Georgi Gitis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Georgi Gitis

Russian animator

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1977

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: animator, film director

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Georgi Kel'manovich Gitis (Russian: ??????? ??????????? ?????; born 1977) is a Russian animator, director and producer. He is graduate of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 2001.
There he completed his first animated film SemsOrochek (Russian: ???????????) in cooperation with Liza Skvortsova.
In 2002-2004 he worked as a director and animator in the animation TV series Dyatlovy (REN TV Channel), which has won several awards at the Russian animation films festivals. In 2008-2009 he has worked at Paradise Studio as the director of the animated feature film Priklyuchenya Alenushki i Eremi (which became the first Russian 3D animation film in wide release) and its sequel Novye priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy.
His Novye priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy won the Best Animation Award at the Kinotavrik-2010. Since 2012 he has worked as executive producer and director at CTB Studio (animated feature films Ku! Kin-dza-dza, Kak poymat pero Zhar-Ptitsy).