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Zagreb Film
Zagreb Film is a Croatian film company principally known for its animation studio. From Zagreb, it was founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, as well as documentaries, television commercials, educational films and several feature films. Zagreb Film produced the cartoon series ''Professor Balthazar'' (), created by Zlatko Grgić, about an amusing professor who solved various imaginative problems. Another popular cartoon of theirs was ''Inspektor Maska, Inspector Mask'' (). History Zagreb Film was founded in 1953 with the main profile of an animated films production company. Since then, more than 600 animated films, 14 feature films, about 600 documentaries and 800 commercials as well as 600 educational films were produced in this studio. The company operates at three locations; one with ateliers for artists, shooting equipment, small theater and one with film warehouse, video multiplication room and administration. The third location is used for commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspektor Maska
(English: ''Inspector Mask'') is a Croatian and Yugoslav animation, animated comedy television series produced for television by Zagreb Film that ran from 1962 to 1963. Development The idea for the series originated from the 1959 animated short ''Inspektor se vratio kući'', directed by Vatroslav Mimica, which was particularly well received. Synopsis The story takes place in an unnamed American metropolis of the 1960s, where a criminal gang led by ''Prehlađeni Joe'' (Runny Nose Joe or Sneezy Joe) carries out various criminal acts, but is thwarted by police inspektor Maska, using various disguises to track them and catch them in the end. Episode list Source: References External links * {{IMDb title, 10949016 Inspektor Maska - EP3 on YouTube Culture of Yugoslavia 1962 Yugoslav television series debuts 1963 Yugoslav television series endings Croatian animated television series 1960s Yugoslav television series 1960s animated television series Zagreb Film films Fictional Yug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Sadoul
Georges Sadoul (; 4 February 1904 – 13 October 1967) was a French film critic, journalist and cinema writer. He is known for writing encyclopedias of film and filmmakers, many of which have been translated into English. Biography Sadoul was born in Nancy. His father, Charles Sadoul, was a well-known ethnologist. At the age of 19, a student in Nancy, he collaborated with '' L'Est Républicain'' and founded the Nancy-Paris Committee. The objective of this committee is to allow the population of Nancy to meet Parisian productions and artists. He notably brought there Jean Epstein, Henry Prunières, André Lurçat, Jacques Rivière, Jacques Copeau and André Lhote. Once a surrealist, he became a member of the French Communist Party The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its Member of the European Parliament, MEPs sit with The Lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Diary (cartoon)
''The Diary'' () is a 1974 Yugoslavian cartoon by artist Nedeljko Dragić. Plot A man goes walking and gets redrawn as an unconventional (and largely improvised) series of other shapes and figures with nostalgic memories of both the wonders and alienations of life. See also * Independent animation * Experimental film Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that does not apply standard cinematic conventions, instead adopting Non-narrative film, non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many e ... * Modernist animation References External links * ''Diary'' on Dailymotion 1974 films Zagreb Film films Yugoslav animated short films Croatian animated short films Animated films without speech 1974 animated short films {{1970s-animation-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tup Tup
''Tup Tup'' is a 1972 Yugoslav animated short by Nedeljko Dragić at Zagreb Film animation studio, in cooperation with Corona Cinematografica in Italy. Plot A man is trying to go to sleep but a noise keeps him up. In the process of trying to stop the noise, he exposes a bizarre mixture of sounds and images. Accolades It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, but lost to Richard Williams (animator), Richard Williams' A Christmas Carol (TV special), take on ''A Christmas Carol''. Reception and legacy In a 2020 poll among 38 Croatian film critics, ''Tup tup'' was ranked as the third best Croatian animated film ever, behind Dušan Vukotić's Academy Award-winning ''Surogat'' and Zdenko Gašparović's ''Satiemania''. References External links * * Tup Tup' on Dailymotion * Tup Tup {cbignore, bot=medic'' on BCDB 1972 animated short films 1972 films Croatian animated short films Yugoslav animated short films Zagreb Film films Animated films without speec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fly (1968 Film)
