Dušan Vukotic
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Dušan Vukotić was an award-winning cartoonist, author and director of animated film
s from Yugoslavia
. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films
.
Vukotić was born in Bileća
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(at the time Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes).
In 1953 he was one of the founding members of Zagreb Film
and had worked there for over four decades.
He won an Oscar for best animated short
in 1961 for Surogat
("Ersatz"), being the first foreigner to do so. Another of his films, Igra ("The Game"), was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964.
After 1960s, he rarely made short animated films, making three full-length movies - fantasy tale for children Sedmi kontinent ("The Seventh Continent", 1966), action movie Akcija Stadion ("Operation Stadium") about the resistance of the Zagreb
students to the Ustaša regime in 1941, and science fiction
/horror
parody Gosti iz galaksije ("Visitors from the Galaxy of Arkana", 1981).
He also was teaching film directing at Zagreb Academy for Dramatic Art since the founding of its Film department in 1967 up to his retirement in early 1990s.
After 1973, he was a member of Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
.
In time of death Vukotic was preparing the production of his new science fiction
movie, co-written by the Croatian science fiction writer Aleksandar Ziljak
.
Vukotić died in Krapinske Toplice
near Zagreb at the age of 71.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
s from Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films
Zagreb School of Animated Films
Zagreb school of animated films is an animation film studio located in Zagreb, Croatia and is a part of the Zagreb Film company. It is represented by authors like Nikola Kostelac, Vatroslav Mimica, Dušan Vukotić and Vladimir Kristl...
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Vukotić was born in Bileća
Bileca
Bileća is a town and municipality in the southeast of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the entity of Republika Srpska. It is in eastern Herzegovina near the border with Montenegro, north of Trebinje and south of Gacko...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
(at the time Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes).
In 1953 he was one of the founding members of Zagreb Film
Zagreb Film
Zagreb Film is a Croatian film-producing company from Zagreb, founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, documentaries, television commercials, educational films and several feature films....
and had worked there for over four decades.
He won an Oscar for best animated short
Academy Award for Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931-32, to the present....
in 1961 for Surogat
Ersatz (film)
Surogat is a 1961 Yugoslavian short animated film by Dušan Vukotić, produced by Zagreb Film, a Croatian film production company. The film won an Academy Award for Short Subjects in 1962...
("Ersatz"), being the first foreigner to do so. Another of his films, Igra ("The Game"), was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964.
After 1960s, he rarely made short animated films, making three full-length movies - fantasy tale for children Sedmi kontinent ("The Seventh Continent", 1966), action movie Akcija Stadion ("Operation Stadium") about the resistance of the Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
students to the Ustaša regime in 1941, and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
/horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
parody Gosti iz galaksije ("Visitors from the Galaxy of Arkana", 1981).
He also was teaching film directing at Zagreb Academy for Dramatic Art since the founding of its Film department in 1967 up to his retirement in early 1990s.
After 1973, he was a member of Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most important scientific institution of Montenegro....
.
In time of death Vukotic was preparing the production of his new science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
movie, co-written by the Croatian science fiction writer Aleksandar Ziljak
Aleksandar Žiljak
Aleksandar Žiljak is a science fiction and fantasy writer and illustrator from Zagreb, Croatia. In 2006, he co-edited Ad Astra, an anthology of Croatian SF stories, which covers period from 1976 to 2006, and he co-edits Croatian literary SF journal Ubiq.Žiljak is the winner of five SFERA Awards,...
.
Vukotić died in Krapinske Toplice
Krapinske Toplice
Krapinske Toplice is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 5,744 inhabitants in the area, absolute majority of which are Croats.The settlements in the municipality are:* Čret, population 664...
near Zagreb at the age of 71.