Serguei Kouchnerov
Known for
Visual Effects
Born
June 22, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Rahačoŭ, Homieĺ Voblasć, Belarusian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]
Biography
Serguei Kouchnerov is a Belarusian-Ukrainian artist, animator, director, story artist and screenwriter. He started his career as an animator and director in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 1992, he was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation as a character animator and came to the United States of America, where he currently lives and works at Illumination Entertainment.
Best known work
Shrek 2
2004
Madagascar
2005
Minions
2015
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
The Secret Life of Pets
2016
Despicable Me 3
2017
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
Chicken Run
2000
Over the Hedge
2006
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022Filmography
2024
Despicable Me 4Story Artist
2023
The Super Mario Bros. MovieOther, Additional Storyboarding
2022
Minions & More 2Director
2022
Minions: The Rise of GruStory Artist
2019
The Secret Life of Pets 2Story Artist
2018
Yellow Is the New BlackDirector
2017
Despicable Me 3Story Artist
2016
The Secret Life of PetsStory Artist
2015
MinionsStory Artist
2012
2010
The Hybrid UnionDirector
2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaAnimation
2006
Over the HedgeAnimation
2005
MadagascarAnimation
2004
Shrek 2Animation
2000
Chicken RunStoryboard
1995
DIG SquadArt Direction, Writer
1993
9 ½ MinutesDirector, Writer
1991
The Muddle-Headed WombatDirector, Animation
1989
Come Back, Kapitoshka!Animation
1989
The Last BattleAnimation
1988
Treasure IslandAnimation
1988
We Are WomenDirector, Writer, Art Direction
1988
The LogDirector, Writer, Production Design
1987