''The Fly'' () is a 1967 Yugoslavian cartoon. Plot A man is standing in the scene when a fly arrives and begins to irritate him. He tries to swat the fly, but it keeps growing bigger to the point where it shatters the scene. Eventually, the man and the fly decide to negotiate. Creators * Written by: Vatroslav Mimica Vatroslav Mimica (25 June 1923 – 15 February 2020) was a Croatian film director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Omiš, Mimica had enrolled at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before the outbreak of World War II. In 1942 he j ... * Backgrounds: Pavao Štalter * Drawings: Aleksandar Marks * Animation: Vladimir Jutriša * Assistant director: Darko Gospodnetić * Cinematography: Ivan Hercigonja * Sound recording: Mladen Prebil * Music supervision: Tea Brunšmid * Directed by: Aleksandar Marks, Vladimir Jutriša External links * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fly, The 1968 films Yugoslav animated short films Zagreb Film films Croatian animated s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity (cartoon)
''Curiosity'' () is a 1967 Yugoslavian cartoon. Plot A man is seated on a bench. He has a paper Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is dra ... bag next to him. Over the course of the cartoon, passersby try to find out what he keeps in the bag. Awards 1967 Krakow Film Festival Special Mention: International Competition (Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo) 1967 Leipzig DOK Festival Golden Dove: Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo External links * 1967 films Yugoslav animated short films Zagreb Film films Croatian animated short films Animated films set on beaches 1967 animated short films {{1960s-short-animation-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall (1966 Film)
''The Wall'' () is a 1966 Yugoslav animated short film by Ante Zaninović for Zagreb Film. Synopsis A naked, long haired man makes multiple attempts to tackle a high brick was that stands in his way, possibly an allusion to the Berlin Wall. Simultaneously, another figure, in a suit and tie, watches all this passively, even when the bearded man finally breaks the wall and dies. The man in suit passes through the gaping hole with ease, encountering another wall, he continues to wait and act passively. The overall mood of the film is frequently cited as an example of dark humor. Reception The short is considered the author's most acclaimed one. Ivo Škrabalo, writing for Globus GLOBUS is a radar system in the town of Vardø in Vardø Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. It is operated by the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) and its official uses are primarily space observation and Arctic airspace monitoring for Nor ..., described it as one of the exemplary works of the "seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Kihot (1961 Short)
''Don Kihot'' is a 1961 experimental animated short by Vlado Kristl for Zagreb Film. It is loosely based on ''Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes. Themes The author reduced the characters in the short to Klee-style ideograms, with backgrounds being represented by abstract frescoes, all of which is accompanied by atonal music. Reception and legacy The short was blacklisted during the former Yugoslavia due to its rigid classification of art and society, which Don Kihot challenged. The short won a number of prizes at international festivals, such as the main prize at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 1962. It is described as a "difficult but very poetic film" and a magnum opus for Kristl. Speed and Wilsom state that the short "presents the eccentric individualist assailed by all the forces of the modern state - guns, radar, tanks, planes, patrols, armies - and in some amazing way the nonconformist deviationist Don triumphs over them all". References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music—are modeled after the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surogat
''Surogat'' (known in English as ''Ersatz'' and ''The Substitute'') is a 1961 Yugoslavian animated comedy short film by director Dušan Vukotić, produced by Zagreb Film, then a Yugoslav film production company. The film is also known by several other names in other languages: ''Cyррогат'', ''Der Ersatz'', ''Le Succēdanē'' and ''Surrogatto''. Plot A man takes a trip to the beach and every object he brings with him, no matter how unlikely, is inflatable. Reception and legacy The film won an Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons) in 1962. It was featured in animation historian Jerry Beck's ''The 50 Greatest Cartoons'', where it appears one of 57 "Other Great Cartoons" that did not qualify for the main list but had nonetheless received "a substantial number of votes" as honorable mentions. The Academy Film Archive preserved ''Ersatz'' in 2012. According to David Silverman, animator and producer for ''The Simpsons'', the character designs for the in-show cartoon "Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccolo (cartoon)
''Piccolo'' is a 1959 Yugoslavian film. Plot Two men live in neighboring apartments. They are good friends and help each other out however possible. However, when one of them starts playing his piccolo to accompany the song of a nearby bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ..., the other gets angry. They proceed to play louder instruments than the other, even hiring extra people to assist. Credits * A production of: Zagreb Film Cartoon Studio, Yugoslavia * Color by: Eastmancolor * Scenario: Dušan Vukotić * Backgrounds: Zvonimir Lončarić * Music: Branimir Sakač * Book recording: Dušan Vukotić, Boris Kolar * Key animator: Vladimir Hrs * Animation: Stanko Garber, Rudolf Mudrovčić * Assistant director: Slavko Marjanac * Music supervisor: Tea Brunšmid * Sound: Ml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
