Maria Parfenova Creator and Screenwriter
Maria Parfenova

Head writer and lead screenwriter for Parovoz animation studio. Born in Moscow in 1980 Member of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) and the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation (Film Directors Guild) since 2009 Author of numerous songs for animated series and two children’s books, Fantasy Patrol: The Lost Tales and Fantasy Patrol: The Five Kingdoms.

Selected Filmography:

Director

“The Fat One and the Skinny One,” Multipotam-3 Anthology, 2006
Bedtime Stories Anthology – Volume 1, 2009-2010.
KinoDetstvo. Multipotam, 2014
Petrushka and the Vyatka Toys, 2015

Screenwriter

“The Fat One and the Skinny One,” Multipotam-3 Anthology Master-Film animation studio, 2006
Bedtime Stories Anthology – Volume 1,, 2009
“The Cat Lushka”.Soyuzmultfilm animation studio, 2010
Be-Be-Bears, 2015, animated series
Fantasy Patrol, 2016, animated series
Leo and Tig, 2016-2021., animated series
Fantasy Patrol. Children’s Songs, 2016, animated series
Leo and Tig. Children’s Songs, 2016, animated series
Leo and Tig. Magic Songs, 2016, animated series
Cutie Cubies, 2017-2019., animated series
Moolt in Cinema Anthology. Volume 55, 56, 69-89, 90-108, 111-121, 122-143, 144-153, 2017-2022.
F.A.S.T., 2017-2019., animated series
Woodventures, 2017-2019., animated series
Woodventures. Children’s Songs, 2017, animated series
Cutie Cubies. Children’s Songs, 2017, animated series
Boo the Cat, 2018, animated series
Moriki Doriki, 2018-2019., animated series
Fantasy Patrol. The Chronicles, 2019, animated series
Puppies and Kittens, 2020, animated series
The Everlasting Story, 2021, animated feature film
Be-Be-Bears. Travels with Bucky and Bjorn,, 2022, animated series
Be-Be-Bears. Summer Series, 2022, animated series
Woodventures. Summer Series, 2022, animated series
Puppies and Kittens: Summer Vacation, 2022, animated series
Lost Miracle, 2022, animated feature film
Cat Basik, 2022, animated series
Champies, 2022, animated series

Selected Awards and Nominations:

For the animated series Fantasy Patrol
The TEFI-Kids RussianNational Television Award
Award for Best Animated Series (2019)
The 10th Xiamen International Animation Festival (China)
Award for Best Foreign Animated Series
(2017)
The 3rd “Icarus” Animation Awards
Award for Best Startup
(2017)
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Nomination
for Best Animated Series
(2017)
For the animated series Be-Be-Bears
The 10th Big Cartoon Festival
Audience Award
(2016)
The 21st Open Russian Festival of Animation in Suzdal
Award for Best Animated Series
(2016)
The 21st Open Russian Festival of Animation in Suzdal
Award for Best Animated Series
(2018)
For Animated Feature Film «The Everlasting Story»
The TEFI-Kids Russian National Television Award
Award for Best Animated Film for Children
(2022)
The 27th Open Russian Festival of Animation in Suzdal
Award for Best Animated Feature Film for children
(2022)
The 7th Ajayu International Animation Festival (Ajayufest, Peru)
Award for Best Animated Feature Film for Children
(2022)
For the animated series Champies
The 28th Open Russian Festival
of Animation in Suzdal
Award for Best Animated Series
(2023)
For the animated series Puppies and Kittens
The TEFI-Kids
Russian National Television Award
(2021)