Artem is the son of Russian a video pirate. At one point, there were 200 VCRs copying six movies simultaneously. You could press a button on a switch box and watch whatever sci-fi or action film was playing. From Lawnmower Man and solidified to Jurassic Park. It was the 1990s, when VFX equaled magic.

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A small book his father brought home changed an ordinary kid’s life: a 3D Studio manual. No more football—only a keyboard and mouse. Creating life under his fingers was far more exciting than scoring a goal or playing hide-and-seek.

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Since then, not much has changed. Educated as a linguist and later as a cinematographer, currently a supeprvisor at KoalaFX. Artem forged a unique approach, treating VFX as a way of telling multilayered stories with color and pixels.