He is a Russian producer, born on September 28, 1957. In 1987, he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Film Engineers. The concept for the animated series "Luntik" was created by him, and he is the CEO of the Melnitsa Animation Studio. He is known for Tri bogatyrya: Khod konem (2015), How Not to Rescue a Princess (2010), and We Can't Live Without Cosmos (2014). In 2015, he received government honors in the category of culture for 2014.