Ferenc Rofusz (born 19 August 1946) is a Hungarian

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 ...

. He is known for the 1980 Academy Award-winning animated short '' The Fly''.

Biography

Rofusz was born in 1946 in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. 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 Mafilm was established in 1948. It has been the largest and most significant film studio in Hungary and a strategic base for the Hungarian film industry. Mafilm's history has lived days of glory, just as it has survived severe deaths. The roots ...

as set designer, set painter and animator. In 1968 he joined Pannónia Filmstúdió and partnered

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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

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Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year ...

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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 during the show. Later that evening, he was debunked by one of Rofusz's friends, and thus the organizers forced Dósai to give back the award.

Later works

In the early 1980s, Rofusz released two new animated films, ''Holtpont'' ("Deadlock", Stuttgart - Special Prize of the Jury 1984) and ''Gravitáció'' ("Gravity",

OIAF Award The Ottawa International Animation Festival is an annual animated film and media festival that takes place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The OIAF was founded in 1975, with the first festival held from August 10 to 15 in 1976. Initially organized by ...

, 1984). In 1988 he moved to Canada and began working at Toronto's

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studio. In 2002 he returned to

. Some of his recent works include ''Tüzet szüntess!'' ("Cease Fire!", 2003), ''A Dog’s Life'' (2005), and ''Ticket'' (2010), the latter of which won him the Children's Jury Award at the 10th

Kecskemét Animation Film Festival Kecskemét Animation Film Festival () (KAFF) is an animated film festival held biennially during the month of June in Kecskemét, Hungary. Although the bulk of the festival is oriented toward efforts in Hungarian animation, the associated KAFF-spo ...

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10. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 7. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál
'. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2011.

References

External links

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"The Fly" at Cartoon Brew
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rofusz, Ferenc 1946 births Film people from Budapest Living people Hungarian animated film directors Producers who won the Best Animated Short Academy Award Directors of Best Animated Short Academy Award winners

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Later works

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