About Pjotr Sapegin
Born 1955. Pjotr Sapegin is a Russian film director, actor and director.
Pjotr Klimentevich Sapegin (born December 4, 1955) is a Russian-born animator based in Norway.
Born and raised in Moscow, he emigrated to Norway in 1990. He was a cofounder of the Studio Magica animation studio, later founding the Pravda animation studio after Magica's closure.
He first became widely known for his 1995 short Mons the Cat (Katten Mons), later receiving attention for his earlier Edvard series of films loosely based on composer Edvard Grieg. and a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short, receiving nods at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for Aria and at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005 for Through My Thick Glasses.
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Who is Pjotr Sapegin?
Russian film director
When was Pjotr Sapegin born?
Pjotr Sapegin was born on 4 December 1955 in Moscow.
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Pjotr Sapegin is a film director, actor and director.
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Pjotr Sapegin is Russian.
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