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{{Short description|Russian animation studio}}
{{Infobox company
| name                = JSC Studio Soyuzmultfilm
| logo                = Soyuzmultfilm logo.png
| logo_caption = English logo used since 2019
| type                = [[Joint-stock company]]
| former_names        = Studio Soyuzmultfilm (1936-2021)
| native_name         = АО Киностудия Союзмультфильм
| foundation          = {{Start date and age|1936|6|10|df=yes}}
| location            = 21, bld.1, [[Ulitsa Akademika Korolyova|Akademika Korolyova str.]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]],127427
| key_people          = [[Yuliana Slashcheva]] (Chairman) <br /> Boris Mashkovtsev <br /> (Director)
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| num_employees_year  = February 2020
| industry            = [[Animation]]
| products            = Animated [[film]]s <br /> [[Television series]]
| owner               = [[Federal Agency for State Property Management]]
| divisions           = Christmas Films 
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'''Soyuzmultfilm''' ({{lang-rus|Союзмультфи́льм|p=səˌjʉsmʊlʲtˈfʲilʲm}} {{Audio|Ru-Soyuzmultfilm.ogg|listen}}, ''Unioncartoon'') (also known as SMF Animation Studio in English, formerly known as Soyuzdetmultfilm, ''Unionchildcartoon'') is a Russian [[animation studio]], [[Film production|production]], and [[Film distribution|distribution]] company based in [[Moscow]]. Launched on June 10, 1936 as the animated film production unit of the U.S.S.R.'s motion picture monopoly, GUKF,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://dailyculture.ru/stati/kino/nash_staryy_dobryy_soyuzmultfilm/|title=Наш старый добрый "Союзмультфильм" : Daily Culture|website=dailyculture.ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Soyuzmultfilm has produced more than 1,500 cartoons.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20160610/1444560895.html|title=Киностудия Союзмультфильм|website=РИА Новости|date=10 June 2016|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Soyuzmultfilm specializes in the creation of animated [[Animated series|TV series]], [[History of animation|feature films]] and [[short film]]s. The studio has made animated films in a wide variety of genres and art techniques, including [[stop motion]], [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn]], [[2D computer graphics|2D]] and [[3D computer graphics|3D techniques]].<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinometro.ru/interview/show/name/Osetinskaya_interview_1921|title=Юлия Осетинская: "Союзмультфильм" не будет копировать что-то из Riki»|website=www.kinometro.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>

The "Golden Collection" of Soyuzmultfilm, produced from the beginning of the 1950s and to the end of the 1980s, is considered to be the classics of the [[animation]] medium and the best works of world-renowned directors, production designers and animators. Among the studio's best-known films are ''[[Hedgehog in the Fog]]'' (1975), the ''[[Cheburashka]]'' series (1969–1983), the ''[[Well, Just You Wait!]]'' series (since 1969), ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof#Adaptations|Karlsson-on-the-Roof]]'' (1968) and others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ivi.ru/titr/goodmovies/zolotoj-fond-soyuzmultfilma|title=Союзмультфильм: 55 наших самых любимых мультиков - Что посмотреть - Титр|website=www.ivi.ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Many of the films rank among the classics of world animation, garnered a multitude of international and Russian awards and prizes, and became an integral part of Russian and global culture.<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, the studio released the [[feature film]] ''[[Hoffmaniada]],'' considered a masterpiece of [[stop motion]] puppet animation, based on the tales of [[E. T. A. Hoffmann|E.T.A. Hoffmann]]. The [[3D computer graphics|3D]] full-length animated [[Epic film|historical epic]] ''Suvorov'' is currently in production.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=https://www.if24.ru/soyuzmultfilm-animatsiya-dengi/|title=Глава "Союзмультфильма": "Анимация — это "длинные" деньги"|date=2019-02-17|website="Инвест-Форсайт" - журнал об инвестициях, инновациях, стартапах и финтехе|language=ru-RU|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>

The studio has released 7 [[Animated series|series]] projects since 2017. One of them is a sequel of the well-known [[Three from Prostokvashino|''Prostokvashino'' trilogy]] ''{{ill|Mr. Theo, Cat and Dog|ru|Простоквашино (мультсериал)}}'' based on the aesthetics of the original. Six other series, with new original scripts, are ''Orange Moo-cow'', which is co-produced with [[Cyber Group Studios]], ''Squared Zebra'', ''Claymotions'', ''The Adventures of Peter & Wolf'', ''Captain Kraken and His Crew'', ''Pirate School.''<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.ru/karera-i-svoy-biznes/381515-multiki-dlya-grefa-zachem-soyuzmultfilmu-sovmestnoe-predpriyatie-so|title="Россия может войти в топ-10 анимационных держав": Юлиана Слащева о новой анимации, Грефе и русских диснейлендах|website=www.forbes.ru|date=9 August 2019 |language=ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> The series ''Mr. Theo, Cat and Dog'' and ''Orange Moo-cow'' ranked in the top 5 among the cartoons shown on Russian television in 2019, according to Mediascope research company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://licensingrussia.ru/article/7539-serialy-soiuzmultfilma-i-melnitsy-voshli-v-lidery-tv-reitingov-za-god/|title=Сериалы "Союзмультфильма" и "Мельницы" вошли в лидеры ТВ-рейтингов за год|website=licensingrussia.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Several other series are in production and expected to be released in the second half of 2020.

The [[Short film|shorts]] produced by the studio participate in prestigious festivals and receive international prizes. Among the recent award-winning shorts are: ''Vivat Musketeers!'' (2019), ''Good Heart'' (2018), ''Coco's Day'' (2017), ''The Sled'' (2016), ''Two Trams'' (2016), ''Moroshka'' (2015), ''Pik Pik Pik'' (2015) and others.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web|url=https://kino.rambler.ru/movies/42829981-kitaytsy-uvidyat-bolee-80-avtorskih-korotkometrazhek-soyuzmultfilma/|title=Более 80 авторских короткометражек "Союзмультфильма" покажут в Китае|date=15 September 2019 |access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>

In addition to the production of [[animation]], the studio launched many [[education]]al activities. Soyuzmultfilm conducts advanced training programmes for animators and script-writers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moviestart.ru/2018/09/07/soyuzmultfilm-otkryvaet-kursy-animatsionnyh-stsenaristov/|title="Союзмультфильм" открывает курсы анимационных сценаристов ⋆ MovieStart|date=2018-09-07|website=MovieStart|language=ru-RU|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> In 2018, it opened a development center for children Soyuzmultclub with animation workshops, interactive programs, regular animation courses for children, the museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inlearno.ru/blog/2020-soyuzmultfilm-uchimsya-smotrim-igraem|title="Союзмультфильм": учимся, смотрим, играем - Блог о Детях - Inlearno|website=www.inlearno.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> In 2020, the first indoor [[recreation]]al [[multimedia]] park Soyuzmultfilm will be opened at the [[Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy|VDNKH]] exhibition center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/moscow/679697|title="Союзмультфильм" к лету откроет мультимедийный парк на ВДНХ|website=Interfax.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> A [[Science park|Technopark]], which is to become the largest [[animation]] production centre in Russia, is being created on the basis of the studio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mos.ru/mayor/themes/3299/5366050/|title=Возрождение "Союзмультфильма": какие перемены ждут киностудию|date=2019-01-30|website=Сайт Москвы|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> &nbsp;

== History ==
=== Early years ===
The film studio was founded on 10 June 1936, by order of the [[State Committee for Cinematography|Chief Directorate of the Film and Photo Industry (GUKF)]] of the [[Ministry of Culture (Soviet Union)|State Committee on the Arts]] under the [[Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union|Council of People's Commissars of the USSR]]. Two of the animated groups that existed in Moscow at that time were merged into a single film studio under the name Soyuzdetmultfilm, which was changed to Soyuzmultfilm in 1937.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Малюкова Л.|first=Венжер Н.|title=Русская—советская—российская // Энциклопедия отечественной мультипликации/ Составление С. В. Капкова.|publisher=Алгоритм|year=2006|isbn=978-5-9265-0319-4|location=Москва|pages=13–41}}</ref> The studio was located at [[Novinskiy Boulevard|Novinsky Boulevard]], 22.

The creative staff included already well-known masters of [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn animation]] – [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]], [[Olga Khodataeva]], [[Brumberg sisters|Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg]], [[Vladimir Suteev]], {{ill|Dmitry Babichenko|ru|Бабиченко, Дмитрий Наумович}}, {{ill|Alexander Vasilievich Ivanov|lt=Alexander Ivanov|ru|Иванов, Александр Васильевич (художник-мультипликатор)|WD=}} and others.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.culture.ru/materials/118588/zarozhdenie-rossiiskoi-multiplikacii-1920-40-e-gody|title=Анимация: 20-е - 40-е года 20 века. Как зарождалась мультипликация.|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>

Three-months retraining courses were organized by the studio for all creative artists. The masters taught young animators the basics of professional skills. The studio turned into the main production base of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] animation and became a creative centre for animation of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]].<ref name=":1" /> In the early years, Soyuzmultfilm embraced the [[cel]] technique – the so-called [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney's]] conveyor method, which was convenient for mass production of [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn animation]]. Contour with a drawing pen and an exposure sheet borrowed from the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] became essential elements of production. In the late 1930s, the studio began actively using the Eclair method (or [[rotoscoping]]), developed by the American animators [[Fleischer Studios|Fleisher Brothers]] and [[Screen Gems|Charles Mintz Studio]]. The reason was the reorientation of the studio to current topics and the need to create not only grotesque, but also heroic characters.<ref name=":1" /> From the very beginning, the studio took as a basis for production the principle of division of work into separate specialties (in-betweeners, ink artists, paint artists), which accelerated the process of production and made it cheaper.<ref name=":3" />

For several years Soyuzmultfilm focused mainly on the creation of entertaining shorts for children with animal characters depicted in a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] manner. One of the first cartoons created at the studio was the black-and-white ''{{ill|It's Hot in Africa|ru|В Африке жарко}}'' (1936) by {{ill|Dmitry Babichenko|ru|Бабиченко, Дмитрий Наумович}}. That was the first experience of the famous children's poet [[Sergey Mikhalkov|Sergei Mikhalkov]] in animation as a screenwriter.<ref name=":3" />

Despite the chosen direction, many animators developed their own styles – in particular, [[Vladimir Suteev]] (''{{ill|Noisy Swimming|ru|Шумное плавание}}'' (1937) and ''{{ill|Why does Rhinoceros' Skin have Folds|ru|Почему у носорога шкура в складках?}}'' (1938).<ref name=":3" />

Since 1937, the studio started to produce color films. The first experience was ''{{ill|Sweet Pie|ru|Сладкий пирог}}'' by {{ill|Dmitry Babichenko|ru|Бабиченко, Дмитрий Наумович}}. Many cartoons of 1938–1945 were made both in colou
Color and black-and-white.<ref name=":3" />

If in 1936–1937 the animation was limited to the children's themes within the genres of [[fable]]s and [[fairy tale]]s, then in 1938 it was ordered to direct Soviet cinema to contemporary issues. The studio's repertoire policy was changed, it again began to produce political films in the genres of the Soviet "political fairy tale", [[political cartoon]]s and [[agitprop]] posters. The possibility of portraying a person as a positive Soviet hero in animation was discussed. At that time, the films (''{{ill|Fedor the Hunter|ru|Охотник Фёдор}}'' (1938) by {{ill|Alexander Vasilievich Ivanov|lt=Alexander Ivanov|ru|Иванов, Александр Васильевич (художник-мультипликатор)|WD=}}, ''{{ill|War Chronicles|ru|Боевые страницы (мультфильм)}}'' (1939) by {{ill|Dmitry Babichenko were produced.<ref name=":1" />

In the late 1930s – early 1940s, was a shift in priorities from quantity to quality indicators. Animator courses were resumed. Films created between 1939 and 1941 were subsequently included in the "gold fund" of world cinema: ''{{ill|Limpopo (1939 film)|lt=Limpopo|ru|Лимпопо (мультфильм)|WD=}}'' (1939) and ''{{ill|Barmaley|ru|Бармалей}}'' (1941) by [[Leonid Amalrik]] and {{ill|Vladimir Polkovnikov|ru|Полковников, Владимир Иванович}}, ''{{ill|Moydodyr (film)|ru|Мойдодыр (мультфильм, 1939)|lt=Moydodyr}}'' (1939) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]], [[Uncle Styopa#A 1939 film|''Uncle Styopa'']] (1939) and ''{{ill|Fly-Tsokotuha|ru|Муха-Цокотуха (мультфильм, 1941)}}'' (1941) by [[Vladimir Suteev]]. These cartoons defined the original "Soviet style" of animation.<ref name=":3" />

=== War period ===
In the first months of the [[Great Patriotic War]], all creative groups switched to producing [[Propaganda in the Soviet Union#World War II|anti-fascist propaganda]] posters. Many employees went to the front. In October, the part of the studio was evacuated to [[Samarkand]], where the directors [[Mikhail Tsekhanovsky]] and {{ill|Mstislav Pashchenko|ru|Пащенко, Мстислав Сергеевич}} joined the team evacuated from the [[Siege of Leningrad|besieged Leningrad]]. They formed part of the Central United Film Studios team as a specialised division, independent from its leadership and keeping the brand. In [[Samarkand]] the studio worked in the strictest economy of materials and electricity. Scenarios were revised in order to simplify the production, which was extremely slow because of lack of materials and staff.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ivi.ru/titr/motor/dedushka-souzmultfilm|title=Непростая история "Союзмультфильма", который нас вырастил - Попкорн - Титр|website=www.ivi.ru|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>

