Zagreb Film
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Zagreb Film is a Croatia
n film
-producing company from Zagreb
, founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, documentaries, television commercials, educational film
s and several feature film
s.
Their probably most famous product was the cartoon
series Professor Balthazar
, created by Zlatko Grgić
, about an amusing professor who solved various imaginative problems. Another popular cartoon of theirs was Inspector Mask .
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. Also we have to mention 30,000 meters of archive material that was shot about the city of Zagreb and another 30 hours of material was shot on a DVCAM. The company operates on three locations; one with ateliers for artists, shooting equipment, small theatre and one with film warehouse, video multiplication room and administration. The third location is used for commercial purposes. During all these years, Zagreb Film received more than 400 awards on Festivals all over the world. Among them is the Academy Award - Oscar for the best animated short film in 1962. Dušan Vukotić
had become the first non-American author to win the Oscar award for Ersatz
. Wealth of genres and different styles that were growing in Zagreb was the reason for Georges Sadoul, the French film theorist, critic and historian to coin the term «Zagreb school of animation», what became the trademark for top grade and innovative animated films made in Zagreb. Besides artistic films Zagreb film produced films and TV series for children like Inspector Mask, Professor Balthazar
, The Little Flying Bears
, Maxi Cat. Most of these films were distributed internationally. The biggest global success was with the famous character of Professor Balthazar.
http://www.zagrebfilm.hr/onama_e.asp
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
-producing company from 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...
, founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, documentaries, television commercials, educational film
Educational film
An educational film is a film or movie whose primary purpose is to educate. Educational films have been used in classrooms as an alternative to other teaching methods.-Cultural significance:...
s and several feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
s.
Their probably most famous product was the cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
series Professor Balthazar
Professor Balthazar
-History:It was created for television by the Croatian animator Zlatko Grgić at the Zagreb Film studio, Croatia. 59 episodes of the cartoon were made between 1967 and 1974....
, created by Zlatko Grgić
Zlatko Grgic
Zlatko Grgić was a Croatian animator who emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s.Born in Zagreb, in the former republic of Yugoslavia, Grgic was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 52nd Academy Awards for his 1979 film Dream Doll, produced by Bob Godfrey.Grgic created the...
, about an amusing professor who solved various imaginative problems. Another popular cartoon of theirs was Inspector Mask .
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. Also we have to mention 30,000 meters of archive material that was shot about the city of Zagreb and another 30 hours of material was shot on a DVCAM. The company operates on three locations; one with ateliers for artists, shooting equipment, small theatre and one with film warehouse, video multiplication room and administration. The third location is used for commercial purposes. During all these years, Zagreb Film received more than 400 awards on Festivals all over the world. Among them is the Academy Award - Oscar for the best animated short film in 1962. Dušan Vukotić
Dušan Vukotic
Dušan Vukotić was an award-winning cartoonist, author and director of animated films from Yugoslavia. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films....
had become the first non-American author to win the Oscar award for Ersatz
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...
. Wealth of genres and different styles that were growing in Zagreb was the reason for Georges Sadoul, the French film theorist, critic and historian to coin the term «Zagreb school of animation», what became the trademark for top grade and innovative animated films made in Zagreb. Besides artistic films Zagreb film produced films and TV series for children like Inspector Mask, Professor Balthazar
Professor Balthazar
-History:It was created for television by the Croatian animator Zlatko Grgić at the Zagreb Film studio, Croatia. 59 episodes of the cartoon were made between 1967 and 1974....
, The Little Flying Bears
The Little Flying Bears
The Little Flying Bears is an animated television series produced by Zagreb Film and CinéGroupe. It was a Croatian/Canadian co-production which originally aired in 1990.This cartoon helps children realize the importance of protecting the environment...
, Maxi Cat. Most of these films were distributed internationally. The biggest global success was with the famous character of Professor Balthazar.
http://www.zagrebfilm.hr/onama_e.asp
Compilations of Zagreb animation
- The Best of Zagreb Film: Be Careful What You Wish For/The Classic Collection (2000) http://www.amazon.com/dp/630583671X/