Damir Salimov (Russian: Дамир Салимов; 19 July 1937 – 28 March 2019)[1] was an Uzbek film director who was credited with introducing animation to Uzbekistan in 1965, when he directed and produced the animated puppet film В квадрате 6х6.

He was also a prominent figure in the development of hand-drawn animation in Uzbekistan in the 1970s.

[3] Salimov studied at State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).

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