In 1943, Soyuzmultfilm returned to [[Moscow]]. In early 1944, the studio organized the first Arts Council. By the end of the 1940s, [[Korney Chukovsky]], [[Samuil Marshak]], [[Evgeny Schwartz]], Sergey Bolotin, {{ill|Oleg Erberg|ru|Эрберг, Олег Ефимович}}, [[Mikhail Volpin]], [[Nikolai Erdman]], [[Valentin Kataev]], [[Yury Olesha]], {{ill|Boris Laskin|ru|Ласкин, Борис Савельевич}}, [[Lev Kassil]], [[Vladimir Suteev]], {{ill|Georgy Grebner|ru|Гребнер, Георгий Эдуардович}}, {{ill|Nikolai Klado|ru|Кладо, Николай Николаевич}}, {{ill|Georgy Berezko|ru|Берёзко, Георгий Сергеевич}}, {{ill|Nikolai Pavlovich Abramov|lt=Nikolai Abramov|ru|Абрамов, Николай Павлович|WD=}} were invited to cooperate with the studio.<ref name=":1" />

Under difficult working conditions, several outstanding films were created:<ref name=":3" />
* ''{{ill|The Fox, the Rabbit and the Rooster|ru|Лиса, заяц и петух (мультфильм)}}'' (1942) by [[Olga Khodataeva]],
* ''{{ill|Cinema-Circus|ru|Киноцирк}}'' (1942) by [[Leonid Amalrik]] and [[Olga Khodataeva]],
* ''{{ill|A New Year Tree|ru|Ёлка (Новогодняя сказка)}}'' (1942) by [[Mikhail Tsekhanovsky]],
* ''{{ill|The Telephone (1944 film)|lt=The Telephone|ru|Телефон (мультфильм)|WD=}}'' (1944) by [[Mikhail Tsekhanovsky]],
* ''[[The Tale of Tsar Saltan#Adaptations|The Tale of Tsar Saltan]]'' (1942–1943) 
* ''{{ill|Sinbad the Sailor (1944 film)|lt=Sinbad the Sailor|ru|Синдбад-мореход (мультфильм, 1944)|WD=}}'' (1944) by the [[Brumberg sisters]]
* ''{{ill|The Stolen Sun|ru|Краденое солнце (мультфильм, 1944)}}'' (1944) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]].

In 1945, the studio produced its first [[feature film]] ''[[The Lost Letter (1945 film)|A Disappeared Diploma]]'' by [[Brumberg sisters|Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg]], based on the story with the same name by [[Nikolai Gogol]].<ref name=":2" />

=== The golden age ===
Soon after the end of the war, in 1946, Soyuzmultfilm moved its offices to the building at Kalyaevskaya street (now {{ill|Dolgorukovskaya Street|ru|Долгоруковская улица}}), 23A (the former {{ill|church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in New Sloboda|ru|Церковь Николая Чудотворца в Новой Слободе}}, previously occupied by the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/159777/|title=Студия "Союзмультфильм" переезжает в новое здание|website=tvkultura.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>

In the post-war years, the studio stopped the direct lifts of American animation techniques, and the original aesthetic "canon" of the children's Soviet cartoon was determined.<ref name=":0" />

The best Soviet cartoons of the second half of the 1940s were distinguished by impressive plasticity and facial expressions, harmony of word and movement. A lot of new names appeared among the directors and artists of the studio: [[Lev Atamanov]], [[Yevgeniy Migunov|Yevgeny Migunov]], [[Leonid Shvartsman]], {{ill|Alexander Vasilyevich Vinokurov|ru|Винокуров, Александр Васильевич|lt=Alexander Vinokurov}} and others. One of the main fundamental components of the Soviet cartoon school was continuity, when beginning animators gained professional experience from prominent artists and directors.<ref name=":1" />

The most striking works of Soyuzmultfilm in the late 1940s were the animated films ''{{ill|The Flower with Seven Colors|ru|Цветик-семицветик (мультфильм)}}'' (1948) by [[Mikhail Tsekhanovsky]], ''{{ill|Fedya Zaitsev|ru|Федя Зайцев}}'' (1948) by the [[Brumberg sisters]], and ''{{ill|Little Gray Neck|ru|Серая Шейка}}'' (1948) by [[Leonid Amalrik]] and {{ill|Vladimir Polkovnikov|ru|Полковников, Владимир Иванович}}.<ref name=":5" />

In 1947, Soyuzmultfilm received the first international award – ''{{ill|The Song of Joy|ru|Песенка радости}}'' (1946) by {{ill|Mstislav Pashchenko|ru|Пащенко, Мстислав Сергеевич}} was awarded the bronze medal at the [[8th Venice International Film Festival|Venice Film Festival]] for the Best Animated Film.<ref name=":0" />

In 1951, the film ''[[The Humpbacked Horse (1947 film)|The Humpbacked Horse]]'' (1947) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]] received the Special [[Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)|Jury Prize]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name=":1" />

In the first half of the 1950s, the studio released popular films, many of which were based on the use of the [[Rotoscoping|Eclair method]]:<ref name=":1" />
* by [[Lev Atamanov]]
** ''{{ill|The Yellow Stork|ru|Жёлтый аист (мультфильм)}}'' (1950)
** ''[[The Scarlet Flower (1952 film)|The Scarlet Flower]]'' (1952)
** ''{{ill|The Golden Antelope|ru|Золотая антилопа}}'' (1954)
* by [[Mikhail Tsekhanovsky]]
** ''{{ill|When the Christmas Trees is Lit|ru|Когда зажигаются ёлки}}'' (1950)
** ''{{ill|Forest Adventurers|ru|Лесные путешественники}}'' (1951) 
* ''{{ill|The Naughty Kitten|ru|Непослушный котёнок}}'' (1953) by {{ill|Mstislav Pashchenko|ru|Пащенко, Мстислав Сергеевич}}
* by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]]
** ''{{ill|Kashtanka (1952 film)|lt=Kashtanka|ru|Каштанка (мультфильм, 1952)|WD=}}'' (1952) 
** ''[[The Snow Maiden (1952 film)|The Snow Maiden]]'' (1952)
* ''{{ill|The Magic Shop (1953 film)|lt=Magic Shop|ru|Волшебный магазин|WD=}}'' (1953) by [[Leonid Amalrik]] and {{ill|Vladimir Polkovnikov|ru|Полковников, Владимир Иванович}}.

In 1953, the studio began the production of [[Stop motion|puppet films]]. One of the first [[stop motion]] animated films were ''{{ill|At the Dacha|ru|На даче (мультфильм)}}'' (1954) by {{ill|Grigory Lomidze|ru|Ломидзе, Григорий Захарович}}<ref name=":0" /> and ''Two Greedy Bear Cubs'' (1954) by {{ill|Vladimir Degtyarev|ru|Дегтярёв, Владимир Дмитриевич}}.<ref name=":1" /> The first major success of the puppet production was the directorial debut of [[Yevgeniy Migunov|Yevgeny Migunov]] ''{{ill|The Pencil and Blot –The Cheerful Hunters|ru|Карандаш и Клякса — весёлые охотники}}'' (1954),<ref name=":4" /> in which several technological innovations of making and shooting puppets were applied. Many employees of the {{ill|State Central Puppet Theater|ru|Театр кукол имени С. В. Образцова}} under the direction of [[Sergey Obraztsov]] joined the staff of the studio's puppet association.<ref name=":1" />

In 1956, having changed several addresses, the [[Three-dimensional film|three-dimensional]] [[puppet film]] workshop received a permanent area in {{ill|Spasopeskovsky Lane|ru|Спасопесковский переулок}} (the building of the {{ill|Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on the Sands|ru|Храм Спаса Преображения на Песках}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/174246.html|title=Храм Преображения Господня на Песках / Исторические справки / Патриархия.ru|website=Патриархия.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

In 1959, the well-known [[motion picture]] ''{{ill|The Cloud in Love|ru|Влюблённое облако}}'' by [[Roman Abelevich Kachanov|Roman Kachanov]] and {{ill|Anatoly Karanovich|ru|Каранович, Анатолий Георгиевич}} was released, combining [[stop motion]], [[Traditional animation|traditional]] and [[cutout animation]], and won a number of prestigious awards at international festivals, including the prize of the [[International Federation of Film Critics|International Film Press Federation (FIPRESCI)]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Влюбленное облако (1959)|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/mult/movie/sov/83980/annot/|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

In the middle 1950s, the studio began to abandon the naturalistic representation of [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn]] films, prioritizing more conventional forms.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://infourok.ru/statya-znachenie-kinostudii-soyuzmultfilmv-kulture-2987262.html|title=Статья &quot;Значение киностудии &quot;Союзмультфильм&quot;в культуре&quot;|last=Infourok|website=Инфоурок|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The volume of filmmaking increased (at the peak of production by the beginning of the 1970s, the studio released more than 30 films a year), including annual production of [[feature film]]s.<ref name=":1" />

In 1957, [[Lev Atamanov]] put into practice the technique of assigning individual animators to specific characters<ref name=":1" /> (e.g. the role of [[Ole Lukøje]] was completely "played" by [[Fyodor Khitruk]] in the film ''[[The Snow Queen (1957 film)|The Snow Queen]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/blog/y2012/12-3/319/|title=Опустевший остров|website=Кино-Театр.РУ|date=3 December 2012|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>).

Among the most famous feature films of the studio of the second half of the 1950s:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ruspekh.ru/events/osnovana-kinostudiya-soyuzmultfilm|title=Основана киностудия Союзмультфильм - Знаменательное событие|website=ruspekh.ru|language=ru-ru|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
* ''[[The Enchanted Boy]]'' (1955) by [[Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya]] and {{ill|Vladimir Polkovnikov|ru|Полковников, Владимир Иванович}}, which became the laureate of many prestigious film screenings,
* ''[[The Island of Mistakes]]'' (1955) by the [[Brumberg sisters]],
* ''{{ill|The Walnut Twig|ru|Ореховый прутик}}'' (1955) by {{ill|Ivan Aksenchuk|ru|Аксенчук, Иван Семёнович}},
* ''{{ill|The Fire Burns in the Yaranga|ru|В яранге горит огонь}}'' (1956) by [[Olga Khodataeva]],
* ''[[The Twelve Months (1956 film)|The Twelve months]]'' (1956) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]],
* ''{{ill|Once Upon a Time (1957 film)|ru|В некотором царстве…}}'' (1957) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]],
* ''{{ill|The Brave Little Deer|ru|Храбрый олененок}}'' (1957) by [[Olga Khodataeva]] and [[Leonid Aristov]],
* ''{{ill|Little Ship (1956 film)|lt=Little Ship|ru|Кораблик (мультфильм)|WD=}}'' (1956), by [[Leonid Amalrik]]
* ''{{ill|The Cat’s House|ru|Кошкин дом (мультфильм, 1958)}}'' (1958) by [[Leonid Amalrik]],
* ''{{ill|The Adventures of Murzilka|ru|Приключения Мурзилки}}'' (1956) by [[Boris Stepantsev]] and {{ill|Evgeny Raykovsky|ru|Райковский, Евгений Николаевич}},
* ''{{ill|Petya and Little Red Riding Hood|ru|Петя и Красная Шапочка}}'' (1958) by [[Boris Stepantsev]] and Evgeny Raykovsky,
* ''[[The Adventures of Buratino (1959 film)|The Adventures of Buratino]]'' (1959) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]] and Dmitry Babichenko

The studio also created cartoons for an adult audience:
* ''{{ill|The Illegible Signature|ru|Подпись неразборчива}}'' (1954) by {{ill|Alexander Vasilievich Ivanov|lt=Alexander Ivanov|ru|Иванов, Александр Васильевич (художник-мультипликатор)|WD=}},
* ''{{ill|The Villain's Sticker|ru|Злодейка с наклейкой}}'' (1954) by {{ill|Vsevolod Shcherbakov|ru|Щербаков, Всеволод Сергеевич}} and [[Boris Stepantsev]],
* ''{{ill|Ballad of a Table|ru|Баллада о столе}}'' (1955) by {{ill|Mikhail Pavlovich Kalinin|ru|Калинин, Михаил Павлович|lt=Mikhail Kalinin}} and [[Roman Davydov]],
* ''{{ill|The Wonder Girl|ru|Чудесница (мультфильм)}}'' (1957) by {{ill|Alexander Vasilievich Ivanov|lt=Alexander Ivanov|ru|Иванов, Александр Васильевич (художник-мультипликатор)|WD=}},
* ''{{ill|Familiar Pictures|ru|Знакомые картинки}}'' (1957) by [[Yevgeniy Migunov|Yevgeny Migunov]]
''Familiar Pictures'' was shot entirely in an innovative for that time conventional manner.<ref name=":1" />

=== Aesthetic switch ===
On the cusp of the 1960s, a crucial moment in the history of [[Russia]]n animation occurred. The so-called "aesthetic switch" began with a whole galaxy of films:
* ''[[The Key (1961 film)|The Key]]'' (1961) by [[Lev Atamanov]],
* ''{{ill|The Little Goat|ru|Козлёнок (мультфильм)}}'' (1961) by [[Roman Davydov]],
* ''[[The Wild Swans (1962 film)|The Wild Swans]]'' (1962) by [[Mikhail Tsekhanovsky|Mikhail]] and [[Vera Tsekhanovskaya|Vera Tsekhanovsky]],
* ''{{ill|The Bath House (1962 film)|ru|Баня (мультфильм)|lt=The Bath House|WD=}}'' (1962) by {{ill|Anatoly Karanovich|ru|Каранович, Анатолий Георгиевич}} and [[Sergei Yutkevich|Sergey Yutkevich]],
* ''{{ill|The Flying Proletariat|ru|Летающий пролетарий (мультфильм)}}'' (1962) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]] and [[Iosif Boyarsky]]
* [[Fyodor Khitruk]]’s directorial debut ''[[The Story of a Crime]]'' (1962).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://myltik.ru/index.php?topic=interes/soyuzmultfilm|title=Мультик.Ру: все о мультиках, мультяшках и мультфильмах|website=myltik.ru|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

