Italo Bettiol (31 July 1926 – 28 December 2022) was an Italian-French film director.

Biography

Bettiol left Italy in 1947 with his brother, Stefano, and emigrated to France in hopes of becoming a painter. Alongside their friend, Stefano Lonati, the trio began working in film animation, notably creating advertisements with puppets produced by "Les Cinéastes associés" in the 1950s. He became a specialist in stop motion. He gained notoriety through animated television series, working alongside Lonati in the series ' and ''

Chapi Chapo ''Chapi Chapo'' is a French short stop-motion series. Created by Italo Bettiol and Stephano Lonati for the production company Belokapi, with music by François de Roubaix, it premiered in 1974 on R(T)F Television (and later on Boomerang) and ...

''. In 1968, Bettiol founded the animation studio alongside Lonati, Michel Karlof, and Nicole Pichon. After his retirement, he worked on gadgets in his workshop with his wife, Françoise. Italo Bettiol died in Aniane on 28 December 2022, at the age of 96. His death was announced by the Société Magic.

Filmography

Screenwriter

*''Albert et Barnabé'' *''Chapi Chapo'' *''Le Jardinier Antoine'' *''Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame'' *'' *''Les Kanapoutz'' *''Les Viratatoums'' *''Trajectoires'' *''Variations''

Director

*''Chapi Chapo'' *''Les Engrenages'' *''Les Viratatoums'' *''Pépin la bulle''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bettiol, Italo 1926 births 2022 deaths French film directors Italian film directors Italian emigrants to France People from Trieste