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1983 In Animation
Events in 1983 in animation. Events February * February 3: The first Dutch animated feature film ''Als Je Begrijpt Wat Ik Bedoel'' ('' The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)'') is first released. It is based on Marten Toonder's comics series '' Tom Poes'' and produced by Rob Houwer and Topcraft. March * March 11: '' Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore'' premieres, produced by the Walt Disney Company. * March 19: Tomoharu Katsumata's '' Final Yamato'', the longest animated feature film ever at 163 minutes, is first released. * March 31: '' Monty Python's Meaning of Life'' premieres which has animated opening credits and intermezzos by Terry Gilliam. April * April 4: The first episode of '' Mrs. Pepperpot'' is broadcast, based on the Norwegian children's book series of the same name by Alf Prøysen. * April 11: ''55th Academy Awards'': '' Tango'' by Zbigniew Rybczyński wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. * April 15: Clive A. Smith's ''Rock & Rule'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)
'' The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) '' ( nl, Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel, literally: ''If you know what I mean'') is a 1983 Dutch film written and directed by Harrie Geelen, Bjørn Frank Jensen and Bert Kroon. Based on the comic strip Tom Poes, created by Marten Toonder, this was the first animated feature produced in the Netherlands. Plot One stormy night, a servant dog named Yost (Joost) is reading a book saying that storms are caused by dragons. Starting to believe it to be true, he wakes up his employer, a bear named Oliver B. Bear (Oliver B. Bumble). When Ollie tries to convince Yost that dragons do not exist. Yost tries to convince Ollie otherwise by showing him a book he'd been reading during the storm. Ollie takes the book and reads a dragon-calling spell from it and the wind blows the curtains in their faces, and Ollie does not notice a dragon walking by the window. After the storm dies down, they see dragon tracks on the ground, and Yost goes searching for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock & Rule
''Rock & Rule'' (known as ''Ring of Power'' outside North America) is a 1983 Canadian adult animated musical science fantasy film featuring the voices of Don Francks, Greg Salata and Susan Roman. It was produced and directed by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith with John Halfpenny, Patrick Loubert, and Peter Sauder at the helm of its screenplay. Centering upon rock and roll music, ''Rock & Rule'' includes songs by Cheap Trick, Chris Stein and Debbie Harry of the pop group Blondie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Earth, Wind & Fire. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic United States populated by mutant humanoid animals. The film was released on April 15 by United Artists, distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Company and produced by Nelvana Limited. It grossed US$30,379 in the U.S. and Canada. Plot In the American release, an introduction states that a war had destroyed the human race, leading to the creation of mutant humanoid animals. Mok, an aging yet legendar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Duck Presents
''Donald Duck Presents'' is an American animated television series that aired on The Disney Channel beginning in 1983 and which featured Disney animated shorts. Although Donald Duck shorts were the primary programming, additional cartoons featuring Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Chip 'n Dale, Pluto, as well as Silly Symphonies, Disney featurettes, and other Disney-based shorts were shown. The show was first aired on September 1, 1983, a few months after The Disney Channel was launched. Its timeslot for its early run was at 8 a.m. Eastern/Pacific Time, making it the third program of The Disney Channel's 16 (later 18) hour programming day. Brief clips and segues featuring Donald Duck typically were placed between each short. The shorts often were edited down, removing the opening and closing credits, and in some cases, edited for length. The opening of the show featured a cavalcade of scenes from Disney shorts, and a theme song. Unlike the opening of ''Good Morning, Mickey!'', which features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire And Ice (1983 Film)
''Fire and Ice'' is a 1983 American animated epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film, a collaboration between Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, was distributed by 20th Century-Fox, which also distributed Bakshi's 1977 release '' Wizards''. The animated feature, based on characters co-created by Bakshi and Frazetta, was made using the process of rotoscoping, in which scenes were shot in live-action and then traced onto animation cels. The screenplay was written by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, both of whom had written '' Conan'' stories for Marvel Comics. The background painter was James Gurney, the author and artist of the ''Dinotopia'' illustrated novels. Iconic American painter Thomas Kinkade also worked on the backgrounds to various scenes. Peter Chung, the creator of ''Aeon Flux'', was a layout artist. Plot From their citadel Icepeak, the evil queen Juliana and her son Nekron send forth a wave of glaciers; this forces humanity to retreat south towards t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tataranowicz
Thomas Tataranowicz is an American cartoon animator, storyboard artist, producer and director. Career His first credit was ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe''. He then went onto Marvel Productions/New World Animation where he was the Studio Head, Creative Executive Producer and Head of Development and Production of all series. These include franchises such as ''Biker Mice from Mars'', ''Iron Man'', ''Fantastic Four'', and ''The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...''. Since 1999, Tom has operated his own animation studio, Tom T. Animation, Inc. He later formed Gang of 7 Animation in 2001. Filmography Source: References External links * G7 Animation profile Year of birth missing (living people) Wayne State University alumni Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He has been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer, and animator. Beginning his career at the Terrytoons television cartoon studio as a cel polisher, Bakshi was eventually promoted to animator, and then director. He moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures in 1967 and started his own studio, Bakshi Productions, in 1968. Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, ''Fritz the Cat'', released in 1972. It was based on the comic strip by Robert Crumb and was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and is the most successful independent animated feature of all time. Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Korty