Since the 1960s, the range of stylistic, genre and technological searches and solutions had been continuously expanded and developed. The old production system prevented art from moving forward,<ref name=":1" /> and [[Fyodor Khitruk]] introduced a "team method" of working, in which animators were involved in film production from the very beginning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chapaev.media/faces/2295|title=Федор Хитрук|website=Чапаев|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

In the 1960s, Soyuzmultfilm was also actively developing [[Stop motion|puppet animation]]. Colour, decoration, texture of the material were applied in a new way. Semi-dimensional, bas-relief, including [[paper doll]]s began to be used. A new breakthrough in children's [[Stop motion|puppet animation]] began<ref name=":1" /> with the famous films ''[[A Little Frog Is looking for His Father]]'' (1964) and ''[[The Mitten (film)|The Mitten]]'' (1967) by [[Roman Abelevich Kachanov|Roman Kachanov]], ''{{ill|Who Said Meow?|ru|Кто сказал «мяу»?}}'' (1962) and ''{{ill|The Little Goat Who Counted to Ten|ru|Козлёнок, который считал до десяти}}'' (1968) by {{ill|Vladimir Degtyaryov|ru|Дегтярёв, Владимир Дмитриевич}}.<ref name=":5" /> &nbsp;

During these years, many new animators joined the studio's puppet division: {{ill|Mikhail Kamenetsky|ru|Каменецкий, Михаил Абрамович}} and {{ill|Ivan Ufimtsev|ru|Уфимцев, Иван Васильевич}} (''{{ill|Whose line cones are in the foresr?|ru|Чьи в лесу шишки?}}'' (1965)), {{ill|Vadim Kurchevsky|ru|Курчевский, Вадим Владимирович}} (''{{ill|My Green Crocodile|ru|Мой зелёный крокодил}}'' (1966), ''{{ill|The Legend of Grig|ru|Легенда о Григе}}'' (1967), ''{{ill|Frantishek|ru|Франтишек (мультфильм)}}'' (1967)), [[Nikolay Serebryakov]] (''{{ill|I'm expecting a baby bird|ru|Я жду птенца (мультфильм)}}'' (1966), ''Happiness Is Not in the Hat'' (1968), ''{{ill|Ball of Wool|ru|Клубок (мультфильм)}}'' (1968)).<ref name=":5" />

In the 1960s, the production of [[satirical]] cartoons increased. Animation began to raise acute social and philosophical topics. Especially famous<ref name=":1" /> were
* ''{{ill|Big Troubles|ru|Большие неприятности (мультфильм)}}'' (1961) by the [[Brumberg sisters]],
* ''{{ill|The Man in the Frame|ru|Человек в рамке}}'' (1966) by [[Fyodor Khitruk]], ''[[Passion of Spies]]'' (1967) by [[Yefim Gamburg]],
* ''[[There Lived Kozyavin]]'' (1966), and, banned by Soviet censorship,
* ''[[The Glass Harmonica (film)|The Glass Harmonica]]'' (1968) by [[Andrei Khrzhanovsky]].

The most famous works of the Soyuzmultfilm of the 1960s:
* ''[[Cipollino]]'' (1961) by [[Boris Dyozhkin]],
* ''Shareholders'' (1963) by [[Roman Davydov]],
* by Vladimir Polkovnikov
** ''{{ill|The Cockroach|ru|Тараканище (мультфильм, 1963)}}'' (1963), 
** ''{{ill|The Fisherman Cat|ru|Кот-рыболов (мультфильм)}}'' (1964),
* by [[Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya]]
** ''{{ill|Barankin, Be a Human!|ru|Баранкин, будь человеком! (мультфильм)}}'' (1963),
** ''{{ill|The Daughter of the Sun|ru|Дочь солнца}}'' (1963) and
** ''[[Rikki-Tikki-Tavi#Animated short|Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]]'' (1965),
* ''{{ill|Hail the Mail (1964 film)|ru|Почта (мультфильм, 1964)|lt=Hail the Mail|WD=}}'' (1964) by [[Mikhail Tsekhanovsky|Mikhail]] and [[Vera Tsekhanovskaya|Vera Tsekhanovsky]],
* ''[[Left-hander (1964 film)|Lefty]]'' (1964) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]],
* ''[[Thumbelina#Animation|Thumbelina]]'' (1964) by [[Leonid Amalrik]]
* ''{{ill|About a Hippo Who Was Afraid of Vaccinations|ru|Про бегемота, который боялся прививок}}'' (1966) by [[Leonid Amalrik]],
* ''{{ill|Toptyzhka|ru|Топтыжка}}'' (1964),
* ''{{ill|Boniface's Vacation|ru|Каникулы Бонифация}}'' (1965),
* ''[[Film, Film, Film]]'' (1968) by [[Fyodor Khitruk]],
* by [[Boris Stepantsev]]
** ''{{ill|Vovka in the Faraway Kingdom|ru|Вовка в Тридевятом царстве}}'' (1965)
** ''{{ill|Window (1966 film)|ru|Окно (мультфильм, 1966)|lt=Window|WD=}}'' (1966),
* ''{{ill|Mezha (1967 film)|ru|Межа (мультфильм)|lt=Mezha|WD=}}'' (1967) by [[Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin]],
* ''[[The Train from Romashkovo]]'' (1967) by {{ill|Vladimir Degtyarev|ru|Дегтярёв, Владимир Дмитриевич}},
* ''{{ill|The Mouse's Song|ru|Песенка мышонка}}''&nbsp; (1967) by {{ill|Yuri Prytkov|ru|Прытков, Юрий Александрович}},
* by [[Lev Atamanov]]
** ''{{ill|The Bench (1967 film)|ru|Скамейка (мультфильм)|lt=The Bench|WD=}}'' (1967),
** ''{{ill|The Ballerina on the Ship|ru|Балерина на корабле}}'' (1969),
* ''An Alarm Clock'' (1967) by [[Lev Milchin]]
* ''{{ill|Grandmother's Umbrella|ru|Бабушкин зонтик}}'' (1969) by [[Lev Milchin]],
* ''{{ill|Puss in Boots (1968 film)|lt=Puss in Boots|ru|Кот в сапогах (мультфильм, 1968)|WD=}}'' (1968) by the [[Brumberg sisters]],
* ''[[List of The Little Mermaid adaptations|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1968) by Ivan Aksenchuk,
and cartoons about sports ''{{ill|Snowy Roads|ru|Снежные дорожки}}'' (1963), ''[[Puck! Puck!]]'' (1964), ''{{ill|A Rematch|ru|Матч-реванш}}'' (1968) and ''{{ill|Meteor in the Ring|ru|«Метеор» на ринге}}'' (1970) by [[Boris Dyozhkin]].<ref name=":5" />

In 1968, [[Yuri Norstein]] and {{ill|Arkady Tyurin|ru|Тюрин, Аркадий Георгиевич}} made a directorial debut with an unscheduled film ''{{ill|The 25th, the First Day|ru|25-е — первый день}}''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Новохацкая|first=Есения Антоновна|date=2016|title=Интертекстуальность и поэтические приемы в анимационном фильме "25-е — первый день" Юрия Норштейна|url=https://moluch.ru/archive/106/25348/|journal=Молодой ученый|issue=106|pages=1050–1055|issn=2072-0297}}</ref>

In 1969, the animated [[anthology series]] ''[[Happy Merry-Go-Round]]'' was founded. The first release was produced under the direction of [[Roman Abelevich Kachanov|Roman Kachanov]] by the beginning directors [[Anatoly Petrov (animator)|Anatoly Petrov]], [[Gennady Sokolsky]], [[Leonid Nosyrev]], {{ill|Valery Ugarov|ru|Угаров, Валерий Михайлович}} and {{ill|Galina Barinova|ru|Баринова, Галина Сергеевна}}, the world-recognised masters of animation today.<ref name=":1" /> The famous to this day ''{{ill|Antoshka|ru|Антошка}}'' and the first artistic presentation of ''[[Well, Just You Wait!#1960s to 1980s|Well, Just You Wait!]]'', which was soon turned into a popular series of its own, were released exactly in the first run of ''[[Happy Merry-Go-Round]]''. Experimental technologies, audacious concepts and innovation solutions were often used in the production of the [[Short film|shorts]].

The period from the beginning of the 1970s to the middle 1980s is called the halcyon days of Soyuzmultfilm. At that time, it became the largest animation studio in Europe, that employed more than 500 people and released more than 1000 films.<ref name=":0" />

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the most popular cartoons appeared:<ref name=":5" />
* ''[[The Bremen Town Musicians (1969 film)|The Bremen Town Musicians]]'' (1969) by [[Inessa Kovalevskaya]]
* ''[[On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians]]'' (1973) by [[Vasily Livanov]],
* ''Crocodile Gena and His Friends'' the series based on the fairy tale novel by [[Eduard Uspensky]]
** ''[[Gena the Crocodile (film)|Gena the Crocodile]]'' (1969),
** ''[[Cheburashka (film)|Cheburashka]]'' (1971), ''[[Shapoklyak (film)|Shapoklyak]]'' (1974), ''[[Cheburashka Goes to School]]'' (1983) by [[Roman Abelevich Kachanov|Roman Kachanov]],
* the series ''[[Well, Just You Wait!]]'' by [[Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin]] (first released in 1969),
*a dilogy about ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof]]'' based on the famous book by the Swedish writer [[Astrid Lindgren]]
** ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof#Adaptations|Junior and Karlson]]'' (1968) and
** ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof#Adaptations|Karlson Returns]]'' (1970) by [[Boris Stepantsev]],
* the series of films ''[[Umka (1969 film)|Umka]]'' (1969) and ''{{ill|Umka is Looking for a Friend|lt=|ru|Умка ищет друга|WD=}}'' (1970) by {{ill|Vladimir Pekar|ru|Пекарь, Владимир Израилевич}} and [[Vladimir Popov (animator)|Vladimir Popov]],
* the films based on [[A. A. Milne]]'s ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]'' stories in [[Boris Zakhoder]]’s retelling
** ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh (1969 film)|Winnie-the-Pooh]]'' (1969),
** ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit]]'' (1971),
** ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day]]'' (1972) by [[Fyodor Khitruk]] (the last one produced together with [[Gennady Sokolsky]]),
* adaptation of ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' by [[Rudyard Kipling]], ''[[Adventures of Mowgli]]'' (1967–1971) by [[Roman Davydov]].

Recognized masters of [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn animation]] continued to work at the studio: [[Boris Stepantsev]] (''[[The Nutcracker (1973 film)|The Nutcracker]]'' (1973)), [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]] (''[[The Humpbacked Horse (1976 film)|The Humpbacked Horse]]'' (1975)), [[Lev Atamanov]] (''{{ill|The Pony Runs Around|ru|Пони бегает по кругу}}'' (1974)), a series of cartoons ''{{ill|The Kitten Named Woof|ru|Котёнок по имени Гав}}'' (1976–1982)), [[Lev Milchin]] (''[[The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1976 film)|The Steadfast Tin Soldier]]'' (1976)), [[Fyodor Khitruk]] (''{{ill|Icarus and the Wise Men|ru|Икар и мудрецы}}'' (1976)), [[Andrei Khrzhanovsky]] (''{{ill|The House That Jack Built (1976 film)|ru|Дом, который построил Джек (мультфильм)|lt=The House That Jack Built|WD=}}'' (1976), ''I Fly to You Like a Memory'' (1977), ''And I Am with You Again'' (1980), ''{{ill|Autumn (1982 film)|ru|Осень (мультфильм)|lt=Autumn|WD=}}'' (1982)), [[Vladimir Popov (animator)|Vladimir Popov]] (''{{ill|Bobik Visits Barbos|ru|Бобик в гостях у Барбоса (мультфильм)}}'' (1977), the trilogy – ''[[Three from Prostokvashino]]'' (1978)), ''{{ill|Holidays in Prostokvashino|ru|Каникулы в Простоквашино}}'' (1980), ''{{ill|Winter in Prostokvashino|ru|Зима в Простоквашино}}'' (1984)), [[Yefim Gamburg]] (''[[Ograblenie po...|Robbery, ... Style]]'' (1978)).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" />

At that period were released:<ref name=":0" />
* [[musical film]]s
** ''{{ill|How the Lion and the Turtle Sang a Song|ru|Как Львёнок и Черепаха пели песню}}'' (1974) by [[Inessa Kovalevskaya]]
** ''{{ill|In the Port|ru|В порту (мультфильм)}}'' (1975) by [[Inessa Kovalevskaya]],
** ''[[Blue Puppy]]'' (1976) by [[Yefim Gamburg]],
** ''{{ill|A Flying Ship|ru|Летучий корабль (мультфильм)}}'' (1979) by [[Garri Bardin]],
** ''{{ill|Before We Were Birds|ru|Прежде мы были птицами}}'' (1982) by [[Garri Bardin]],
* [[Science fiction film|science-fiction films]]
** ''Phaeton −The Son of the Sun'' (1972) by [[Vasily Livanov]],
** ''Mirror of Time'' (1976) by [[Vladimir Tarasov]],
* [[Adventure film|fantasy adventure films]]
** ''[[Contact (1978 film)|Contact]]'' (1978) by [[Vladimir Tarasov]],
** ''[[The Mystery of the Third Planet]]'' (1981) by [[Roman Abelevich Kachanov|Roman Kachanov]],
* [[epic film]]s
** ''{{ill|Ilya Muromets (1975 film)|ru|Илья Муромец. Пролог|lt=Ilya Muromets|WD=}}'' (1975) by Ivan Aksenchuk,
** ''{{ill|Vasilisa Mikulishna|ru|Василиса Микулишна (мультфильм)}}'' (1975) by [[Roman Davydov]], films based on [[Greek mythology]]
* ''{{ill|The Labyrinth (1971 film)|ru|Лабиринт. Подвиги Тесея|lt=The Labyrinth|WD=}}'' (1971),
* ''{{ill|Argonauts (1971 film)|ru|Аргонавты (мультфильм)|lt=Argonauts|WD=}}'' (1971),
* ''{{ill|Perseus (1973 film)|ru|Персей (мультфильм)|lt=Perseus|WD=}}'' (1973),
* ''{{ill|Prometheus (1974 film)|ru|Прометей (мультфильм)|lt=Prometheus|WD=}}'' (1974) by [[Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya]].

