Masha Rumyantseva - animation director, illustrator, and animator.

She was born in 1989 in Moscow.In her work, she explores themes of childhood, motherhood, and inner transformation, combining hand-drawn graphics with digital animation.Before turning to animation, Masha worked in icon painting, book illustration, comics, and tattoo art — practices that shaped her visual style: minimal forms, expressivenesscombines clarity and symbolism. With every film, she reinvents her visual style, seeking the most honest and expressive form to reveal the story’s inner emotion.Her visual language is characterized by a blend of handmade textures and digital techniques, a restrained color palette, and a tactile quality reminiscent of paper and watercolor.Masha’s films have been selected for international festivals including AnimEST, Oberhausen, Monstra, Giffoni, Dresden, and Vienna Shorts. 

Education:


  • 2017 – Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V. I. Surikov, Monumental Painting

  • 2021 – Big Animation School, Animation in After Effects

  • 2022 – Rudnik Animation School, Animated Documentary Intensive

  • 2025 – Cass of Gorya, Animated Documentary Intensive

Filmography:

A Sunny Story (2026)

Director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorSelections:
IMAGINARIA 2026Okno v Evropu 2026Fantoche International Animation Film Festival 2026KFFK / Kurzfilmfestival Köln N°20 and Junges Filmfestival Köln / Cinepänz 2026

Once Upon a Starry Night (2025)

Director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorAwards:17th edition of the International Film Festival for childrenAniFestA’GJIO 2025 - best script and animationSelections:
21° Festival Internacional de Cine de Rengo FECIR 2025 · Aguilar Film Festival 2024 · Okno v Evropu 2025 · Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audiences 2025 · KidFilm Festival - 2025 · 17th INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL GOLDEN KUKER - SOFIA - 2025 · Indie Junior Porto 2026 · FIFEM 2026 · Animac 2026 · TAAFI Film Festival 2026 · Indie Lisboa 2026 · Minikino 2026 · Giffony Film Festival 2026 · SUPERTOON 2026 · Cine Junior 2026 · ZINETXIKI ZINEMALDIA 2026

Tears of a Little Cloud (2024)

Co-director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorSelections:Animest  2025 · Monstra 2025 · Goffoni 2025 · ShorTS International Film Festival 2025 · Zlin Film Festival 2025 · Big Cartoon Festival 2024 · Riga International Short Film Festival 2025 · Kaohsiung Film Festival 2025 · Animator Fest Serbia 2025 · 31 Film Festival Della Lessinia 2025 · Culmea 2025 · StKilda Film Festival 2025 · BAM kids Film Festival New York 2025 · Athens International Children’s Film Festival · Filmest Badalona Film Festival 2025 · TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival 2025 · International Animated Film Festival  Animocje 2025 · ZUBROFFKA ISFF 2025 · UNICA KOREA International Animated Film Festival 2025 · 17th INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL GOLDEN KUKER - SOFIA - 2026 · ZEBRA International Animated Film Festival 2026

Mama, Give Me a Hug (2022)

Director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorSelections:Big Cartoon Festival 2022Kinoproba 2022Message to Man 2022

Papa is Big, I am Small (2021)

Co-director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorAwards:Stafford Film Festival – Best Short AnimationSeemor Anglesey Short Film Festival UK – Best AnimationSaint Petersburg Film & Television Festival – Best Short AnimationBirmingham Film & Television Festival – Best Animated ShortLaurus Film Festival – Best Animation ShortPorto Cesareo Film Festival – Award WinnerSelections (40+ festivals):Giffoni · Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage · Monstra · Animac · Zlín · Filmfest Hamburg · Olympia IFF · Dublin Animation Film Festival · FAB Berlin · Varna · Primanima · Athens International Children’s Film Festival · Big Cartoon Festival · and many others

Karma (2021)

Director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorAwards & Selections:60 Second Short Film Fest 2022 – Award WinnerSpooktacular Spectacular Family Film Festival 2022 – Finalist

Grandma’s Nightdress (2021)

Director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorSelections:Stockholm Film & Television Festival 2021 – FinalistMM Fest 2021 – Official SelectionEuroshorts Young Filmmakers 2021 – Official SelectionInternational Folklore Film Festival India 2022 – Official SelectionLTV Fone Film Festival 2021 – Official Selection

Bon Bon (2021)

Director, Screenwriter, Artist, AnimatorAwards:MM Fest 2021 – Award WinnerHsin-Yi Children’s Animation Awards 2022 – NomineeSelections:
Giffoni 2022 · Cartoon Club 2022 · Insomnia Animation Film Festival 2022 · Short Sot Fest 2022