PannóniaFilm
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Pannonia Film Studio is the largest animation
studio in Hungary
, based in the capital of Budapest
.
, Marcell Jankovics
, József Gémes, Tamás Szabó Sípos, Béla Ternovszky, Ottó Foky, István Imre, Ferenc Rófusz
, György Kovásznai, Sándor Reisenbüchler
, István Orosz
, Líviusz Gyulai
, Béla Vajda, Kati Macskássy, Dóra Keresztes
, Zsolt Richly
, Éva M Tóth, Géza M Tóth and Sófia Péterffy.
, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. This was the biggest success of the studio.
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...
studio in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, based in the capital of Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
.
History
The animation division of the Hungarian Film Production Company was founded by Gyula Macskássy in 1951. It became independent, taking the name "Pannónia Filmstúdió", in 1956. For more than three decades the studio created many cartoons; a list is shown below. In 1990, with Hungary changing its political system, Pannónia lost its monopoly on Hungarian cartoon production, and the Hungarian National Television Company has stopped financing its cartoon series. Nonetheless, Pannónia continued to produce animated films as late as 2004.People working at PannóniaFilm
Aside from Macskássy, PannóniaFilm's roster of notable animators includes György Várnai, Tibor Csermák, József Nepp, Attila DargayAttila Dargay
Attila Dargay was an animator from Hungary. He was born in Mezőnyék.-Life:He finished his academic studies in 1948. He worked at Hungary's National Theatre as scenery painter; then he became an animated-film director in 1957. His films are popular among both children and adults...
, Marcell Jankovics
Marcell Jankovics
Marcell Jankovics is a Hungarian graphic artist, cartoon director, animator and author. He received his Oscar nomination for the 1974 animated short movie "Sisyphus".d That movie was used for a GMC Yukon Hybrid ad during the 2008 Super Bowl based on an agreement between the Hungarian film studio...
, József Gémes, Tamás Szabó Sípos, Béla Ternovszky, Ottó Foky, István Imre, Ferenc Rófusz
Ferenc Rófusz
Ferenc Rofusz is a Hungarian animator.-Biography:Rofusz was born in 1946 in Budapest. His interest in animation and film making started relatively early. During his studies he took special drawing and animating courses. He started to work at the Hungarian film studio Mafilm as set designer, set...
, György Kovásznai, Sándor Reisenbüchler
Sándor Reisenbüchler
Sándor Reisenbüchler was a Hungarian animated film director and graphic artist. He took a degree in directing of films from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest. He was working for PannóniaFilm in Budapest since 1965...
, István Orosz
István Orosz
István Orosz Hungarian painter, printmaker, graphic designer and animated film director, is known for his mathematically inspired works, impossible objects, optical illusions, double-meaning images and anamorphoses. The geometric art of István Orosz, with forced perspectives and optical...
, Líviusz Gyulai
Líviusz Gyulai
Líviusz Gyulai is a Hungarian graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator.-Biography:Born at Barót, Transylvania, Romania, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Budapest as graphic artist in 1962. He is known as a printmaker and a book illustrator as well. He was awarded a Gold Medal at the...
, Béla Vajda, Kati Macskássy, Dóra Keresztes
Dóra Keresztes
Dóra Keresztes Hungarian painter, printmaker, illustrator, graphic designer and animated film director.-Biography:...
, Zsolt Richly
Zsolt Richly
Zsolt Richly is a Hungarian animator who worked as a director in PannóniaFilm. His credits include the production of the Kockásfülű nyúl children's series.-External links:...
, Éva M Tóth, Géza M Tóth and Sófia Péterffy.
Animated short films
- The Cockerel's Diamond Coin (A kiskakas gyémánt félkrajcárja) - Gyula Macskássy, 1951
- Pencil and India Rubber (Ceruza és radír) - Gyula Macskássy-György Várnai, 1960
- The Three Rabbits (A három nyúl) - Attila Dargay, 1972
- The Fly (A légy) - Ferenc RófuszFerenc RófuszFerenc Rofusz is a Hungarian animator.-Biography:Rofusz was born in 1946 in Budapest. His interest in animation and film making started relatively early. During his studies he took special drawing and animating courses. He started to work at the Hungarian film studio Mafilm as set designer, set...