The cartoons ''{{ill|Island (1973 film)|ru|Остров (мультфильм)|lt=Island|WD=}}'' (1973) and ''{{ill|I Grant You A Star|ru|Дарю тебе звезду}}'' (1974) by [[Fyodor Khitruk]] were awarded at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[short film]]s competition.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinemotionlab.com/novosti/zabytye_uchastniki_kann_iz_istorii_nashego_kino_na_glavnom_mirovom_festivale/|title=Забытые участники Канн: из истории нашего кино на главном мировом фестивале|website=CINEMOTION|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

The new generation of directors actively produced films, among them:<ref name=":5" />
* {{ill|Valentin Karavaev|ru|Караваев, Валентин Александрович}} (''[[Ded Moroz and Summer]]'' (1969),
* ''{{ill|The Wise Gudgeon|ru|Премудрый пескарь (мультфильм)}}'' (1979)), [[Gennady Sokolsky]] (''{{ill|The Little Tari Bird|ru|Птичка Тари}}'' (1976),
* ''{{ill|The Castle of Liars|ru|Замок лгунов}}'' (1983)),
* {{ill|Valery Ugarov|ru|Угаров, Валерий Михайлович}} (''{{ill|The Secret Box|ru|Шкатулка с секретом (мультфильм)}}'' (1976),
* mini-series
** ''{{ill|On the Back Desk|ru|На задней парте}}'' (1978–1985),
** ''{{ill|Caliph Stork|ru|Халиф-аист (мультфильм)}}'' (1981)),
** {{ill|Galina Barinova|ru|Баринова, Галина Сергеевна}} (''{{ill|A Terrible Story|ru|Страшная история}}'' (1979)).
[[Anatoly Petrov (animator)|Anatoly Petrov]], using traditional animation materials, invented the technique of photographics and created films in [[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|hyperrealism]] aesthetics (''And Mother Will Forgive Me'' (1975), ''[[Polygon (film)|Polygon]]'' (1977).<ref name=":5" />

Over the years many talented Soviet composers performed in the animation: [[Isaak Dunayevsky]], [[Nikita Bogoslovsky]], [[Alexander Vladimirovich Varlamov|Alexander Varlamov]], [[Karen Khachaturian|Karen Khachaturyan]], [[Alfred Schnittke]], [[Gennady Gladkov]], [[Aleksandr Zatsepin|Alexander Zatsepin]], [[Yevgeny Krylatov]], [[Vladimir Shainsky]], [[Alexey Rybnikov]], [[Maksim Dunayevsky]], {{ill|Mikhail Meerovich|ru|Меерович, Михаил Александрович}}, [[Sofia Gubaidulina]] and others.<ref name=":1" />

Alongside famous composers, musicians and sound engineers, prominent theatre and cinema actors worked at the studio, voicing popular characters: [[Yevgeny Leonov]] ([[Winnie-the-Pooh]]), [[Anatoli Papanov]] (Wolf in the series ''[[Well, Just You Wait!]]''), [[Vasily Livanov]] ([[Karlsson-on-the-Roof]] and [[Gena the Crocodile]]), [[Klara Rumyanova]] (Lillebror from ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof#Adaptations|Karlsson-on-the-Roof]]'', [[Cheburashka]], Hare from ''[[Well, Just You Wait!]]''), [[Maria Vinogradova]] (Hedgehog from ''[[Hedgehog in the Fog]]'', Uncle Fyodor from ''[[Three from Prostokvashino]]''). ''[[The Bremen Town Musicians (1969 film)|The Bremen Town Musicians]]'' are singing with the voices of [[Oleg Anofriyev]] and [[Muslim Magomayev (musician)|Muslim Magomayev]], [[Faina Ranevskaya]] even finished the dialogue of the housekeeper Fröken Bock.<ref name=":1" />

Many series characters became cult figures for several generations of viewers (the main heroes from ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh (1969 film)|Winnie-the-Pooh]]'', ''[[Cheburashka (film)|Cheburashka]]'', ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof#Adaptations|Karlsson-on-the-Roof]]'', ''[[Well, Just You Wait!]]'', ''[[Three from Prostokvashino]]'').<ref name=":1" />

Masters of the [[Stop motion|puppet]] association created popular films:<ref name=":5" />
* {{ill|Vladimir Degtyaryov|ru|Дегтярёв, Владимир Дмитриевич}}
** ''How the Little Donkey Looked for the Happiness'' (1971), (which was seen in ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' episode 1582)
** ''{{ill|The New Year Tale|ru|Новогодняя сказка (мультфильм)}}'' (1972),
* {{ill|Ivan Ufimtsev|ru|Уфимцев, Иван Васильевич}}
** 10-episode cartoon ''[[38 Parrots]]'' (first episode was released in 1976),
* {{ill|Mikhail Kamenetsky|ru|Каменецкий, Михаил Абрамович}}
** 4-episode cartoon ''{{ill|The Little Dwarf|ru|Самый маленький гном}}'' (1977–1983)
** 5-episode cartoon ''{{ill|The Boatswain and the Parrot|ru|Боцман и попугай}}'' (1982–1986)
** ''{{ill|The Wolf and the Calf|ru|Волк и телёнок}}'' (1984).
During that period the films ''{{ill|The Master of Clamecy|ru|Мастер из Кламси}}'' (1972) and ''{{ill|Sadko the Rich|ru|Садко богатый}}'' (1975) by {{ill|Vadim Kurchevsky|ru|Курчевский, Вадим Владимирович}}, ''{{ill|Crane’s Feathers|ru|Журавлиные перья (мультфильм)}}'' (1977) and ''Balagan'' (1981) by {{ill|Ideya Garanina|ru|Гаранина, Идея Николаевна}}, ''{{ill|The Guess|ru|Догада}}'' (1977) and ''Black and White Cinema'' (1984) by [[Stanislav Sokolov]], ''{{ill|The Memories|ru|Воспоминание (мультфильм, 1986)}}'' (1986) by {{ill|Vladimir Arbekov|ru|Арбеков, Владимир Георгиевич}} were released.<ref name=":5" />

[[Yuri Norstein]] continued directing – he developed a new technological direction ("multiplane cut-out animation") to give his animation a three-dimensional look and introduced a number of innovative techniques<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/norshteyn-yuriy-borisovich|title=Норштейн, Юрий Борисович|website=ТАСС|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> together with the cinematographer Aleksandr Zhukovskiy. His films ''{{ill|The Fox and the Hare|ru|Лиса и заяц}}'' (1973), ''[[The Heron and the Crane]]'' (1974), ''[[Tale of Tales (1979 film)|Tale of Tales]]'' (1979) received worldwide recognition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://norshteyn.ru/eng/modules.php?name=Movies&page=6|title=Студия Норштейна - Tale of Tales|website=norshteyn.ru|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> The cartoon ''[[Hedgehog in the Fog]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/100-greatest-animated-shorts-hedgehog-in-the-fog-yuri-norstein/|title=100 Greatest Animated Shorts / Hedgehog in the Fog / Yuri Norstein|date=2015-06-19|website=[[Skwigly (magazine)|Skwigly]]|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> (1975) won more than 35 international and [[All-Union]] awards, and in 2003, it was recognized as the best animated film of all time according to a survey of 140 film critics and animators from different countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2003/05/26/thebest/|title="Ежик в тумане" признан лучшим в мире мультфильмом|website=lenta.ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> By the early 1980s, Soyuzmultfilm's works won a total of more than 150 prizes and diplomas at international and domestic festivals.<ref name=":0" />

The studio significantly expanded its thematic boundaries. The repertoire "grew up", a number of large-scale projects were launched: ''[[The Overcoat (animated film)|The Overcoat]]'' (begun in 1981, but not completed) by [[Yuri Norstein]], ''{{ill|Heracles at Admetus|ru|Геракл у Адмета}}'' (1986) by [[Anatoly Petrov (animator)|Anatoly Petrov]] and others.<ref name=":6" />

Soyuzmultfilm released a series of sports themed cartoons dedicated to the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics]]. The main character of most of the films was the [[mascot]] of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] – the [[Misha|bear cub Misha]]:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seance.ru/articles/olympics_animation/|title=Олимпиада как мультфильм|website=Журнал «Сеанс»|date=7 February 2014 |access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
* ''{{ill|Who Will Get the Prize?|ru|Кто получит приз?}}'' (1979) by [[Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin]],
* ''Where Is the Teddy Bear?'' (1979) {{ill|Leonid Kayukov|ru|Каюков, Леонид Леонтьевич}},
* ''{{ill|Salute, the Olympics!|ru|Салют, Олимпиада!}}'' (1979) [[Inessa Kovalevskaya]],
* three films under the general title ''[[Baba Yaga is against!]]'' (1979–1980) by {{ill|Vladimir Pekar|ru|Пекарь, Владимир Израилевич}},
* ''{{ill|The First Autograph|ru|Первый автограф}}'' (1980) by [[Boris Dyozhkin]].
* ''{{ill|Monkeys (series)|ru|Обезьянки}}'' (1983–1997) by [[Leonid Shvartsman]]

By the beginning of the 1980s, viewers became aware of the new names of the directors – [[Eduard Nazarov]] (''{{ill|The Princess and the Ogre|ru|Принцесса и Людоед}}'' (1977), ''[[Once Upon a Dog]]'' (1982), ''{{ill|Adventure of an Ant|ru|Путешествие муравья}}'' (1983)) and [[Garri Bardin]], experimenting with unconventional textures and materials (''{{ill|Conflict (1983 film)|ru|Конфликт (мультфильм)|lt=Conflict|WD=}}'' (1983)).<ref name=":0" /> In 2012, the film ''[[Once Upon a Dog]]'' was recognized as the best Russian film in 100 years at the [[Open Russian Festival of Animated Film]] in [[Suzdal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.suzdalfest.ru/index.php?id=73|title=На открытии фесиваля в Суздале озвучена "Золотая сотня российской анимации" - Открытый Российский фестиваль анимационного кино|website=www.suzdalfest.ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

[[Leonid Nosyrev]] explored the [[Folklore of Russia|Russian North folklore]] with a series of films based on the stories by [[Boris Shergin]] and [[Stepan Pisakhov]]: ''If you don't like it – don't listen'' (1977), ''{{ill|The Magic Ring|ru|Волшебное кольцо (мультфильм)}}'' (1979), ''Arkhangelsk Novels'' (1986).<ref name=":1" />

The domestic animation became a multigenre form of national cinema – the studio actively produced [[philosophical]] [[parable]]s, extended [[social]] [[metaphor]]s, [[Tragicomedy|tragicomedies]], [[Satire|satirical]] [[short film]]s, [[poetry film]]s, [[Romance film|romantic]] [[ballad]]s.<ref name=":1" />

=== Reformation period ===
Among the best films made at the studio in 1984–1990:<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allmults.org/sovetskie/po-alfavitu/spisok|title=Советские мультфильмы по алфавиту » Весь список|website=allmults.org|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
* ''[[The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1984 film)|The Tale of Tsar Saltan]]'' (1984) by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]] and [[Lev Milchin]],
* ''{{ill|About Sidorov Vova|ru|Про Сидорова Вову}}'' (1985) by [[Eduard Nazarov]],
* ''{{ill|Martynko|ru|Мартынко}}'' (1987) by [[Eduard Nazarov]],
* the animated series ''[[The Return of the Prodigal Parrot]]'' (1984–1988) by {{ill|Valentin Karavaev|ru|Караваев, Валентин Александрович}} and {{ill|Alexandr Davydov|ru|Давыдов, Александр Романович}},
* ''{{ill|The School of Fine Arts. The Landscape with Juniper|ru|Школа изящных искусств. Пейзаж с можжевельником}}'' (1987) by [[Andrei Khrzhanovsky]] and {{ill|Valery Ugarov|ru|Угаров, Валерий Михайлович}},
* ''{{ill|Kele (1988 film)|ru|Келе (мультфильм)|lt=Kele|WD=}}'' (1988) by {{ill|Mikhail Aldashin|ru|Алдашин, Михаил Владимирович}} and Peep Pedmanson,
* ''{{ill|Bear-Night-Mare|ru|Медвежуть}}'' (1988) by Alexey Turkus, Alexey Shelmanov, [[Vasily Kafanov]],
* ''{{ill|Girlfriend (1989 film)|ru|Подружка (мультфильм)|lt=Girlfriend|WD=}}'' (1989) by Yelena Gavrilko,
* ''{{ill|The Shoemaker and the Mermaid|ru|Сапожник и Русалка (мультфильм)}}'' (1989) by {{ill|Valery Ugarov|ru|Угаров, Валерий Михайлович}},
* ''{{ill|Break!|ru|Брэк!}}'' (1985),
* ''{{ill|Banquet (1986 film)|ru|Банкет (мультфильм)|lt=Banquet|WD=}}'' (1986),
* ''{{ill|Marriage (1987 film)|ru|Брак (мультфильм)|lt=Marriage|WD=}}'' (1987),
* ''{{ill|Fioritures (1987 film)|ru|Выкрутасы (мультфильм)|lt=Fioritures|WD=}}'' (1987),
* ''[[Seryi Volk & Krasnaya Shapochka|Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood]]'' (1990) by [[Garri Bardin]].
The short film ''{{ill|Fioritures (1987 film)|ru|Выкрутасы (мультфильм)|lt=Fioritures|WD=}}'' was awarded the [[Short Film Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 1988.<ref name=":7" />

