Zvonimir Lončarić (13 March 1927 – 11 November 2004) was a

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n sculptor and painter. In 1955, he graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts at the

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. Between 1958 and 1978, Lončarić directed four

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s for

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, and was also the

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of 19 animated and feature films, among them ''

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'',

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's 1961

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-winning animated short.

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Lončarić, Zvonimir
at enciklopedija.hr 1927 births 2004 deaths Artists from Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian animators Croatian sculptors Vladimir Nazor Award winners 20th-century Croatian sculptors 20th-century Croatian painters Croatian male painters 20th-century Croatian male artists {{Croatia-artist-stub