Serguei Kouchnerov (born 22 June 1960 in Rahachow, Belarusian SSR) - artist, animator, director, story artist and screenwriter. He started his career as an animator and director in Kiev, Ukraine. In 1992, he was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation as a character animator and came to the United States of America, where he currently lives and works at Illumination Entertainment.
Serguei Kouchnerov worked for Kievnauchfilm Studio in Kiev, Ukraine (then Soviet Union) on the animated feature film Treasure Island (1988) and on many other animated short films. When in the United States he worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation on Fantasia 2000 before joining DreamWorks Animation for such animated feature films as The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shrek 2 (2004), Bee Movie (2007), Madagascar (2005), Over the Hedge (2006), and Madagascar 2 (2008). One of his current work as an author was a CGI animated short film The Hybrid Union (2010), It was part of an international theatrical release as well as available in the theatrical program on iTunes, Amazon.com, VOD and Shorts HD. View The Hybrid Union Film in iTunes and Amazon.com
As DirectorThe Hybrid Union (CGI animated short film, 2010)
View The Hybrid Union Film in iTunes and
Amazon.comThe Log (Animated short film, 1988)A Vicious Circle, (Animated short film, 1988)Hopeless Wombat (Animated short film, 1991)
As Supervising animator / Character animatorMadagascar 2 (2008) (Character animator) - DreamWorks AnimationBee Movie (2007) (Character animator) - DreamWorks AnimationOver the Hedge (2006) (Character animator) - DreamWorks AnimationMadagascar (2005) (Character animator) - DreamWorks AnimationShrek 2 (2004) (Character animator) - DreamWorks AnimationSinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (Supervising animator) - DreamWorks AnimationSpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) (Character animator) - DreamWorks AnimationThe Road to El Dorado (2000) (Supervising animator) - DreamWorks AnimationThe Prince of Egypt (1998) (Supervising animator) - DreamWorks AnimationFantasia 2000 (2000) (Character animator, Character design) - Walt Disney AnimationThe Lion King (1994) (Game/Animator) - Walt Disney AnimationTreasure Island (1988) (Lead animator) - Kievnauchfilm Kiev, Ukraine (then
Soviet Union) (Russian)
As Storyboard ArtistSinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) - DreamWorks AnimationBob's Burgers - (Animated TV Series/FOX)
As Story ArtistChicken Run (2000) -
DreamWorks Animation /
Aardman
