Milan Trenc (born 1962) is a

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and

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.'International Selection Committee', ''Zagreb Animafest: World Festival of Animated Films'' (2006)
Retrieved 6 December 2006.

Career

Born in

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, there Trenc first went to the

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, which is a high school, then studied film direction at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts. While there, he started publishing comics and after graduation he worked at

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, where he created ''The Blentons'', an episode in the animated film '' The Game'' directed by Krešimir Zimonić. In 1985, Trenc became chief illustrator of ''

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'' magazine until 1991. In 1990, he made the animated short ''The Big Time'' (Veliki provod) for Zagreb Film, later shown at the

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, which was particularly well received, becoming a classic in Zagreb Film's repertoire. Throughout this time he was also publishing comics and illustrating the covers of national and international publications. He also wrote and directed ''

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'', a film for Croatian TV. Trenc left ''Start'' to move to

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, where he published comic strips in ''

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'' and illustrations in publications including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He wrote and illustrated ''

The Night at the Museum ''The Night at the Museum'', published in 1993, is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Croatian illustrator Milan Trenc. This book is Trenc's best known title, and in 2006 was adapted as a feature film titled ''Night at the Museu ...

'', a children's book set in the

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and published in 1993 by

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. The book was produced as a feature film in 2006 and subjected to a novelization by Leslie Goldman. Trenc's sequel, ''Another Night at the Museum'', was released in March 2013.Another Night at the Museum
/ref> In 2000, Trenc completed his own feature film '' Zen Stories''. Trenc has won awards from Print and the

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for his illustrations in ''The New York Times''.

Works

* 1993: ''

'' * 2013: ''Another Night at the Museum''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trenc, Milan 1962 births Living people Film people from Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian comics artists Croatian comics writers Croatian illustrators Croatian film directors Croatian animators