Studio “Parovoz” Receives 4 Nominations for the “Ikar” Award

14.03.2025

The nominees for the XI National Animation Award “Ikar” have been announced. Studio “Parovoz” is represented in four categories. The episode “The Chair of Discord” from the animated series “Tweetville” has been nominated in the “Best Episode of an Animated Series” category. The studio’s lead writer Maria Parfenova has been nominated for the “Best Screenwriter” award for her work on the short film “Out there” Composers Dmitry Larionov and Ekaterina Shikhova are also on the list of nominees for their music for this project. The studio’s art director, Anastasia Kayali, has been recognized in the “Concept Art” category for creating the visual style of the series “White Dreams.”

A record number of applications — 180 — were submitted for the award.

NOMINATION “EPISODE”
“The Chair of Discord,” animated series “Tweetville,” directed by Andrey Virin

NOMINATION “CONCEPT ART”
Anastasia Kayali (“White Dreams”)

NOMINATION “SCREENWRITER”
Maria Parfenova – “Out there”

NOMINATION “COMPOSER”
Dmitry Larionov, Ekaterina Shikhova – “Beyond the Edge”

The awards ceremony for the XI National Animation Award “Ikar” will take place in Moscow on April 3, 2025, at the “Theater on Trubnaya.”

The “Ikar” Award is a unique prize recognizing animation professionals for their authorship and achievements in the industry. Traditionally, awards will be presented in 16 categories. Among the laureates of different years: Konstantin Bronzit, Alexander Petrov, Igor Kovalyov, Dmitry Vysotsky, Rezo Gabriadze, Yuri Arabov, Andrey Khrzhanovsky, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Valery Garkalin, Larisa Brokhman, Leonid Shmelkov, Anton Dyakov, Dina Velikovskaya, Denis Chernov, Marina Landa, Sergey Vasilyev, and others.