Leonid Nechayev



Leonid Alexeyevich Nechayev (Леони́д Алексе́евич Неча́ев; 3 May 1939 – 24 January 2010) was a Russian children's film director.

Career
Nechayev's career as director was launched in 1974 with a film called Adventures in a City that does not Exist. He was also the creator of the popular musical fairy tales About The Little Red Riding Hood and The Adventures of Buratino. He was a prolific director at the studio Belarusfilm, where he worked for 17 years and shot 10 films. The Minsk Museum of Cinema has a hall exclusively dedicated to his creative legacy.

Death
Nechayev died on January 24, 2010, aged 70, following a stroke.

Selected filmography

 * Adventures in a City that does not Exist (1974)
 * The Adventures of Buratino (1976)
 * About the Little Red Riding Hood (1977)
 * Peter Pan (1987)

Awards

 * State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993)
 * People's Artist of Russia (2003)