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PannóniaFilm
Pannonia Film Studio (also known as MAFILM Pannónia Filmstúdió) was the largest animation studio in Hungary, based in the capital of Budapest. It was formed in 1951, becoming independent in 1957. The studio is said to have closed sometime around 2015. Notable people PannóniaFilm's roster of notable animators includes Attila Dargay, Marcell Jankovics, József Gémes, Ottó Foky, Ferenc Rofusz, Gábor Csupó, Sándor Reisenbüchler, István Orosz, Líviusz Gyulai, Dóra Keresztes, and Zsolt Richly. Films Animated short films *''A kiskakas gyémánt félkrajcárja'' ("The Cockerel's Diamond Coin") - Gyula Macskássy, 1951 *''Ceruza és radír'' ("Pencil and India Rubber") - Gyula Macskássy-György Várnai, 1960 *''A három nyúl'' ("The Three Rabbits") - Attila Dargay, 1972 *''Sisyphus'' - Marcell Jankovics, 1974 *''A légy'' (" The Fly") - Ferenc Rófusz, 1980 Animated series *'' Gusztáv'' ("Gustav" or "Gustavus") - Dargay-Nepp-Jankovics, 1964 *'' Mézga család'' ("Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferenc Rófusz
Ferenc Rofusz (born 19 August 1946) is a Hungarian animator. He is known for the 1980 Academy Award-winning animated short '' The Fly (1980 film), The Fly''. Biography Rofusz was born in 1946 in Budapest. His interest in animation and film making started relatively early. During his studies he took special drawing and animating courses. He started to work at the Hungarian film studio Mafilm as set designer, set painter and animator. In 1968 he joined PannóniaFilm, Pannónia Filmstúdió and partnered Marcell Jankovics on the animation project ''Gusztáv'' ("Gustavus"). In 1974 he made his first animated film ''A kő'' ("The Stone"), and six years later for ''A Légy'' ("The Fly (1980 film), The Fly") he received the 53rd Academy Awards, 1981 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Hungary was a Communist country at the time, and Rófusz himself was not allowed to leave the country to attend the Oscars. However, without his knowledge, the director of the Hungarian film compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferenc Rofusz
Ferenc Rofusz (born 19 August 1946) is a Hungarian animator. He is known for the 1980 Academy Award-winning animated short '' The Fly''. Biography Rofusz was born in 1946 in Budapest. His interest in animation and film making started relatively early. During his studies he took special drawing and animating courses. He started to work at the Hungarian film studio Mafilm as set designer, set painter and animator. In 1968 he joined Pannónia Filmstúdió and partnered Marcell Jankovics on the animation project ''Gusztáv'' ("Gustavus"). In 1974 he made his first animated film ''A kő'' ("The Stone"), and six years later for ''A Légy'' (" The Fly") he received the 1981 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Hungary was a Communist country at the time, and Rófusz himself was not allowed to leave the country to attend the Oscars. However, without his knowledge, the director of the Hungarian film company, István Dósai presented himself as Rofusz and accepted the award durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolt Richly
Zsolt Richly (March 23, 1941 – 24 January 2020) was a Hungarian animator who worked as a director in PannóniaFilm. He was born in Sopron Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a .... His credits include the production of the Kockásfülű nyúl children's series. Director * Indiában (1966) * Szvit (1968) * A páva (1969) * Medvetánc (1971) * Molnár Anna (1972) * A hétpöttyös autó (1973) * A kecske és a kos (1974) * A kockásfülű nyúl (1977) * Háry János (1983) * Kíváncsi Fáncsi (1984) * Fabulák (1985) * Este a székelyeknél (1998) * Hommage á Vajda Lajos (1999) * Árgyélus királyfi (2003) * A hetvenkedő sün (2004) * A kevély kiskakas (2006) * Kőműves Kelemen (2009) External links * Hungarian animators 1941 births 2020 deaths Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dóra Keresztes
Dóra Keresztes (born 3 October 1953, Budapest) Hungarian painter, printmaker, illustrator, graphic designer and animated film director. Biography She graduated from the Hungarian University of Arts And Design in Budapest as pupil of István Balogh, György Haiman, János Kass and Ernő Rubik. She started her career with book designs and illustrations mainly for children and contemporary Hungarian literature. Later on the film and theater posters came to the center of her interest and she was art director and designer of the „Muses” Cultural Magazine in Budapest. Beside her design activity she is an independent fine artist, stage designer and director of animated films. Her works have been shown in exhibitions, biennials and film festivals both in Hungary and abroad. Vice president of the Society of Hungarian Illustrators, film director in PannóniaFilm Studio, co-founder of Hungarian Poster Society. She works as a freelance designer in her own design studio. Exhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Orosz
István Orosz (born 24 October 1951) is a Hungarian painter, printmaker, graphic designer and animated film director. He is known for his mathematically inspired works, impossible objects, optical illusions, double-meaning images and anamorphosis, anamorphoses. The geometric art of István Orosz, with forced perspectives and optical illusions, has been compared to works by M. C. Escher. Biography He was born in Kecskemét. He studied at the Hungarian University of Arts and Design (now Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design) in Budapest as a pupil of István Balogh and Ernő Rubik. After graduating in 1975 he began to deal with theatre as a stage designer and animated film as animator and film director. He is known as Painting, painter, printmaker, poster designer, and illustrator as well. He likes to use visual paradox, double meaning images, and illusionistic approaches while following traditional printing techniques such as woodcutting and etching. He also tries to renew the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Reisenbüchler