In the late 1980s, gifted masters of [[Stop motion|stop motion animation]] appeared in the studio's team – {{ill|Natalia Dabizha|ru|Дабижа, Наталья Борисовна}} (''{{ill|Vanya and the Crocodile|ru|Ваня и крокодил}}'' (1984), ''{{ill|The Lonely Grand Piano|ru|Одинокий рояль}}'' (1986)), {{ill|Maria Muat|ru|Муат, Мария Андреевна}} (''The Crow of an Amorous Disposition'' (1988), ''Ancient Lyrics'' (1989)), {{ill|Sergey Olifirenko|ru|Олифиренко, Сергей Алексеевич}} (''How Ninochka became a Princess'' (1990), ''{{ill|Mashenka (1992 film)|ru|Машенька (мультфильм)|lt=Mashenka|WD=}}'' (1992)).<ref name=":1" />

Throughout its history, Soyuzmultfilm collaborated on a number of various projects with film and animation studios of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. In 1981, the musical feature film ''[[Maria, Mirabela]]'', in which [[Lev Milchin]] and Victor Dudkin appeared as production designers,<ref>{{Citation|title=Мария, Мирабела (1981)|date=30 April 2013 |url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/movie/euro/3727/annot/|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> was released together with the [[Romania]]n studio Casa de Filme 5 and [[Moldova-Film]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://locals.md/2020/7-filmov-snyatyh-moldova-film-kotorye-nado-znat/|title=7 фильмов, снятых Молдова-филм, которые надо знать|date=2020-01-29|website=Locals|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> &nbsp;

In 1987, the animated [[trilogy]] ''[[The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin]]'', directed by [[Gennady Sokolsky]] and [[Kenji Yoshida]], was released jointly with the [[Japan]]'s Lifework Corporation.<ref>{{Citation|title=Приключения пингвинёнка Лоло (1986–1987)|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/mult/movie/sov/85584/annot/|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> &nbsp;

Since 1989, in collaboration with [[S4C]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]]) television channel the series of the [[Anthology film|anthology]] ''[[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales]]'', based on the [[Shakespeare's plays|plays]] of [[William Shakespeare]], began. The series was co-directed by several Russian animators – [[Stanislav Sokolov]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bendazzi|first=Giannalberto|url=https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.1201/9781315720746-3|title=Europe|date=2015-11-17|publisher=Routledge Handbooks Online|isbn=978-1-138-85482-6|language=en|doi=10.1201/9781315720746-3|doi-broken-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> {{ill|Maria Muat|ru|Муат, Мария Андреевна}}, [[Nikolay Serebryakov]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nikolai-serebryakov-323440.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nikolai-serebryakov-323440.html |archive-date=2022-05-24 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Nikolai Serebryakov|date=2005-10-31|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> [[Yefim Gamburg]] and {{ill|Natalia Orlova|ru|Орлова, Наталья Вячеславовна}}. The premiere took place in 1992 on [[BBC Two|BBC2]]. The show was highly praised by viewers and critics and won three [[Emmy Award]]s.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Burt|first1=Richard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PRYvda7s3yUC&pg=PA141 |title=Shakespeare, The Movie II: Popularizing the Plays on Film, TV, Video and DVD|last2=Boose|first2=Lynda E.|date=2004-02-24|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-45700-7|language=en}}</ref>

In the second half of the 1980s, the work of the studio was reorganized. In 1988, five creative associations were formed within Soyuzmultfilm: Search (art director [[Andrei Khrzhanovsky]]), Comics (art director [[Vladimir Tarasov]]), Tradition (art director [[Anatoly Petrov (animator)|Anatoly Petrov]]), Children's film (art director [[Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin]]), 3D stop motion (art director {{ill|Vadim Kurchevsky|ru|Курчевский, Вадим Владимирович}}), as well as the stand-alone workshop by [[Yuri Norstein]]. That lasted until 1990, when the studio's division into Creative Production Association for [[stop motion]] and [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn]] films was returned.<ref name=":0" />

=== Post-Soviet era ===
[[File:Поезд «Союзмультфильм», борт.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Moscow Metro]] train dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Soyuzmultfilm studio]]
In the early 1990s, new economic realities made it impossible for the government to support the studio any longer, and cartoon production decreased dramatically. Soyuzmultfilm was experiencing several crises at once – production and creativity, a number of talented employees left the studio. The production mechanism became impaired, there was a shortage of animators and workshop personnel, and the creative atmosphere was drying up. The studio lost its leading position in the system of Soviet film studios producing animated films.<ref name=":4" /> Production volumes were falling gradually. The [[State Committee for Cinematography|USSR State Committee for Cinematography]] began to reduce the amount of funding for the studio.

In 1989–1999, Soyuzmultfilm was made into a [[lease]]d enterprise – the staff members leased their own studio from the state in order to continue producing films.<ref name=":0" />

In 1993–1995, the studio lost its puppet division building, which was transferred to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://csdfmuseum.ru/events/146-следующая-остановка-союзмультфильм-продолжение-истории|title=Следующая остановка — "Союзмультфильм". Продолжение истории...|website=Музей ЦСДФ|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

In 1990s, Soyuzmultfilm became a production base for independent private studios as well ({{ill|Christmas Films|ru|Кристмас Филмз}}, Argus International, School-Studio SHAR, Renaissance, Studio 13, Chris, Polinkevich and others).<ref name=":0" /> Film production almost completely ceased.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.culture.ru/institutes/13917/soyuzmultfilm|title="Союзмультфильм"|website=www.culture.ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

In 1999, pursuant to the [[Decree]] of the [[President of Russia|President of the Russian Federation]] [[Boris Yeltsin]], a new structure was established – the [[Federal State Unitary Enterprise]] (FSUE) "Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio", which was given the premises, production facilities and [[film rights]].<ref name=":0" />

In 2004, it was decided to establish the [[FSUE]] "Soyuzmultfilm Film Fund", which was supposed to manage the [[film rights]] and headed by Ernest Rakhimov,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/producer/ros/383872/bio/|title=Эрнест Рахимов|website=Кино-Театр.РУ|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> and the [[FSUE]] Creative Production Association "Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio", headed by Akop Kirakosyan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kinogildia.ru/member/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD-%D0%90%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BF-%D0%93%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87|title=Киракосян Акоп Гургенович|website=Kinogildia|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> and which mission was to create new films.<ref name=":0" />

In 2008–2009, the [[FSUE]] "Soyuzmultfilm Film Fund" was transformed into the "United State Film Collection".<ref name=":0" />

Gradually there was a technical re-equipment of the studio.<ref name=":8" /> Directors Sergey Kositsyn, {{ill|Natalya Dabizha|ru|Дабижа, Наталья Борисовна}}, {{ill|Aida Zyablikova|ru|Зябликова, Аида Петровна}}, Galina Shakitskaya, Natalya Ryss, {{ill|Elvira Avakyan|ru|Авакян, Эльвира Викторовна}} and others collaborated with Soyuzmultfilm.

In 2005, [[Stanislav Sokolov]] began the production of the [[stop motion]] [[feature film]] ''[[Hoffmaniada]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20180620/1522999364.html|title="Гофманиада" нашей жизни: как пятнадцать лет снимали анимационный фильм|last=Кочарова|first=Анна|website=РИА Новости|date=20 June 2018|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> In 2008, the post of artistic director was introduced at the studio. It was occupied by {{ill|Natalya Dabizha|ru|Дабижа, Наталья Борисовна}} (until 2010) and [[Stanislav Sokolov]] (in 2011–2013). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

== The studio today ==
In 2011, [[Vladimir Putin]], at the meeting with animation directors, decided to abolish the "United State Film Collection" and transfer the films to the studio. He also promised to significantly increase funding for domestic animation and children's cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20110628/394760032.html|title=Путин вернул аниматорам права на их картины|website=РИА Новости|date=28 June 2011|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

From that moment, with the support of the state represented by the [[Ministry of Culture (Russia)|Ministry of Culture]], the studio got out of crisis and the revival of Soyuzmultfilm began.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/2754187/|title=Российская анимация: От кризиса до индустрии — Статьи на КиноПоиске|website=КиноПоиск|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

From 2013 to 2016, the artistic director of the studio was {{ill|Mikhail Aldashin|ru|Алдашин, Михаил Владимирович}}.<ref name=":9" />

At the time, the production was activated, many new films were made, new directors were involved in the process.<ref name=":9" />

In 2015, the Experimental Youth Association was established, under the special programme "Production and Training", which is designed for directors and animators who want to develop and improve their professional skills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20150416/1058768248.html|title=Глава "Союзмультфильма": готовимся к 80-летию активно, отметим ярко|website=РИА Новости|date=16 April 2015|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

In 2016, the Soyuzmultfilm film studio celebrated its 80th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/3353762|title=Гордость отечественной анимации: киностудии "Союзмультфильм" исполняется 80 лет|website=ТАСС|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

As of today, Soyuzmultfilm received about 90% of the [[film rights]] to its collection.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=https://echo.msk.ru/programs/razbor_poleta/2480859-echo/|title=Юлиана Слащева — Разбор полета — Эхо Москвы, 12.08.2019|website=Эхо Москвы|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

In terms of the number of projects and the volume of created content, Soyuzmultfilm has reached the level of a [[major film studio]] and presents its projects again at international film and television markets.<ref name=":11" />

In August 2021, Soyuzmultfilm was facelifted from Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FGUP) to joint stock company with 100% of shares held by [[Federal Agency for State Property Management]] (Rosimushchestvo) according to the plan of reorganization of FGUPs by the [[Government of Russia]]. In a future, 75% of share or even more will be offered for sale and the rest will be held by Rosimushchestvo on behalf of the Government of Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/business/785104|title=Киностудия Союзмультфильм преобразована в акционерное общество|language=ru|date=2021-08-18|publisher=[[Интерфакс]]}}</ref>

=== New headquarters ===
In 2017, Soyuzmultfilm moved to a new building on [[Ulitsa Akademika Korolyova|Akademika Korolyova Street]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Переезд "Союзмультфильма" в новое здание почти завершен|url=https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2926749|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> with almost 6000 square meters of floor space. There are about 300 employees in the studio today, 250 of them are engaged in the projects production process.<ref name=":10" /> Up-and-coming talents work under the guidance of experienced masters of animation.

=== Top management ===
In 2017, by order of the [[Ministry of Culture (Russia)|Ministry of Culture]] a new collegial-advisory body – the [[Board of directors|board]] – was established at the studio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20170206/1487287419.html|title=Экс-глава "СТС-медиа" назначена главой правления студии "Союзмультфильм"|website=РИА Новости|date=6 February 2017|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> Since February, 2017, [[Yuliana Slashcheva]] has been managing the Soyuzmultfilm studio as the [[chairman of the board]]. Her past experience includes a position of [[chief executive officer]] of the leading Russian independent broadcasting holding [[CTC Media]]. Yuliana has several significant rewards in the Media Business category – in 2007, she was included in the ranking of the Most Influential Business Women in Russia, prepared by ''{{ill|Career magazine|ru|Карьера (журнал)}}'', and became the winner of the annual national award Media Manager of Russia 2007 in the nomination "Public Relations", in 2015, Yuliana appeared on the list of The 20 Most Powerful Women in Global TV 2015, prepared by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]].''

In July, 2017, Boris Mashkovtsev became the [[Director (business)|director]] of the Soyuzmultfilm film studio. Before that he was heading Airplane Studio LLC, bringing with him over a decade of experience in animation production. Boris is also a member of the management board of the Russian Animated Films Association. Boris is one of the key experts in the animation industry in Russia, he is a co-author and the chief scholarly editor of ''A Dictionary of Modern Animation Terminology'' and co-author of the textbook ''Producing Animated Films.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mkrf.ru/press/news/boris-mashkovtsev-naznachen-direktorom-kinostudii/|title=Борис Машковцев назначен директором киностудии "Союзмультфильм"|website=www.mkrf.ru|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

Since June, 2019, Julia Osetinskaya became the [[Executive producer|general producer]] of the studio. She was the executive producer in Riki Group and the head of Riki Development Fund, where she developed and produced several successful new animated brands and projects of the group.<ref name=":15" />

=== Art techniques ===
The studio today is equipped with the most modern facilities and presents a wide variety of animation techniques: [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn animation]], [[2D computer graphics|2D animation]], [[Stop motion|stop motion animation]] and the most modern [[3D computer graphics|3D animation]], using [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI graphics]].<ref name=":11" /> Despite the digitization, the studio tries to preserve the aesthetics as much as possible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFfqBzt9idQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/iFfqBzt9idQ |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Компании и люди Борис Машковцев|website=ПРО БИЗНЕС ТВ (Youtube)|date=13 September 2017 |access-date=2020-04-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Recently, Soyuzmultfilm has developed, ready to introduce into production and is already [[patent]]ing several unique technological solutions.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwc.ru/ru/publications/mediaindustriya-v-2019/yuliana-slascheva-interview.html|title=Юлиана Слащева Председатель правления киностудии "Союзмультфильм"|last=PricewaterhouseCoopers|website=PwC|language=ru-ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

The studio keeps producing and developing [[Clay animation|clay]] and [[puppet]] [[Stop motion|stop motion animation]] as this is an incredible legacy of [[Russia]], with professional specialists using unique techniques. The initial task, according to the new management, is to develop all existing animation techniques under the studio's roof.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mir24.tv/news/16277986/yuliana-slashcheva-soyuzmultfilm-budet-uchit-detei-animacii|title=Юлиана Слащева: "Союзмультфильм" будет учить детей анимации|website=Mir24|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

=== TV series ===
Today the studio is actively engaged in the development of [[Animated series|series]] production with a focus on international markets. Soyuzmultfilm actively develops co-production and creates projects with other well-known studios.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/news/y2020/2-2/20271/|title=Французская компания Cyber Group инвестирует в российский мультсериал "Оранжевая корова"|website=Кино-Театр.РУ|date=2 February 2020|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

Nowadays Soyuzmultfilm has seven released projects. Several other [[Animated series|series]] are in production<ref name=":10" /> and expected to be released in the second half of 2020.

