Zlatko Grgić (21 June 1931 – 4 October 1988) was a
Croatian animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...
who emigrated to
Canada in the late 1960s.
Born in
Zagreb, in the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Grgić was nominated for the
Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the
52nd Academy Awards
The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1979 and took place on April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p. ...
for his 1979 film ''
Dream Doll
''Dream Doll'' ( hr, Lutka snova) is a 1979 British-Yugoslavian animated short film by Bob Godfrey and Zlatko Grgić as a co-production between Zagreb Film and Bob Godfrey Films. The authors shared similar art styles and animation philosophies such ...
'', produced by
Bob Godfrey.
Zagreb Film
Grgić created the animated series ''
Professor Balthazar'' for
Zagreb Film and also animated 24 episodes of its series ''Maxi Cat'' (1971–73). His other credits include the 1965 animated shorts ''Peti'' and ''Đavolja Posla'' (''
The Devil's Work'')
''Mali i veliki'' ''(Le Petit et le grand)''(1966); ''Muzikalno prase'' (''
The Musical Pig'') (1966), winner of the
Palme d'or at
Cannes Film Festival, the 1968 shorts ''Tolerance'' and ''Suitcase'' as well a
''Ptica i crvek''(''The Bird and the Worm'') (1977).
NFB
Grgić was asked to join the
National Film Board of Canada (NFB) after producers saw his film ''Scabies''. He directed and animated three shorts with the NFB: ''
Hot Stuff'' (1971), named best educational film at the
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films, ''Who Are We?'' (1974) and ''Deep Threat'' (1977).
Legacy
He has an award named after him at the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films: the Zlatko Grgić Prize for best first production apart from educational institutions.
References
External links
*
Watch Zlatko Grgic's films at NFB.ca
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grgic, Zlatko
1931 births
1988 deaths
Croatian animators
Canadian animators
Yugoslav emigrants to Canada
Artists from Zagreb
Croatian emigrants to Canada
National Film Board of Canada people