General Director of the Riki Group of Companies, author of the idea for the Smeshariki series, President of the Russian Animated Cinema Association. Entrepreneur, producer of animation projects, specialist in the field of marketing of children's goods and services, an expert in the field of licensing of media images. Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of culture and art.
Biography
The famous Ilya Alexandrovich Popov is a producer of well-known projects and an entrepreneur. The life path of this person begins from birth on February 8, 1978. This happened in St. Petersburg, which was then called Leningrad. His family was the most ordinary, without huge capital or any connections, but this did not prevent Ilya from becoming an outstanding person.
Ilya Alexandrovich received two higher educations at one time. His first specialty is interior design. He was fond of this area since childhood. This manifested itself in various kinds of fantasies, which would then be embodied in reality. Then, at some point, he realized that creativity is his vocation, he had an incentive to develop further. Enterprise management became the second specialty. The second education has played an important role in the life of the producer. Ilya Aleksandrovich is now working in this area.
Career and creativity
His career began in 1998 as the CEO of a large company that developed educational games for children. He devoted two years to this position. Also in his practice there was the creation of computer games. All this slowly began to develop into something more.
In 2000, he became CEO of a firm called Fun Game. His job was also in management.
In 2003 he became the main producer of the cartoon "Smeshariki". And from 2010 to the present day he has been holding the position of the general director of the "Riki" company. This company is engaged in the creation, promotion and implementation of well-known cartoon brands. It also helps to reduce the time allotted for these projects. Ilya Popov made a colossal contribution to the development of this company. His fantasy images from childhood escaped into reality and captured almost the whole world with their pronounced simplicity. Ilya Alexandrovich is also widely engaged in social activities. He is a member of various unions, which are more related to creative companies.
Personal life
He gives most of his life to his successors, who every day give joy and a fabulous world to children. "Smeshariki", as well as other famous stories of cartoon characters, filled all his time frame. Ilya's personal life to a greater extent does not add up. This is due to a lack of time. He devotes himself entirely to work and the formation of the animation principle in Russia, as well as the CIS, making our country more advanced in this area.
His ex-wife decided to part with him without giving any reason. There were no children in this marriage. As a husband, Ilya Alexandrovich did not take place, because this union was not long.
