Igor Ryabchuk

Born in Volgograd, Russia. Moved to Odessa, Ukraine at the age of 14, where he graduated from Odessa National University with a masters degree in theoretical physics (2004). During university Igor was working as a freelance 3D modeler for architectural projects. Later he was hired as a lead animator at Eurosoft International Inc., designing and animating characters and levels for gaming devices (2003-2005). Active participation in an international youth organization AIESEC (Regional Director of AIESEC Ukraine - 2005-2006) eventually lead to employment at Pucelik Consulting Group where he worked as a management consultant and NLP trainer, along with one of the founders of NLP - Frank Pucelik (2005-2006). Long-term interest in computer graphics and filmmaking resulted in creating a small post-production facility Visus (2006), but due to a very poor development of cinema industry in Ukraine most of the clients for the company came from abroad, which in turn lead to shifting his focus towards production, directing and cinematography.