, 1981
Cartoon series
- Gustavus (Gusztáv) - Dargay-Nepp-Jankovics, 1964
- The Mézga FamilyThe Mézga FamilyThe Mézga Family is a fictional family from three animated TV series shot by PannóniaFilm studios, Hungary between 1968 and 1978....
(Mézga család) - József Nepp, József Romhányi (writer), 1968 - A Kockásfülű nyúlKockásfülu nyúlA Kockásfülű nyúl was the title of a 26-episode Hungarian animated children's series produced in 1978 in the studios of PannóniaFilm...
- Zsolt RichlyZsolt RichlyZsolt Richly is a Hungarian animator who worked as a director in PannóniaFilm. His credits include the production of the Kockásfülű nyúl children's series.-External links:...
(director), Veronika Marék (writer) 1978 - Hungarian Folk Tales (Magyar népmesék) - Marcell Jankovics 1978
- Tails, The Terror of Cats (Frakk, a macskák réme) - Gyula Macskássy, András Cseh, István Imre, 1972
- Next, please! (Kérem a következőt) - József Nepp (director, writer), Béla Ternovszky (director), József Romhányi (writer), 1974
- Pom Pom (Pom Pom meséi) - Attila Dargay (director), István Csukás (writer), 1980
- Meister Eder und sein PumucklPumucklPumuckl is a Kobold from a German radio play series for children. He is a descendant of the Klabautermänner.He is invisible to people around him except for the master carpenter Eder with whom Pumuckl lives....
- Ulrich König (director), 1982 - Leo and Fred (Leó és Fred) - Pál Tóth, 1987
- Imre Madách's The Tragedy of Man - Marcell Jankovics
Full-length animated films
- Johnny Corncob (János vitéz) - Marcell Jankovics, 1973
- Hugo the HippoHugo the HippoHugo the Hippo is a 1973 animated film produced by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary and co-produced in the United States by Brut Productions, a division of French perfume company Faberge...
(Hugo, a víziló) - Bill Feigenbaum, 1973 - Mattie the GooseboyMattie the Goose-boy (film)Mattie the Goose-boy is a 1977 Hungarian animated film directed by Attila Dargay. It is based on the eponymous poem, written in 1804 by Mihály Fazekas.-Cast:* András Kern as Mattie the goose-boy* Péter Geszti as young Mattie the goose-boy...
(Lúdas Matyi) - Attila DargayAttila DargayAttila Dargay was an animator from Hungary. He was born in Mezőnyék.-Life:He finished his academic studies in 1948. He worked at Hungary's National Theatre as scenery painter; then he became an animated-film director in 1957. His films are popular among both children and adults...
, 1977 - Foam Bath (Habfürdö) - György Kovásznai, 1979
- FehérlófiaFehérlófiaFehérlófia is a Hungarian animated movie made in 1981. It is the second animated feature-length film of Marcell Jankovics, and PannóniaFilm.-Synopsis:...
(The Son of the White Mare) - Marcell JankovicsMarcell JankovicsMarcell Jankovics is a Hungarian graphic artist, cartoon director, animator and author. He received his Oscar nomination for the 1974 animated short movie "Sisyphus".d That movie was used for a GMC Yukon Hybrid ad during the 2008 Super Bowl based on an agreement between the Hungarian film studio...
, 1980 - Time MastersTime Masters"Time Masters may refer to*The Time Masters, a science fiction novel by Wilson Tucker;*Les Maîtres du temps, a Franco-Hungarian animated science fiction film;*Time Masters, a DC Comics series by Lewis Shiner, Bob Wayne, and Art Thibert....
(Az Idö urai) - René LalouxRené LalouxRené Laloux was a French animator and film director.-Biography:He was born in Paris in 1929 and went to art school to study painting. After some time working in advertising, he got a job in a psychiatric institution where he began experimenting in animation with the interns...
, Tibor Hernádi (technical director) 1981 - VukVuk (film)The Little Fox, known in Hungary as Vuk, is a 1981 Hungarian animated film produced by Pannónia Filmstúdió, based on the novel Vuk by István Fekete...
