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Natalia Ryss

Director

Director

Professional profile

Biography

Creates experimental animated shorts.

Preferably works with non-conventional structure of narration, expressive editing and mixing of art-techniques.

Participant of numerous festivals such as Ann Arbor, Hiroshima, Ottawa, Anima Mundi, Anima Belgium, Stop Trik, Cinanima, Monstra, Tricky Women, DOK Leipzig, KROK, Animaphix...

Films have widely exрibited in art galleries, including: Beit HaGefen Art Gallery, Bloomfield Science Museum, Ground Solyanka, Biennale Animation in Haifa...

Curator of film programs.

Was born in Rostov-on-Don.
1995 – MFA, VGIK
1988 – BA, Art College
Since 2015 lives in Israel

Professional work

Selected Credits & Filmography

23 projects

Writer · 23 creditsDirector · 23 creditsProducer · 12 creditsAnimator · 9 creditsActor · 2 creditsEditor · 1 creditProduction Designer · 1 creditArt Director · 1 credit

Writer · Director · Producer2026

Contours

Experimental, Music Video, Other

Writer · Director · Producer2025

Dance of Creation

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Animator2025

Dawnlight

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director2025

Dragon

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Writer · Director · Producer2025

Machine's Dream

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Producer2025

Time Capsule

Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Producer · Animator2024

Departures

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Animator2024

Glimmer

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Producer2024

Starting Over

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Animator · Editor · Production Designer2023

Cricket

Animation, Experimental, Short

Writer · Director2023

In Threes

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Producer2023

Simple Forms

Animation, Experimental, Short

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Writer · Director · Animator2023

Swimming pool - Fushigi Man

Animation, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Producer · Animator · Actor2022

hi Radish Man!

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director2020

Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Animator2020

François Couperin. The Alarm Clock

Animation, Short

Writer · Director · Producer · Animator · Actor2020

Gulp

Animation, Experimental

Writer · Director2019

Comte

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Writer · Director · Producer2019

Inner Hell

Animation, Experimental, Short

Writer · Director2018

Clock Face

Animation, Short

Writer · Director · Producer2017

Sanatorium

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short

Writer · Director · Animator · Art Director2015

Tucuman

Animation

Writer · Director · Producer2014

COLISEIDOSCOPE

Animation, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media

Recognition

Awards & Official Selections

Official Selection

Loose Frames: Freak Out! · Dragon

2026

Finalist

Festival Fotogenia · Dance of Creation

2025

Finalist

Munich Music Video Awards · François Couperin. The Alarm Clock

2021

Semi-Finalist

Munich Music Video Awards · Comte

2021

Finalist

Munich Music Video Awards · Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces

2021

Official Selection

Suzdalfest, ORFAC · Clock Face

2018

Finalist

IndustryBOOST Competition 2017 · Tucuman

2016

Official Selection

Ann Arbor Film Festival · Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces

Honorable Mention

Budapest Film Festival · Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces

Quarter-Finalist

WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival · hi Radish Man!

Finalist

Royale Film Festival · Swimming pool - Fushigi Man

Best Experimental Award

Almaty Animation Festival · Simple Forms

Official Selection

35th São Paulo International Short Film Festival · Simple Forms

Best Music Video

Experimental Superstars · In Threes

Best Mobile Filmmaker – Music video

Mobile Filmmakers International Fest · Starting Over

Best Music video

Animix · Dance of Creation

Official Selection

Animix · Machine's Dream

Nominee

NanoCon International Film Festival (NIFF) · Time Capsule

Honorable mention

Jerusalem FF · Dragon

Official Selection

37th Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Film Festival · Dragon

Official Selection

Animix · Dragon

Finalist

Grand IndieWise Convention - 2016 · Tucuman

Finalist

6ta Edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Pehuajó 2017 · Tucuman

Semi-Finalist

San Mauro Film Festival 2018 · Tucuman

Semi-Finalist

42nd Elche International Independent Film Festival · Tucuman

Best International Animation Film

7th Siding Festival of Film · Comte

Honourable mention

KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival · Comte

Best Music Video WINNER

New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival · Comte

WINNER

International Music Video Awards · Comte

Semi-Finalist

Rome Music Video Awards, 2021 · Comte

Finalist

High Tatras Film & Video Festival · Comte

Best Indie Short (low budget)

International World Film Awards · Comte

Finalist

High Tatras Film & Video Festival · Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces

Nominee

Rome Music Video Awards · Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces

Honorable mention

Night of Comedy Shorts · Comte

Award Winner

Almaty Indie Film Festival · Comte

Portfolio

Gallery