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Yevgeny Sivokon Ukrainian film director dead at age 88

Yevgeny Sivokon

Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026.

He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in the Soviet and Ukrainian film industries.

Sivokon won numerous Soviet, Ukrainian and international festivals. By 2007, almost all Ukrainian animation had been created by students of his. He was also the author of the 1985 book If You Love Animation.

Yevgeny Sivokon, 88, Ukrainian film director.

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