- Attila DargayAttila DargayAttila Dargay was an animator from Hungary. He was born in Mezőnyék.-Life:He finished his academic studies in 1948. He worked at Hungary's National Theatre as scenery painter; then he became an animated-film director in 1957. His films are popular among both children and adults...
, 1981 - The Adventures of Sam the Squirrel (Misi mókus kalandjai) - Ottó Foky, 1982
- Heroic TimesHeroic TimesHeroic Times is a 1984 Hungarian animated fantasy-adventure film directed by József Gémes. It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th century epic poem in three parts by János Arany. The film was produced through Pannonia Film Studio and is notable for its visual style, which resembles oil...
(Daliás idők) - József Gémes, 1982 - Schooltime Blues (Suli-buli) - Ferenc Varsányi, 1982
- Water Spider-Wonder Spider (Vizipók-Csodapók) - József Haui, Szabolcs Szabó, Csaba Szombati Szabó, 1982
- John the Boaster (Háry János) - Zsolt Richly, 1983
- Snow-White (Hófehér) - József Nepp, 1983
- SzaffiSzaffiSzaffi is a 1985 Hungarian animated film directed by Attila Dargay. It is based on the 1885 book The Gypsy Baron by Mór Jókai, about the romance between a poor Hungarian aristocrat and a mysterious Roma-looking Turkish girl in the 18th century...
- Attila DargayAttila DargayAttila Dargay was an animator from Hungary. He was born in Mezőnyék.-Life:He finished his academic studies in 1948. He worked at Hungary's National Theatre as scenery painter; then he became an animated-film director in 1957. His films are popular among both children and adults...
, 1985 - Matthias the Just (Mátyás, az igazságos) - László Ujváry, 1985
- Cat CityCat CityCat City is a 1986 Hungarian animated film, directed by Béla Ternovszky and written by József Nepp. The title Cat City was used in the United States distribution...
(Macskafogó) - Béla Ternovszky, 1986 - Long Live Servatius (Es lebe Servatius) - Ottó Foky, 1986
- Gréti...! (Egy kutya feljegyzései) - József Nepp, 1986
- The Captain of the Forest (Az erdõ kapitánya) - Attila DargayAttila DargayAttila Dargay was an animator from Hungary. He was born in Mezőnyék.-Life:He finished his academic studies in 1948. He worked at Hungary's National Theatre as scenery painter; then he became an animated-film director in 1957. His films are popular among both children and adults...
, 1987 - Willy the SparrowWilly the SparrowWilly the Sparrow is a 1988 Hungarian animated film directed by József Gémes. The English adaptation was directed by Scott Murphy. Voice actors included Sarah Schaub, Barta Heiner, Rick Macy and Aaron Bybee...
(Vili, a veréb) - József Gémes, 1988 - Forget-Me-Not (Nefelejcs) - Elek Lisziák, 1988
- Dragon and Slippers (Sárkány és papucs) - Tibor Hernádi, 1989
- The Princess and the GoblinThe Princess and the Goblin (film)The Princess and the Goblin is a 1992 European animated fantasy film directed by József Gémes. It is an adaptation of 1872 novel of the same name by George MacDonald....
(A hercegnö és a kobold) - József Gémes, 1992 - The Seventh Brother (A hetedik testvér) - Jenő Koltai, Tibor Hernádi 1995
- Tiny Heroes (Vacak 2 - az erdő hőse) - Jenő Koltai , József Gémes, 1997
- Song of the Miraculous Hind (Ének a csodaszarvasról) - Marcell Jankovics, 2002
- The Princess and the Pea - Mark Swan, 2002 (American-Hungarian co-production) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146063/
Awards
In 1981, Pannónia's three-minute production, The Fly (A légy) by Ferenc RófuszFerenc Rófusz
Ferenc Rofusz is a Hungarian animator.-Biography:Rofusz was born in 1946 in Budapest. His interest in animation and film making started relatively early. During his studies he took special drawing and animating courses. He started to work at the Hungarian film studio Mafilm as set designer, set...
, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. This was the biggest success of the studio.