Sándor Reisenbüchler (February 16, 1935, Budapest – April 1, 2004, Budapest) was a Hungarian animated film director and graphic artist. He took a degree in directing of films from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest. He was working for PannóniaFilm Pannonia Film Studio (also known as MAFILM Pannónia Filmstúdió) was the largest animation studio in Hungary, based in the capital of Budapest. It was formed in 1951, becoming independent in 1957. The studio is said to have closed sometime arou ... in Budapest since 1965. Folk tales, fantastic and ecological themes had a particular appeal to him; he was a self-taught graphic artist with pop-art influences. A unique figure on the Hungarian Art Scene, he was given the highest national prize for his achievements: the Kossuth Award. Films *1968 "Kidnapping of the Sun and the Moon" *1972 "The Year of 1812" *1975 "Moon Flight" *1978 "Panic" *1983 "A Peacemaking Expedition" *1987 ''Isten Veled, Kis Sziget!'' ("Farewell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattie The Goose-boy (1977 Film)
''Mattie the Goose-boy'' ( hu, Lúdas Matyi) is a 1977 Hungarian animated film directed by Attila Dargay. It is based on the eponymous poem, written in 1804 by Mihály Fazekas.Production started in 1976, premier in 1977; seIMDB/ref> Cast Trivia This film was dubbed in Arabic under the title "ياسر والشهبندر" (Yasser and Shahbandar) but instead of being released as a movie, it was released as a 4 episode series. References External links * * 1977 films 1977 animated films 1970s Hungarian-language films Hungarian animated films Hungarian comedy films Hungarian children's films Films directed by Attila Dargay {{Hungary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fehérlófia
''Son of the White Mare'' () is a 1981 Hungarian animated fantasy adventure film directed by Marcell Jankovics. The story's main character is Fehérlófia (Son of the White Mare), who has superhuman powers. It is based on the narrative poetry, under the same title, from László Arany and ancient Hunnic, Avaric and Hungarian legends; as a tribute to ancient steppe peoples. Plot Fanyüvő (Treeshaker) is born as the third son of a horse, and he gains his power by suckling the horse's milk. He listens to old tales, mostly about the Forefather and the end of his reign, caused by evil humanoid dragons freed by the three wives of the three sons of the Forefather. After the horse's death, Fanyüvő decided to search and destroy the dragons, who seized power over the world. He met his two brothers, Kőmorzsoló (Stonecrumbler) and Vasgyúró (Ironrubber), who each have superhuman abilities also. In search of the Underworld's entrance (home of the humanoid dragons), they accommodate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcell Jankovics
Marcell Jankovics (21 October 1941 – 29 May 2021) was a Hungarian graphic artist, film director, animator and author. He is best known for the animated films '' Johnny Corncob'' (1973; the first animated feature of his native country) and '' Son of the White Mare'' (1981; cited as one of the best animated films ever made). Life and career Jankovics was born on 21 October 1941 in Budapest, Hungary. From 1955 he attended the Pannonhalma Benedictine Secondary School. He started working at Pannónia in 1960. His fourth feature film ''The Tragedy of Man'' was in production from 1988 until its release in 2011. He died on 29 May 2021. Accolades and legacy He received his Oscar nomination for the 1974 animated short film ''Sisyphus.'' That film was used for a GMC Yukon Hybrid ad during the 2008 Super Bowl based on an agreement between the Hungarian film studio Pannónia and GM. He also received a Palme d'Or for the short film '' The Struggle'' at the 1977 Cannes Film Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuk (film)
''The Little Fox'', known in Hungary as ''Vuk'', is a 1981 Hungarian animated film produced by Pannónia Filmstúdió, based on the novel '' Vuk'' by István Fekete. The film is directed by Attila Dargay and written by Attila Dargay, István Imre and Ede Tarbay, and released in 1981. A computer animated and widely panned sequel, '' A Fox's Tale'', was released in 2008. Plot The film tells the story of a little fox kit, Vic (Vuk in the original Hungarian version), who ventures away from his family's den and, upon his return finds it empty. He concludes that his whole family left the den with the human hunter (called "Smoothskinner" in the cartoon) because he can smell him. His uncle Karak finds him, decides to keep Vic in this comforting thought instead of telling him the truth, then offers for Vic to stay with him, and Karak continues to raise him. As Vic grows older, he develops much cunning and cleverness. Now a young adult fox, he even dares to infiltrate the hunter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Maîtres Du Temps
''Les Maîtres du temps'' (lit. ''The Masters of Time'', a.k.a. ''Time Masters''; ''Herrscher der Zeit'' in German; ''Az idő urai'' in Hungarian) is a 1982 Franco-West German- Swiss-British- Hungarian animated science fiction feature film directed by René Laloux and designed by Mœbius. It is based on the 1958 science fiction novel '' L'Orphelin de Perdide'' (''The Orphan of Perdide'') by Stefan Wul. The film centres on a boy, Piel, who is stranded on Perdide, a desert planet where giant killer hornets live. He awaits rescue by the space pilot Jaffar, the exiled prince Matton, his sister Belle and Jaffar's old friend Silbad who are trying to reach Perdide and save Piel before it is too late. Plot A man named Claude is driving a vehicle across the planet Perdide. He sends a message to his friend Jaffar, telling him that his wife Annie was killed by indigenous monster hornets. After a crash wrecks his vehicle and he cannot extricate himself, he lets his son Piel down from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
