Ferenc Cakó (born 1950) is a Hungarian artist whose specialty is performing

sand animation Sand animation is a form of stop motion that manipulates images formed with sand under a camera to create animation. A sand animator will make incremental changes in the sand, taking one frame with each change in order to create a sequence of mov ...

. He graduated from the College for Creative Arts in 1973 and did amateur animation at that point. His first success was in 1982 and in 1989 he was named artist of the

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ...

. After that he did

workshops Beginning with the Industrial Revolution era, a workshop may be a room, rooms or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Workshops were the only ...

in Finland, France, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal. Amongst his more recent performances, Ferenc Cakó performed in IIT

Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Techfest Techfest is the annual science and technology festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, consisting of social initiatives and outreach programs throughout the year. Started in 1998 with the aim of providing a platform for the Indi ...

2004. His show in the Open Air Theatre was a huge hit with thousands of students, professors and visitors attending it. Cakó's films have won prizes including the award for best short film at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

, the jury prize for short film at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

, and numerous awards at the

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 ...

Filmography

*''Hamu'' ("Ashes") (1996) - Winner of KAFF's 1996 Kecskemét City Award. and the Short Film Golden Bear *''Labirintus'' ("Labyrinth") (1999) - Winner of the 1999 KAFF Grand Prix. *''A Négy évszak'' ("The Four Seasons") (2000) *''Kövek'' ("Stones") (2001) *''

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel focusing on the animal kingdom owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1 ...

Sand Promos'' (2003) *''A róka és a holló'' ("The Fox and the Raven") (2005) - Winner of the 2005 KAFF Award for Best Humorous Animated Film. *''Arc'' ("Face") (2009) - Winner of the 2009 KAFF Award of the Students' Jury.
A 9. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál és a 6. Nemzetközi Animációs Fesztivál díjai
' (English:
Awards
). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2009.

References

External links

Homepage
*

(from the

Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival The Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF, ) is an annual showcase festival A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or ...

(SICAF) 2003) Hungarian animators 1950 births Living people Hungarian performance artists Hungarian animated film directors {{Animator-stub