Other awards
- Forest Sports Contest by Gyula Macskássy: 1954 Paris - I. Prize
- Two Little Oxen by Gyula Macskássy: 1957 Warsaw - I. Prize
- Ball with White Dots by Tibor Csermák: 1961 Venice - Golden Lion
- Duel by Gyula Macskássy: 1961 Cannes - Special Prize of the Jury
- Double Portrait by György Kovásznai: 1965 Mannheim - Golden Ducat
- Five Minute Thrill by József Nepp: 1967 Oberhausen - Main Prize
- Language Lesson by Béla Vajda: 1968 Oberhausen - Grand Prize
- Homo Faber by Tamás Szabó Sípos: 1968 Phnom-Penh - Golden Lion
- Concertissimo by József Gémes: 1968 Chicago - Silver Hugo
- Variations on a Dragon by Attila Dargay: 1968 Mamaia - Silver Pelican
- Urbanization by Gyula Macskássy: 1969 New York - Blue Ribbon Prize
- Deep Water by Marcell Jankovics: 1971 Annecy - Special Prize
- Success by Gyula Macskássy: 1972 Cracow - Special Prize
- 2 by Sándor Reisenbüchler: 1973 Cannes - Special Prize
- Modern Sports Coaching by Béla Ternovszky: 1974 Munich - Grand Prize
- Kidnapping of the Sun and the Moon by Sándor Reisenbüchler: 1974 New York - Special Prize of the Jury
- Let's Keep a Dog by Béla Ternovszky: 1975 New York - Category I.Prize
- Sisyphus by Marcell Jankovics: 1975 Teheran - Prize of the Critics
- Silence by István Orosz: 1977 Zagreb - The best first film
- Scenes With Beans by Ottó Foky: 1977 Lausanne - Grand Prix
- Fight by Marcell Jankovics: 1977 Cannes - Golden Palm
- New Tenants by Líviusz Gyulai: 1978 Cairo - Golden Nofretete
- I Think Life is a Great Fun... by Kati Macskássy: 1978 Melbourne - I.Prize
- Mattie the Gooseboy Attila Dargay: 1979 Salerno - Silver Cup
- The Fly by Ferenc Rófusz: 1980: Ottawa – Category Prize; 1981: Lille – Main Prize; 1981 Hollywood – Oscar; 1982: Espinho – Category Prize
- Moto Perpetuo by Béla Vajda: 1981 Cannes - Golden Palm
- Animalia by Tibor Hernádi: 1981 Melbourne - Special Prize of the Jury
- The Luncheon by Csaba Varga: 1982 Lille - Grand Prix
- Heroic Times by József Gémes: 1985 Annecy - The best animated feature
- Gravitation by Ferenc Rófusz: 1984 Toronto - Category I. Prize
- Snow-White József Nepp: 1984 Giffoni - Grand Prize
- Deadlock by Ferenc Rófusz: 1984 Stuttgart - Special Prize of the Jury
- Motorture by Ferenc Cakó: 1985 Antibes - Golden Siren
- Lights Before Dawn by Sándor Békési: 1985 Espinho - Category Prize
- Ah, America! by István Orosz: 1986 Oberhausen - Prize of International Film Clubs
- The Wind by Csaba Varga: 1987 Hiroshima - Category I. Prize
- Magic by Dóra Keresztes: 1987 Espinho – Category Prize
- Ab Ovo by Ferenc Cakó: 1988 Cannes - The best animated film
- Dirt by Marcell Jankovics: 1989 Lille - Special Prize of the Jury
- Willy the Sparrow by József Gémes: 1989 Chicago - Category II.Prize
- Farewell Little Island by Sándor Reisenbüchler: 1989 Lille - The best short film
- Mind the Steps! by István Orosz: 1991 Győr – Mediawave, Main Prize; Los Angeles - International Tournée of Animation
- Ad Rem by Ferenc Cakó: 1991 San Francisco - Category I.Prize
- The Princess and the Goblin by József Gémes: 1994 Fort Lauderdale - The best film for children
- Ecotopia by Sándor Reisenbüchler: 1997 Cairo - Silver Cairo
- Lover of Pirates by Zsofia Péterffy: 2002 Venezia - Prix UIP