The main direction of the studio is the creation of completely new, original images and characters. Six projects have original scripts and heroes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-44470387|title=Глава "Союзмультфильма" о советских брендах, идеологии и либералах|date=2018-06-16|work=BBC News Русская служба|access-date=2020-04-17|language=ru}}</ref> The animated series are intent on not only at entertaining children, but also at education and personal development through visualization in a funny way without strict edification.<ref>{{Citation|title=Сергей Стиллавин и его друзья. Юлиана Слащёва о мультфильмах / Радио Маяк|url=http://radiomayak.ru/videos/video/id/1966097/|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> Most of the series are created with the participation of professional [[Media psychology|media psychologists]].<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/27032/4096979/|title=Возвращение легенды|date=2019-09-24|website=KP.RU - сайт «Комсомольской правды»|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

Together with [[Channel One Russia|Channel One]] Soyuzmultfilm is creating the educational [[Animated series|mini-series]] aimed at the very youngest audience segment ''Claymotions''<ref>{{Citation|title="Первый канал. Всемирная сеть" и "Союзмультфильм" объявили о сотрудничестве. Новости. Первый канал|url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2018-12-12/357162-pervyy_kanal_vsemirnaya_set_i_soyuzmultfilm_ob_yavili_o_sotrudnichestve|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> (2+) (since 2018), made in authentic [[Clay animation|clay-motion]] technique and teaching kids through games. The [[Musical film|musical comedy]] ''Orange Moo-cow'' (3+) (since 2019), co-produced with [[Cyber Group Studios]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinometro.ru/news/show/name/cyber_orangeCow_SMF_7842|title=Французская Cyber Group Studios инвестирует в проект "Союзмультфильма"|website=www.kinometro.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> forms important value orientations among children.<ref name=":12" /> The adventure comedy for family viewing ''Squared Zebra'' (3+) (since 2020) approaches to the topic of tolerance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://echo.msk.ru/programs/tv/2339857-echo/|title=В Новый год с новыми мультфильмами — Юлиана Слащева — Телехранитель — Эхо Москвы, 30.12.2018|website=Эхо Москвы|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> The adventure story ''Captain Kraken and His Crew'' (4+) (since 2017), co-produced with Rocket Fox Animation Studio,<ref name=":15" /> shows children how to act in various life situations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tlum.ru/news/vse-o-novyh-proektah-souzmultfilma/|title=Все о новых проектах "Союзмультфильма"|website=Тлум.ру|date=3 April 2018|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> The adventure social comedy ''Pirate School'' (8+) (since 2018) was the only [[Russia]]n [[Animated series|series]] project that entered the competition program of the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]], in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proficinema.ru/mainnews/festival/detail.php?ID=241133|title="Пиратская школа" - единственный российский сериал в конкурсной программе фестиваля в Анси|website=www.proficinema.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> and became a winner at the [[Open Russian Festival of Animated Film]] in [[Suzdal]] as Best Series, in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinometro.ru/news/show/name/suzdalfest_2020_winners_5536|title=Фестиваль анимационного кино "Суздальфест" раздал призы|website=www.kinometro.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> The series for a teenage audience ''The Adventures of Peter & Wolf'' (12+) (since 2020), in which the real world and the magical world collide, is full of funny adventures and many unexpected events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ivi.ru/watch/priklyucheniya-peti-i-volka|title=Мультфильм Приключения Пети и Волка смотреть онлайн бесплатно все серии подряд в хорошем HD качестве|website=www.ivi.ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> The series develops ability to think out of the box and find a way out of any situation with the help of knowledge and ingenuity.

At the same time, Soyuzmultfilm preserves the continuity of the classic legacy and keeps the atmosphere of the original cartoons with a focus on modern audience. One of the most popular series – the adventure [[family sitcom]] ''{{ill|Mr. Theo, Cat and Dog|ru|Простоквашино (мультсериал)}}'' (6+) (since 2018) which is a sequel of the famous Russian trilogy ''[[Three from Prostokvashino|Prostokvashino]]'' based on the [[Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat|book]] by [[Eduard Uspensky]]. It is produced in the traditional technique of complex [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn animation]], where each scene is sketched manually, but today it is made with a stylus on the touchpad so that it looks modern.<ref name=":11" /> The mission of ''{{ill|Mr. Theo, Cat and Dog|ru|Простоквашино (мультсериал)}}'' is to develop kids’ imagination and sense of humor, using exciting and entertaining stories with a strong comic element in them, and to encourage independence and nurture critical thinking of children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/26798/3836722/|title=Новое Простоквашино: Дядя Федор теперь хипстер, а на Печкина надели бейсболку|date=2018-03-02|website=KP.RU - сайт «Комсомольской правды»|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> The premiere of the series became the record breaker for the number of views on the air of the [[Carousel (TV channel)|Carousel]] Russian television channel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karusel-tv.ru/news/7882|title=Телеканал "Карусель" с премьерой мультсериала "Простоквашино" — в лидерах по доле телесмотрения|website=www.karusel-tv.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> and collected more than 1 million views in just 2,5 hours on social networks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/lifestyle/news/2018/04/03/755706-novaya-seriya-prostokvashino-nabrala-bolee-mln-prosmotrov|title=Новая серия "Простоквашино" набрала в первые часы более 1 млн просмотров|website=Ведомости|date=3 April 2018 |language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

The series ''Orange Moo-cow'' and ''{{ill|Mr. Theo, Cat and Dog|ru|Простоквашино (мультсериал)}}'' took 2nd and 4th places, respectively, among the [[animated series]] shown on Russian TV in 2019, according to the 4-17-year-old audience rating of the most-watched television programme which lasts more than 5 minutes, Mediascope research company indicates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20200217/1564875512.html|title=Сериалы "Союзмультфильма" вошли в лидеры ТВ-рейтингов за год|website=РИА Новости|date=17 February 2020|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

The 2021 series ''Rockoons'', about a group of seven differently colored performing raccoons, is one of a few Russian animated media that took part in the Key Buyers Event for a chance to gain worldwide exposure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bałaga |first=Marta |date=2021-06-10 |title=Russian Animation Companies Eye International Markets |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/russian-animation-1234993466/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Feature films ===
One of the main directions that the studio is developing today is a production of feature films.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/spec/soyuzmultfilm|title=История российской мультипликации: студия "Союзмультфильм"|website=ТАСС|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

In 2018, the studio released the [[stop motion]] [[Puppet animation|puppet animated]] [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] ''[[Hoffmaniada]]'' directed by [[Stanislav Sokolov]], which was being produced for 17 years.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|url=https://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/298125/|title=В прокат вышел мультфильм "Гофманиада". Интервью с режиссером Станиславом Соколовым|website=tvkultura.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> The film conceptualized the struggles of an animation studio and its revival through its historic production cycle.

The film is about the life and work of renowned [[Germany|German]] writer [[E. T. A. Hoffmann|Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann]]. The screenplay incorporates storylines and characters from his tales ''[[The Golden Pot]]'', ''[[The Sandman (short story)|The Sandman]]'', and ''[[Little Zaches|Klein Zaches genannt Zinnober]]''.<ref name=":13" />

''[[Hoffmaniada]]'' premiered on June 11, 2018, at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] in official selection Out of Competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/news:a2116|title=Annecy > News|website=www.annecy.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> The film released in Russia on 11 October 2018 and later in Japan in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Мультфильм "Гофманиада" выходит в российский прокат|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/5660671|access-date=2021-01-05|website=ТАСС}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=制作期間15年！「チェブラーシカ」の老舗スタジオが作る人形アニメが幻想的で"ちょっと怖い"!? ｜最新の映画ニュースならMOVIE WALKER PRESS|url=https://movie.walkerplus.com/news/article/184657/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=MOVIE WALKER PRESS|language=ja}}</ref> The feature received positive reviews from critics who remarked the film is at the same level as contemporary legends of stop motion films succeeding in reviving 19th century Romanticism literature in animation format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/4983586|title=Кукольная "Гофманиада" как ренессанс Союзмультфильма|website=ТАСС|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-15|title="Гофманиада": "Союзмультфильм" сделал нечто удивительное {{!}} Кино, Обзоры кино|url=https://www.mirf.ru/kino/gofmaniada/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Мир фантастики и фэнтези|language=ru}}</ref> It won awards at the [[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Award]] as [[Golden Eagle Award for Best Animation|Best Animated Film]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aakr.ru/gofmaniada-poluchila-premiju-zolotoj-orel-kak-luchshij-animacionnyj-film/|title="Гофманиада" получила премию "Золотой орел", как лучший анимационный фильм — Ассоциация анимационного кино России|website=aakr.ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> the Icarus,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Мультфильм "Пять минут до моря" завоевал главную премию "Икар"|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/6309473|access-date=2021-01-05|website=ТАСС}}</ref> the Brazil Stop Motion International Film Festival award,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Российский фильм получил две награды на международном фестивале анимации|url=https://360tv.ru/news/kultura/rossijskij-film-pobedil-poluchil-dve-nagrady-na-mezhdunarodnom-festivale-animatsii/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=360tv.ru|date=24 August 2018 |language=ru}}</ref> and was nominated at the [[Asia Pacific Screen Awards|Asia-Pacific Screen Awards]] as [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film|Best Animated Film]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rambler.ru/other/41060609-animatsionnyy-film-gofmaniada-nominirovan-na-aziatskiy-oskar/|title=Анимационный фильм "Гофманиада" номинирован на "азиатский Оскар"|website=Рамблер/новости|date=17 October 2018 |language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

A new [[Animation|animated]] [[Feature film|feature]] for family viewing ''Suvorov'', co-produced by [[Gorky Film Studio]], is currently in production. It is a historical fiction, which combines several genres: [[Adventure film|adventure]], [[War film|military]] [[Historical film|historical]] and [[Biographical film|biographical]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntv.ru/peredacha/Pozdnyakov/m50720/o535536/video/?fb|title=Юлиана Слащёва|website=www.ntv.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> ''Suvorov'' is made in [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI graphics]] and [[3D film|3D]] with [[motion capture]] technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mir24.tv/news/16356425/soyuzmultfilm-v-etom-godu-zavershit-rabotu-nad-polnometrazhkoi-o-suvorove|title="Союзмультфильм" выпустит полнометражку о Суворове в 3D|website=Mir24|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> This entertaining and educational story promotes traditional values of loyalty, courage and self-realization, filled with the spirit of adventure, subtle humor and romance.<ref name=":14" />&nbsp;

=== Animated shorts ===
This is the direction that Soyuzmultfilm has been engaged in for the past 20 years, preserving the traditional school of the studio – [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn animation]].<ref name=":16" /> "Original author animation is a mandatory area for development, it moves the industry forward from an artistic point of view, invents new techniques and stories", says Julia Osetinskaya.<ref name=":15" /> "This is our workshop of ideas. Our task now is to continue to develop and maintain this course of production, and to find the most talented directors, artists and animators", made it clear [[Yuliana Slashcheva]]. "This comes up with not only producing of high-quality [[Short film|short author films]], but also with potential ideas for further use in [[Animated series|series]] and [[feature film]]s".<ref name=":17" />

As of 2019, the studio produced more than 80 new [[Short film|short animated films]],<ref name=":25" /> and keeps producing approximately 10–15 [[short film]]s a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.ru/biznes/369493-direktor-soyuzmultfilma-nashi-multfilmy-silno-otlichayutsya-ot-zolotoy-kollekcii-sssr|title=Директор "Союзмультфильма": "Наши мультфильмы сильно отличаются от "Золотой коллекции" СССР"|website=www.forbes.ru|date=22 November 2018 |language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

The [[Short film|shorts]] produced by the studio regularly participate in prestigious international festivals. Among the recent award-winning [[Short film|shorts]] are:
* ''Vivat Musketeers!'' (2019) by Anton Diakov,<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/festival:en/awards/film-index-award-winner:film-20180280|title=Home > Festival > Awards > Film index Award winner|website=www.annecy.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
* ''Good Heart'' (2018) by Evgenia Zhirkova,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zlinfest.cz/en/26741n-results-of-59th-zlin-film-festival-2019|title=RESULTS OF THE 59th ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL 2019 - 60th ZLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - international film festival for children and youth|website=www.zlinfest.cz|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
* ''I Want to Live in the Zoo'' (2017) by Evgenia Golubeva,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://evgeniagolubeva.com/I-Want-To-Live-In-The-Zoo|title=I Want To Live In The Zoo - evgeniagolubeva|website=evgeniagolubeva.com|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> ''Coco's Day'' (2017) by Tatyana Moshkova,<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://www.itfs.de/en/news/25-x-itfs-die-jubilaeumsedition/|title=25 x ITFS – The Anniversary Edition|website=ITFS – Internationales Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
* ''Trunky'' (2017) by Ekaterina Filippova,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zlinfest.cz/en/26473n-results-and-motivations-of-58th-zlin-film-festival|title=Results and motivations of 58th Zlín Film Festival - 60th ZLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - international film festival for children and youth|website=www.zlinfest.cz|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
* ''About Our Astronauts'' (2018) by Galina Golubeva,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://santamarinafilmfestival.com/blog/the-winners-of-santa-marina-film-festival-2019/|title=The Winners of Santa Marina Film Festival 2019|date=2019-08-31|website=Santa Marina Film Festival|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
* ''The Sled (2016)'' by Olesya Shchukina,<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=http://www.klik.amsterdam/festival/archive/winners-klik-2017|title=Winners KLIK 2017|website=www.klik.amsterdam|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
* ''Two Trams'' (2016) by Svetlana Andrianova,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zlinfest.cz/wcd/docs/2017/resultsandmotivations_2017.pdf|title=57 Zlin Film Festival|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
* ''Moroshka'' (2015) by Polina Minchenok,<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|url=https://www.zlinfest.cz/en/26292n-results-list-57th-zlin-film-festival|title=Results list 57th Zlín Film Festival – 60th ZLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 – international film festival for children and youth|website=www.zlinfest.cz|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
* ''Pik Pik Pik'' (2015) by {{ill|Dmitry Visotsky|ru|Высоцкий, Дмитрий Юрьевич}},<ref name=":24">{{Cite web|url=http://137.212.94.219.static.www260b.sakura.ne.jp/en2014/e03compe/3-06e.html|title=International Animation Festival Hiroshima {{!}} Winners|website=137.212.94.219.static.www260b.sakura.ne.jp|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
* ''Mama Heron'' (2015) by {{ill|Marina Karpova|ru|Карпова, Марина Евгеньевна}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cifej.com/post/226|title=Mama Heron won CIFEJ Prize at the 10th Tehran International Animation Festival|website=www.cifej.com|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
and others.

