-voronezhe-multserial-supergeroiru-vyhodit-v-prokat.html|date=2 November 2023|access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
|}

=== Television pilots ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="275" | Title !! width="50" | Year !! Notes
|-
| align="left" | ''Magic Book''<ref name=":9" />|| 2018 || align="left" | Unproduced television pilot
|-
| align="left" | ''Tin's Firebots<ref>{{Cite web|title=Новый проект Wizart представил Россию на питчинге в Германии|trans-title=New project Wizard has represented Russia at pitching in Germany|url=http://www.kinometro.ru/news/show/name/ogneboty_tina_APD_4334|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.kinometro.ru|language=ru}}</ref>''|| 2020 || align="left" | Pitched to Animation Production Days
|-
| align="left" | ''In My Backpack''<ref name="Kommersant">{{cite web|author=<!-- not stated -->|title="Анимация — более тонкая и сложная грань кинопроизводства"|trans-title="Animation is a finer and more complex facet of filmmaking"|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4782264|website=Kommersant|language=ru|date=21 April 2021|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> || TBA || align="left" |
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://wizartanimation.com/}}
{{Wizart's The Snow Queen|state=collapsed}}
{{Animation industry in Russia|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Russian animation studios]]
[[Category:Companies based in Voronezh]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Russia]]
[[Category:Television production companies of Russia]]
[[Category:Film production companies of Russia]]