John Korty (June 22, 1936 – March 9, 2022) was an American film director and animator, best known for the television film ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' and the documentary ''Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?'', as well as the theatrical animated feature '' Twice Upon a Time''. He has won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (for ''Who Are the DeBolts?'') and several other major awards. He is described by the film critic Leonard Maltin as "a principled filmmaker who has worked both outside and within the mainstream, attempting to find projects that support his humanistic beliefs". Early life and career Born in Lafayette, Indiana, he began making amateur films while still in his teens. He took a liberal arts education at Antioch College in Ohio and obtained work as an animator for television commercials while still in school. He graduated in 1959. In a 1963 article he wrote for the ''Bolex Reporter'', he notes that he first took an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice Upon A Time (1983 Film)
''Twice Upon a Time'' is a 1983 American animated adventure fantasy comedy film co-directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson from a screenplay by Korty, Swenson, Suella Kennedy and Bill Couturié. The first animated film produced by George Lucas, it uses a form of cutout animation which the filmmakers called "Lumage", involving prefabricated cut-out plastic pieces that the animators moved on a light table. The film features improvised dialogue and a visual blend of live-action, traditional 2D-animation and stop motion. Plot In the eternally busy city of Din, the black-and-white Rushers constantly go about their business in a fast-paced way and stop only to sleep, due to their Cosmic Clock being wound too tightly. Din lies between two worlds that create dreams to deliver to the sleeping Rushers – one is the bright and cheerful Frivoli, where Greensleeves and his Figmen of Imagination bring sweet dreams; and the other is the Murkworks, a dark and dingy factory home to vultures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiji Nakazawa
was a Japanese manga artist and writer. Biography Nakazawa was born March 14, 1939 Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan and was in the city when it was Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, destroyed by an atomic bomb in August 1945. Most of his family members who had not evacuated died as a result of the explosion after they became trapped under the debris of their house, except for his mother and an infant sister (who died several weeks later whether from malnutrition or radiation from her mother afterward). In 1961, Nakazawa moved to Tokyo to become a full-time cartoonist and produced short pieces for manga Anthology, anthologies such as ''Shōnen Gaho'', ''Shōnen King'', and ''Bokura''. Following the death of his mother in 1966, Nakazawa returned to his memories of the destruction of Hiroshima and began to express them in his stories. ''Kuroi Ame ni Utarete'' (''Struck by Black Rain''), the first of a series of five books, was a fictional story of Hibakusha, Hiroshima survivors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barefoot Gen (1983 Film)
is a 1983 Japanese anime war drama film loosely based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Keiji Nakazawa. Directed by Mori Masaki and starring Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kōda and Tatsuya Jo, it depicts World War II in Japan from a child's point of view revolving around the events surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima and the main character's first hand experience of the bomb. ''Barefoot Gen'' was dubbed by Streamline Pictures in 1995, despite the fact that it was released in the United States on June 13, 1992 and on July 3, 1992 in San Jose, California. A sequel, ''Barefoot Gen 2'', was released on June 14, 1986. Plot Gen Nakaoka and his family live in Hiroshima during the final days of World War II. The family struggles through food shortages and constant air raid warnings. Gen's mother, Kimie, is pregnant and suffering from malnutrition, and his sister Eiko helps Kimie in her housework. Gen and his brother Shinji help their father, Daikichi, in the family's wheat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983 under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel, its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents, with a major focus on girls. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. As of , Disney Channel is available on basic cable and satellite in over 190 million American and global homes. Original programming/content on/from the channel spans television, online, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTVglobemedia
Bell Media Inc. ( French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies. Establishment (2011–13) On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to BCE and its rival, Rogers Communications, in a deal valued at around $1.32 billion. Additionally, Larry Tanenbaum increased his stake in the company to 25%. The deal closed in August 2012. On March 16, 2012, BCE announced that it had entered in an agreement to acquire Montreal-based broadcaster Astral Media for an estimated value at $3.38 billion; the assets of which were to be incorporated into Bell Media. The acquisition was primarily centered on Astral's premium services (such as The Movie Network and its stake in HBO Canada) and its French-language radio and television stations. Bell planned to use Astral's premium offerings to enhance its own multi-platform services to compete against the likes of services such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