Among the studio's production are new programmes of the legendary compilation of [[animated shorts]] for children ''[[Happy Merry-Go-Round]]'', first released in 1969. The collection includes unique works in gouache and sand techniques.<ref name=":15" /> The production of animated shorts at the studio is supervised by the masters of animation – artistic directors and creative producers {{ill|Mikhail Aldashin|ru|Алдашин, Михаил Владимирович}} and [[Igor Kovalyov]]. Both of them, in 2019, became the members of the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], selected nominees and chose winners at the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/6623223|title=Аниматоры Игорь Ковалев и Михаил Алдашин вошли в состав Американской киноакадемии|website=ТАСС|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> In 2017, Soyuzmultfilm released the new ''Bicycle'' almanac, which was created by students of animation colleges and up-and-coming directors.<ref name=":16" />

=== New start of the Golden collection ===
Soyuzmultfilm is in the process of restoring classic tapes – the cartoons are digitized, color-corrected and given a modern surround sound. The first to be digitized and shown at cinemas are the most popular cartoons among viewers: ''[[The Twelve Months (1956 film)|The Twelve months]]'' (1956), ''[[The Snow Queen (1957 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' (1957), ''[[The Adventures of Buratino (1959 film)|The Adventures of Buratino]]'' (1959), ''[[The Nutcracker (1973 film)|The Nutcracker]]'' (1973), ''[[The Mystery of the Third Planet]]'' (1981), ''[[The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1984 film)|The Tale of Tsar Saltan]]'' (1984).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.m24.ru/news/kultura/16122019/100749|title="Союзмультфильм" восстановил советские мультфильмы для показа на большом экране|website=m24.ru|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> &nbsp;

According to surveys of kids, the heroes of the "Golden collection" are among the most popular and favorite children's characters. The studio decided to create a continuation of these cartoons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/interview/technology_and_media/23/05/2018/5ad627d49a794746f65fa03c|title=Юлиана Слащева — РБК: "Союзмультфильм" очень долгое время был слабым»|website=РБК|date=23 May 2018 |language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> "We selected the ten most popular characters from the old collection and are ready to give a new lease of life to them. Our task is to pack the new product with respect to the continuity of the animation traditions, using a modern language and a visual range that is understandable to modern children", [[Yuliana Slashcheva]] says.<ref name=":18" /> In 2018, Soyuzmultfilm announced about a release of the continuation of the cult cartoons: ''[[Well, Just You Wait!]]'', ''[[Adventures of Mowgli]]'', ''[[Umka (1969 film)|Umka]]'', ''[[The Bremen Town Musicians (1969 film)|The Bremen Town Musicians]]'', ''[[Cheburashka]]'' and some others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iz.ru/846221/2019-02-15/soiuzmultfilm-poobeshchal-sniat-novye-serii-kultovykh-multikov|title="Союзмультфильм" пообещал снять новые серии культовых мультиков|date=2019-02-15|website=Известия|language=ru|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> In 2020, the second re-release of the Golden Collection commenced on 19 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Впервые в кинотеатрах золотая коллекция отреставрированных мультфильмов от студии "СОЮЗМУЛЬТФИЛЬМ"|url=https://kinoteatr.ru/events/souz-multfilm-2020/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=kinoteatr.ru}}</ref> The [[High-definition video|High Definition]] [[film restoration]] materials for the films were released. The film stock were renewed with all the [[film grain]] and extra flickering dots removed ensuring the stability of the films for the foreseeable future.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Яндекс" перевёл классику "Союзмультфильма" в HD-качество с помощью нейросетей|url=https://www.ixbt.com/news/2018/09/25/jandeks-perevjol-klassiku-sojuzmultfilma-v-hdkachestvo-s-pomoshju-nejrosetej.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=iXBT.com|language=ru}}</ref> Distributed by United Network "Cinema Park", the HD version of the classics are screened in many of the major cities in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Снежная королева & Великое закрытие" - расписание сеансов, купить билеты онлайн в кинотеатрах Москвы|url=https://kinoteatr.ru/film/snezhnaya-koroleva/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=FormulaKino CinemaPark|language=ru}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* 1951 — [[Cannes Film Festival|IV Cannes Film Festival]]: the Special [[Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)|Jury Prize]] – ''[[The Humpbacked Horse (1947 film)|The Humpbacked Horse]]'' by [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinoglaz.fr/u_fiche_film.php?num=6073|title=The Humpbacked Horse|website=www.kinoglaz.fr|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1955 — [[Cannes Film Festival|VIII Cannes Film Festival]]: Short Film Special Distinction – ''{{ill|The Golden Antelope|ru|Золотая антилопа}}'' by [[Lev Atamanov]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/zolotaya-antilopa|title=ZOLOTAYA ANTILOPA|website=Festival de Cannes|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1957 — [[Venice Film Festival]]: [[Golden Lion]] in the animated film category – ''[[The Snow Queen (1957 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' by [[Lev Atamanov]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=2010|title=Russian animation in letters and figures {{!}} Films {{!}} "THE SNOW QUEEN"|website=www.animator.ru|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1967 — [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]]: Children's film Award – ''[[The Mitten (film)|The Mitten]]'' by [[Roman Abelevich Kachanov|Roman Kachanov]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/about/archives:en/1967:en/award-winners/film-index:film-670510|title=Film Index|website=www.annecy.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1974 — [[Cannes Film Festival|XXVII Cannes Film Festival]]: [[Short Film Palme d'Or|Grand Prize of the Festival – short films]] – ''{{ill|Island (1973 film)|ru|Остров (мультфильм)|lt=Island|WD=}}'' by [[Fyodor Khitruk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/ostrov|title=OSTROV|website=Festival de Cannes|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1975 — [[Cannes Film Festival|XXVIII Cannes Film Festival]]: Short Film Special [[Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)|Jury Prize]] – ''{{ill|I Grant You A Star|ru|Дарю тебе звезду}}'' by [[Fyodor Khitruk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/dariou-tebe-zvezdou|title=DARIOU TEBE ZVEZDOU|website=Festival de Cannes|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1980 — [[Ottawa International Animation Festival]]: Category A, Films Longer Than 3 Minutes – 1st Prize – ''[[Tale of Tales (1979 film)|Tale of Tales]]'' by [[Yuri Norstein]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationfestival.ca/archives/2005/fest_award_80.php|title=Ottawa 05 International Animation Festival|website=www.animationfestival.ca|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1984 — Olympiad of Animation by [[ASIFA-Hollywood]]: The greatest animated film of all time – ''[[Tale of Tales (1979 film)|Tale of Tales]]'' by [[Yuri Norstein]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/remembering-the-olympiad-of-animation/|title=Remembering the Olympiad of Animation|last=Mallory|first=Michael|date=2012-08-16|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Katz|first=Maya Balakirsky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UdN2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA207|title=Drawing the Iron Curtain: Jews and the Golden Age of Soviet Animation|date=2016-07-15|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=978-0-8135-7703-6|language=en}}</ref>
* 1986 — [[Dok Leipzig|International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film]]: Golden Dove – ''{{ill|Break!|ru|Брэк!}}'' by [[Garri Bardin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bardin.ru/eng1985.htm|title=BREAK!|website=www.bardin.ru|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 1988 — [[Cannes Film Festival|XLI Cannes Film Festival]]: [[Short Film Palme d'Or]] – ''{{ill|Fioritures (1987 film)|ru|Выкрутасы (мультфильм)|lt=Fioritures|WD=}}'' by [[Garri Bardin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/bukpytacy|title=BUKPYTACY|website=Festival de Cannes|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 2003 — Laputa Animation Festival: 150 Best Animations of All Time – 1st place – ''[[Hedgehog in the Fog|Hedgehog in The Fog]]'' by [[Yuri Norstein]]<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2010/10/laputas-top-150-japanese-and-world.html|title=Laputa's Top 150 Japanese and World Animation (2003)|last=Hotes|first=Cathy Munroe|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 2003 — Laputa Animation Festival: 150 Best Animations of All Time – 2nd place – ''[[Tale of Tales (1979 film)|Tale of Tales]]'' by [[Yuri Norstein]]<ref name=":19" />
* 2014 — [[Hiroshima International Animation Festival]]: Special Jury Prize – ''Pik Pik Pik'' by {{ill|Dmitry Visotsky|ru|Высоцкий, Дмитрий Юрьевич}}<ref name=":24" />
* 2017 — [[Zlín Film Festival]]: Golden Slipper for the Best Animated Film – ''Two Trams'' by Svetlana Andrianova<ref name=":23" />
* 2017 — [[Zlín Film Festival]]: The Hermína Týrlová Award for young artists under 35 – ''Moroshka'' by Polina Minchenok<ref name=":23" />
* 2017 — [[KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival]]: Young Audience Award Kids 3-5 – ''The Sled'' by Olesya Shchukina<ref name=":22" />
* 2018 — [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]]: Young Audience Award – ''Vivat Musketeers!'' by Anton Diakov<ref name=":20" />
* 2018 — {{ill|Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film|de|Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart}}: Tricks For Kids Shorts – ''Coco's Day'' by Tatyana Moshkova<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/cat-days-kokosha-claim-top-prizes-stuttgart|title='Cat Days,' 'Kokosha' Claim Top Prizes at Stuttgart|website=Animation World Network|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
* 2019 — [[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Award]]: [[Golden Eagle Award for Best Animation|Best Animated Film]] – ''[[Hoffmaniada]]'' by [[Stanislav Sokolov]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kinoacademy.ru/news/laureaty-premii-zolotoy-orel-za-2018-god|title=Лауреаты премии «Золотой Орел» за 2018 год|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>

== Films by Jove controversy ==
In 1992,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2981688.stm BBC News-Entertainment-Battle over classic Russian cartoons]</ref> the studio signed a deal with the American company Films by Jove, owned by Russian [[immigrant]] actor [[Oleg Vidov]] and his American wife Joan Borsten.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=David|title=From Russia With Love: Studio City Company to Release Stockpile of Animated Movies|date=31 May 1997|work=[[Daily News of Los Angeles]]}}</ref><!-- http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83868719.html --> It was the first international offer that the studio had received. The deal stipulated that Films by Jove would be granted the rights to 547 of the most popular classic studio films for a period of 10 years in all territories except the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]]; as part of the return, Soyuzmultfilm would receive 37% of the net profits. Films by Jove restored many of the films and released many of them on television, video and DVD in the United States and Europe, albeit usually with dubbed voices (in the case of the series "Mikhail Baryshnakov's Stories from my Childhood" having celebrity actors dubbing some characters in the films featured in the series) and changed music.

According to current director Akop Kirakosyan, the original deal seemed promising at the time but turned out to be "deadly" for the studio. The expected payouts never materialized because Films by Jove never posted any net profits; all of the money officially went to things such as new soundtracks, lawsuits and copy protection measures.<ref name="audio">[http://www.cultradio.ru/doc.html?id=115044&cid=46 Radio interview with Akop Kirakosyan] (partially transcribed), 13-04-2007. {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

Whether either deal was legal was debated in court, with the Soyuzmultfilm Film Fund (see section below) claiming that because the company's lease on its possessions would have expired in 1999 (at which time ownership would have automatically reverted to the government if no new lease were signed), Soyuzmultfilm had no authority to issue rights that lasted beyond that timeframe.<ref name="vedomosti2007">{{cite web |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2007/04/11/123914 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502104523/https://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2007%2F04%2F11%2F123914 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-02 |title=ВЕДОМОСТИ – Чебурашка лучше Фаберже – Алишер Усманов поможет ушастому зверю вернуться в Россию |publisher=Vedomosti.ru |access-date=2012-01-14 }}</ref> Joan Borsten presented a different story.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://judiciary.house.gov/legacy/vidov031303.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107130725/http://judiciary.house.gov/legacy/vidov031303.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-11-07 |title=Statement of FILMS BY JOVE INC |publisher=Judiciary.house.gov |date=2003-03-13 |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref> In the end, the Russian courts sided with Soyuzmultfilm and the American courts sided with Films by Jove.

