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Voronezh Animation Studio

Russian animation studio

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ8028786
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Voronezh Animation Studio (Russian: анимационная студия «Воронеж», romanized: animatsionnaya studiya «Voronezh», formerly known as Wizart Animation) is a Russian animation film, short film and television studio based in Voronezh. The studio specializes in the production of animated feature films, television shows and their distribution and promotion in the domestic and international markets. The studio was formed in 2007 from a company specializing in software development, multimedia and software localization. Originally founded under the name InlayFilm, it rebranded as Wizart Animation in 2012. In August 2022, the company changed its name to Voronezh Animation Studio.

The company's main art technique is CGI animation that is used for their flagship series, The Snow Queen. The films from the series gave the studio the entrance into the film industry that has been recently noted by the animation industry. Its most recent release was The Snow Queen & the Princess, released on 16 February 2023.

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Early history

The studio was founded in 2007 in Voronezh, Russia by a group of artists from the computer game and information technology industry. Their experience allowed them to launch a new type of computer animation studio that involve animators from different cities of Russia.

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