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Zagreb Film
Zagreb Film is a Croatian film company principally known for its animation studio. From Zagreb, it was founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, as well as documentaries, television commercials, educational films and several feature films. Zagreb Film produced the cartoon series ''Professor Balthazar'' ( hr, Profesor Baltazar), created by Zlatko Grgić, about an amusing professor who solved various imaginative problems. Another popular cartoon of theirs was '' Inspector Mask'' (). History Zagreb Film was founded in 1953 with the main profile of an animated films production company. Since then, more than 600 animated films, 14 feature films, about 600 documentaries and 800 commercials as well as 600 educational films were produced in this studio. The company operates at three locations; one with ateliers for artists, shooting equipment, small theater and one with film warehouse, video multiplication room and administration. The third location is used for com ...
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Inspektor Maska
(English: ''Inspector Mask'') was a Croatian and Yugoslav animation, animated comedy television series produced for television by Zagreb Film that ran from 1962 to 1963. Development The idea for the series originated from the 1959 animated short Inspektor se vratio kući, directed by Vatroslav Mimica, which was particularly well received. Synopsis The story takes place in an unnamed American metropolis of the 1960s, where a criminal gang led by ''Prehlađeni Joe'' (Runny Nose Joe) carries out various criminal acts, but is thwarted by police inspektor Maska, using various disguises to track them and catch them in the end. Episode list Source: References External links *{{IMDb title, 10949016Inspektor Maska - EP3
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Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ...
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Georges Sadoul
Georges Sadoul (4 February 1904 – 13 October 1967) was a French film critic, journalist and cinema writer. He is known for writing encyclopedias of film and filmmakers, many of which have been translated into English. Biography Sadoul was born in Nancy. He was trained at the Sorbonne and the IDHEC, a French cinema school. His father, Charles Sadoul, was a well-known ethnologist. At the age of 19, a student in Nancy, he collaborated with ''L'Est Républicain'' and founded the Nancy-Paris Committee. The objective of this committee is to allow the population of Nancy to meet Parisian productions and artists. He notably brought there Jean Epstein, Henry Prunières, André Lurçat, Jacques Rivière, Jacques Copeau and André Lhote. Once a surrealist, he became a member of the French Communist Party in 1932. He is editor-in-chief of the magazine for young people, published by the PCF, ''Mon Camarade.'' He was responsible for the cinematographic section of the journal ''Reg ...
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Fisheye (1980 Film)
''Fisheye'' ( hr, Riblje oko) is a 1980 animated short film by Joško Marušić for Zagreb Film. The film is a part of the National Film Collection, preserved by the Croatian State Archives. Synopsis and development ''Fisheye'' depicts a natural reverse in which fish-like monsters invade a bleak coastal village, capturing and killing all of the inhabitants (women and children) through clubbing or maiming, after the fishermen leave for their daily catch.Handbook of Soviet and East European Films and Filmmakers
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Satiemania
''Satiemania'' is a 1978 short animated film by Zdenko Gašparović from Zagreb Film animation studio. The short was created to visualize the music of Erik SatieSatiemania četrdeset godina poslije
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Gašparović drew much of the movie on his kitchen table in ink, pastels and pencil. From a visual perspective, it is described as a ic "metaphor for people drifting mindlessly down the stream of life", but Gašparović states that it was partially based on the stories he had heard as a young boy. It is a series of small an ...
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The Diary (cartoon)
''The Diary'' ( hr, Dnevnik) is a 1974 Yugoslavian cartoon by acclaimed artist Nedeljko Dragić. Plot A man goes walking and gets redrawn as an unconventional (and largely improvised) series of other shapes and figures with nostalgic memories of both the wonders and alienations of life. See also * Independent animation *Experimental film Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many experimental films, parti ... * Modernist animation References External links * ''Diary'' on Dailymotion''Diary'' on Vimeo 1974 films Zagreb Film films Yugoslav animated short films Croatian animated short films Animated films without speech 1974 animated films {{1970s-animation-film-stub ...