U.S. Federal Court found that the Russian government has twice tried to invalidate Judge Trager's August 2001 summary judgment decision in favor of Films By Jove and transfer the copyrights to a library of 1,500 animated films, which Films by Jove licensed from Soyuzmultfilm Studios in 1992 to a new state-owned company. The judge found evidence of "continued actions being taken by the Russian government and judiciary to influence the outcome of this United States litigation with the purpose of depriving plaintiff Films by Jove of its right to distribute the animated films in the United States and elsewhere outside the former Soviet Union." The voluminous and very thorough decision further noted that, "In the case at bar, expropriation of the property of an American company by an act of a foreign sovereign is unquestionably against the public policy of the United States."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2981688.stm Films by Jove Wins Critical Decision in Russian Video Piracy Lawsuit; Ruling Finds Improprieties in Russian Judicial Proceedings]</ref><ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/new-york-court-favors-films-jove-over-russian-film-dupes New York Court Favors Films by Jove Over Russian Film Dupes-Animation World Network]</ref>

On 11 April 2007, Russian businessman [[Alisher Usmanov]] announced that he was in the final stages of negotiating a price with Films by Jove to buy back the collection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070905006228/en/Films-Jove-Sells-Award-Winning-Animation-Library|title = News}}</ref> A source close to Usmanov said that Films by Jove's initial price was $10 million, while Usmanov is willing to pay "several times less", as he considers that the rights already belong to Soyuzmultfilm and that he himself is only buying the physical film prints.<ref name="vedomosti2007" /> In September 2007, the deal was finalized, and Usmanov handed everything over to Russian state children's TV channel [[Bibigon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top.rbc.ru/economics/05/09/2007/117322.shtml |title=А.Усманов вернул советские мультфильмы в Россию :: Экономика |publisher=Top.rbc.ru |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref>

== Notable artists ==
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'''Animators & directors'''
* [[Leonid Amalrik]]
* [[Lev Atamanov]]
* [[Garri Bardin]]
* [[Brumberg sisters]]
* [[Roman Davydov]]
* [[Boris Dyozhkin]]
* [[Yefim Gamburg]]
* [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]]
* [[Roman Abelevich Kachanov|Roman Kachanov]]
* [[Fyodor Khitruk]]
* [[Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin]]
* [[Eduard Nazarov]]
* [[Yuri Norstein]]
* [[Vladimir Popov (animator)|Vladimir Popov]]
* [[Nikolay Serebryakov]]
* [[Leonid Shvartsman]]
* [[Stanislav Sokolov]]
* [[Boris Stepantsev]]
* [[Vladimir Tarasov]]
* [[Francheska Yarbusova]]
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'''Actors'''
* [[Oleg Anofriyev]]
* [[Maria Babanova]]
* [[Lev Durov]]
* [[Lyudmila Gnilova]]
* [[Alexey Gribov]]
* [[Vsevolod Larionov]]
* [[Yevgeny Leonov]]
* [[Vasily Livanov]]
* [[Sergey Martinson]]
* [[Georgy Millyar]]
* [[Andrei Mironov (actor)|Andrei Mironov]]
* [[Vyacheslav Nevinny]]
* [[Anatoli Papanov]]
* [[Klara Rumyanova]]
* [[Grigory Shpigel]]
* [[Oleg Tabakov]]
* [[Yevgeny Vesnik]]
* [[Maria Vinogradova]]
* [[Georgy Vitsin]]
* [[Rina Zelyonaya]]
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== List of notable films ==
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* 1945 ''[[The Lost Letter (1945 film)|The Lost Letter]]'' ({{lang|ru|Пропавшая грамота}})
* 1947 ''[[To You, Moscow]]'' ({{lang|ru|Тебе, Москва!}})
* 1947 ''[[The Humpbacked Horse (1947 film)|The Humpbacked Horse]]'' ({{lang|ru|Конёк-Горбуно́к}})
* 1951 ''[[The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights#Adaptations|The Tale of the Dead Tsarevna and the Seven Bogatyrs]]'' ({{lang|ru|Сказка о мёртвой царевне и о семи богатырях}})
* 1951 ''[[The Night Before Christmas (1951 film)|The Night Before Christmas]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ночь перед Рождеством}})
* 1952 ''[[The Scarlet Flower (1952 film)|The Scarlet Flower]]'' ({{lang|ru|А́ленький цвето́чек}})
* 1952 ''[[The Snow Maiden (1952 film)|The Snow Maiden]]'' ({{lang|ru|Снегу́рочка}})
* 1952 ''[[Kashtanka]]'' ({{lang|ru|Каштанка}})
* 1953 ''Flight to the Moon'' ({{lang|ru|ПОЛЕТ НА ЛУНУ}})
* 1954 ''The Golden Antelope'' ({{lang|ru|Золотая антилопа}})
* 1954 ''[[The Frog Princess#Adaptations|Tsarevna the Frog]]'' ({{lang|ru|Царевна лягушка}})
* 1955 ''[[The Enchanted Boy]]'' ({{lang|ru|Заколдованный мальчик}})
* 1956 ''[[The Twelve Months (1956 film)|The Twelve Months]]'' ({{lang|ru|Двенадцать месяцев}})
* 1956 ''[[The Ugly Duckling]]'' ({{lang|ru|Гадкий утенок}})
* 1956 ''[[The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda]]'' ({{lang|ru|Сказка о попе и его работнике Балде}})
* 1957 ''[[The Snow Queen (1957 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' ({{lang|ru|Сне́жная короле́ва}})<ref>[https://mubi.com/films/the-snow-queen The Snow Queen (1957) -MUBI]</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050987/ The Snow Queen (1957) – IMDb]</ref>
* 1958 ''[[Beloved Beauty]]'' ({{lang|ru|Краса́ ненагля́дная}})
* 1959 ''[[The Adventures of Buratino (1959 film)|The Adventures of Buratino]]'' ({{lang|ru|Приключе́ния Бурати́но}})
* 1961 ''[[Chipolino]]'' ({{lang|ru|Чиполлино}})
* 1962 ''[[The Story of a Crime]]'' ({{lang|ru|Исто́рия одного́ преступле́ния}})
* 1962 ''[[The Wild Swans (1962 film)|The Wild Swans]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ди́кие ле́беди}})
* 1964 ''[[Lefty (1964 film)|Lefty]]'' ({{lang|ru|Левша́}})
* 1964 ''[[Thumbelina]]'' ({{lang|ru|Дюймовочка}})
* 1965 ''Boniface's Holiday'' (Каникулы Бонифация)<ref name="cartoonresearch.com11">{{cite web|url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoons-considered-for-an-academy-award-1966/|title=Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1966 -|website=cartoonresearch.com}}</ref>
* 1966 ''[[There Lived Kozyavin]]'' ({{lang|ru|Жил-был Козявин}})
* 1967 ''[[Adventures of Mowgli|Mowgli]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ма́угли}})
* 1968 ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof|Little Boy and Karlsson]]'' ({{lang|ru|Малы́ш и Ка́рлсон}})
* 1968 ''[[The Little Mermaid (1968 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' ({{lang|ru|Русалочка}})
* 1969–2006 ''[[Well, Just You Wait!]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ну, погоди!}})
* 1969 ''[[Crocodile Gena]]'' ({{lang|ru|Крокодил Гена}})
* 1969, released 1986 ''The Glass Harmonica'' ({{lang|ru|Стеклянная гармоника}})<ref>[https://mubi.com/films/the-glass-harmonica The Glass Harmonica (1968)-MUBI]</ref>
* 1969 ''[[The Bremen Town Musicians (1969 film)|The Bremen Town Musicians]]'' ({{lang|ru|Бременские музыканты}})
* 1969 ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh (1969 film)|Winnie-the-Pooh]]'' ({{lang|ru|Винни-Пух}})<ref name="Pooh">[http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/russias-winnie-the-pooh-animated-series/ Russia's "Winnie-the-Pooh" Animated Series-Cartoon Research]</ref>
* 1969 ''[[Film, Film, Film]]'' ({{lang|ru|Фильм, фильм, фильм}})
* 1969 ''[[Umka (1969 film)|Umka]]'' ({{lang|ru|Умка}})
* 1970 ''[[Karlsson-on-the-Roof|Karlsson Returns]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ка́рлсон верну́лся}})
* 1970 ''[[Umka is Looking for a Friend]]'' ({{lang|ru|Умка ищет друга}})
* 1971 ''[[Cheburashka]]'' ({{lang|ru|Чебура́шка}})
* 1971 ''[[Losharik]]'' ({{lang|ru|Лошарик}})
* 1971 ''[[How the Little Donkey Looked for the Happiness (1971 film)|How the Little Donkey Looked for the Happiness]]'' ({{lang|ru|Как ослик счастье искал}})
* 1971 '' Winnie-the-Pooh Goes on a Visit'' ({{lang|ru|Ви́нни-Пух идёт в го́сти}})<ref name="Pooh" />
* 1972 ''Winnie-the-Pooh and the Day of Concern'' ({{lang|ru|Ви́нни-Пу́х и день забо́т}})<ref name="Pooh" />
* 1972 ''In The 30th Century'' ({{lang|ru|в тридесятом веке}})
* 1972 ''[[Phaeton (hypothetical planet)|Phaeton]]: The Son of Sun'' ({{lang|ru|Фаэтон - Сын Солнца}})<ref>[http://animator.ru/db/?p=show_film&fid=2603 «ФАЭТОН - СЫН СОЛНЦА»]</ref>
* 1973 ''Miracle'' ({{lang|ru|Чудо}})
* 1973 ''[[Po sledam bremenskikh muzykantov|On the Trail of Town Musicians of Bremen]]'' ({{lang|ru|По следа́м бре́менских музыка́нтов}})
* 1973 ''[[The Heron and the Crane]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ца́пля и жура́вль}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/about/archives/1975/official-selection/film-index:film-750124|title = Annecy > About > Archives > 1975 > Official Selection > Film Index}}</ref>
* 1973 ''The Island'' ({{lang|ru|О́стров}})
* 1973 ''[[The Nutcracker (1973 film)|The Nutcracker]]'' ({{lang|ru|Щелку́нчик}})
* 1973 ''The Fox and the Hare'' (Лиса и заяц)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437300/ The Fox and the Hare (1973)-IMDB]</ref>
* 1974 ''[[Prometheus (1974 film)|Prometheus]]'' ({{lang|ru|ПРОМЕТЕЙ}})
* 1974 ''[[Shapoklyak]]'' ({{lang|ru|Шапокля́к}})
* 1975 ''[[Hedgehog in the Fog]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ёжик в тума́не}})<ref name="Lenburg264">{{cite book|author=Jeff Lenburg|title=Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators|pages=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinanimate0000lenb/page/264 264]|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinanimate0000lenb|url-access=registration|quote=Hedgehog Fog Norstein.|year=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-1-55783-671-7}}</ref>
* 1976–1991 ''[[38 Parrots]]'' ({{lang|ru|38 попуга́ев}})
* 1977 ''[[Polygon (film)|Polygon]]'' ({{lang|ru|Полигон}})
* 1978 ''[[Three from Prostokvashino]]'' ({{lang|ru|Тро́е из Простоква́шино}})
* 1978 ''[[Contact (animated short film)|Contact]]'' ({{lang|ru|Конта́кт}})
* 1979 ''[[Tale of Tales (1979 film)|Tale of Tales]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ска́зка ска́зок}})<ref name="Lenburg264" />
* 1981 ''[[The Mystery of the Third Planet]]'' ({{lang|ru|Та́йна тре́тьей плане́ты}})
* 1981 ''[[Dog in Boots]]'' ({{lang|ru|Пёс в сапога́х}})
* 1982 ''[[Once Upon a Dog]]'' ({{lang|ru|Жил-был пёс}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/about/archives/1983/official-selection/film-index:film-830282|title = Annecy > About > Archives > 1983 > Official Selection > Film Index}}</ref>
* 1983 ''[[Cheburashka Goes to School]]'' ({{lang|ru|Чебура́шка идёт в шко́лу}})
* 1984 ''[[The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1984 film)|The Tale of Tsar Saltan]]'' ({{lang|ru|Ска́зка о царе́ Салта́не}})
* 1985 ''[[Two Tickets to India]]'' ({{lang|ru|Два билета в Индию}})
* 1987 ''[[Laughter and Grief by the White Sea]]'' ({{lang|ru|Смех и го́ре у Бе́ла мо́ря}})
* 1988 ''[[The Pass (1988 film)|Mountain Pass]]'' ({{lang|ru|Перева́л}})
* 1990 ''[[Seryi Volk & Krasnaya Shapochka|Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/about/archives/1991/official-selection/film-index:film-910774|title = Annecy > About > Archives > 1991 > Official Selection > Film Index}}</ref>
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== See also ==
{{portal|Animation|Film|Companies|Soviet Union|Russia}}

* [[History of Russian animation]]
* [[Mosfilm]]
* [[Kyivnaukfilm]]
* [[Lenfilm]]
* [[Belarusfilm]]
* [[Dovzhenko Film Studios]]
* [[Melnitsa Animation Studio]]
* [[Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation]] – covering all Soviet and Russian animation

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* '''[https://b2b.souzmult.com/ Official website #1]''' {{in lang|en}}
* '''[https://souzmult.ru/ Official website #2]''' (in Russian)
* '''[https://www.youtube.com/ClassicCartoonsMedia/ Official YouTube channel]''' {{in lang|ru}}
* [https://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_studia&sid=16&sp=2 List of all Soyuzmultfilm films.]
* [https://cinando.com/en/Company/soyuzmultfilm_animation_studio_130656/Detail Soyuzmultfilm] on [[Marché du Film#Cinando|Cinando]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080123110100/http://kinejo.blogsome.com/category/animaciaj/ Soyuzmultfilm cartoons of the 1940s and the 1950s with Esperanto subtitles]
* [https://archive.today/20121206001923/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/S/Soyuzmultfilm/index.html The Cartoon Database's entry on Soyuzmultfilm]

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