Éva Balla‑Falus
Éva Balla‑Falus (née Éva Balla; Hungarian: ''Balla Éva''; 18 February 1913 – 27 March 1966) was a Hungarian–French graphic artist, painter, fashion designer, puppet designer, and animated film director. She was instrumental in the founding and development of Hungarian puppet animation between 1948 and 1956, with her work rediscovered in 2024 after decades in obscurity. Biography Early life and education Éva Balla was born on 18 February 1913 in Diósförgepatony (today Orechová Potôň, Slovakia), a small town near Dunaszerdahely, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. His father, Imre Balla, worked as a manager in a neighbouring estate. At the age of 10, her family moved to Szeged, where his parents are from. They do not wish to become Slovak citizens after the Treaty of Trianon which detached Slovakia from Hungary. In Szeged, Éva Balla grew up in a large family with many uncles, aunts and cousins. Her father ran a family timber business, his unc ...
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