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Tup Tup
''Tup Tup'' is a 1972 Yugoslav animated short by Nedeljko Dragić at Zagreb Film animation studio, in cooperation with Corona Cinematografica in Italy. Plot A man is trying to go to sleep but a noise keeps him up. In the process of trying to stop the noise, he exposes a bizarre mixture of sounds and images. Accolades It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, but lost to Richard Williams' take on ''A Christmas Carol''. Reception and legacy In a 2020 poll among 38 Croatian film critics, ''Tup tup'' was ranked as the third best Croatian animated film ever, behind Dušan Vukotić's Academy Award-winning ''Surogat'' and Zdenko Gašparović's '' Satiemania''. References External links * {{IMDb title, tt0069422 * Tup Tup' on Dailymotion * Tup Tup' on BCDB The Big Cartoon DataBase (or BCDB for short) is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows, and cartoon shorts. The BCDB project b ...
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The Fly (1968 Film)
''The Fly'' ( sh, Muha) is a 1967 Yugoslavian cartoon. Plot A man is standing in the scene when a fly arrives and begins to irritate him. He tries to swat the fly, but it keeps growing bigger to the point where it shatters the scene. Eventually, the man and the fly decide to negotiate. Creators *Written by: Vatroslav Mimica *Backgrounds: Pavao Štalter Pavao Štalter ( Karanac, 25 November 1929 – Zagreb, 5 October 2021) was a Croatian animator, director, screenwriter, scenographer and artist. He is known for his many animation shorts he produced at Zagreb Film Zagreb Film is a Croatian film ... *Drawings: Aleksandar Marks *Animation: Vladimir Jutriša *Assistant Director: Darko Gospodnetić *Cinematography: Ivan Hercigonja *Sound Recording: Mladen Prebil *Music Supervision: Tea Brunšmid *Directed by: Aleksandar Marks, Vladimir Jutriša External links * References 1968 films 1968 animated films 1960s animated short films Yugoslav animated short films Zagreb Film f ...
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Curiosity (cartoon)
''Curiosity'' ( sh, Znatiželja) is a 1967 Yugoslavian cartoon. Plot A man is seated on a bench. He has a paper Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed ... bag next to him. Over the course of the cartoon, passersby try to find out what he keeps in the bag. Awards 1967 Krakow Film Festival Special Mention: International Competition (Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo) 1967 Leipzig DOK Festival Golden Dove: Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo External links * 1967 films Yugoslav animated short films 1967 animated films Zagreb Film films Croatian animated short films Animated films set on beaches {{1960s-short-animation-film-stub ...
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The Wall (1966 Film)
''The Wall'' ( hr, Zid) is a 1966 Yugoslav animated short film by for Zagreb Film. Synopsis A naked, long haired man makes multiple attempts to tackle a high brick was that stands in his way, possibly an allusion to the Berlin Wall. Simultaneously, another figure, in a suit and tie, watches all this passively, even when the bearded man finally breaks the wall and dies. The man in suit passes through the gaping hole with ease, encountering another wall, he continues to wait and act passively. The overall mood of the film is frequently cited as an example of dark humor. Reception The short is considered the author's most acclaimed one. Ivo Škrabalo, writing for Globus Globus is Latin for ''sphere'' or ''globe''. It may also refer to: Business * Globus Medical, a medical device company in Audubon, PA * Globus (clothing retailer), an Indian clothing retail store * Globus (company), a Swiss department store chai ..., described it as one of the exemplary works of the "second wave" ...
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Don Kihot (1961 Short)
Don Kihot is a 1961 experimental animated short by Vlado Kristl for Zagreb Film. It is loosely based on Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Themes and reception The author reduced the characters in the short to Klee-style ideograms, with backgrounds being represented by abstract frescoes, all of which is accompanied by atonal music. The short was blacklisted during the former Yugoslavia due to its rigid classification of art and society, which Don Kihot challenged. The short won a number of prizes at international festivals, such as the main prize at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 1962. It is described as a "difficult but very poetic film" and a magnum opus for Kristl. Speed and Wilsom state that the short "presents the eccentric individualist assailed by all the forces of the modern state - guns, radar, tanks, planes, patrols, armies - and in some amazing way the nonconformist deviationist Don triumphs over them all". References External links *{{IMDb title, 03 ...
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Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ...
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