Ion Popescu-Gopo (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon poˈpesku ˈɡopo]; 1
May 1923, RoeÈ™ti, Vâlcea â€" 28 November 1989, Bucharest) was a
Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, movie director
and actor born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality
in the Romanian cinematography and the founder of the modern Romanian
cartoon school. He was, together with Liviu Ciulei and Mirel IlieÅŸiu
one of the few Romanian film artists who won an award at Cannes in the
20th century. His film "Scurtă Istorie" (A Brief History) won the
Short Film Palme d'Or for best short film in 1957. His 1965 film The
White Moor was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival
where he won the award for Best Director. In 1969 he was a member of
the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1977 he was
a member of the jury at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.
In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International
Film Festival.Ion Popescu-Gopo attended (but never graduated from) the
Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. He also attended animation courses
in Moscow. He made Maria, Mirabela which is a Romanian-Russian
co-production.His career started as a designer and cartoonist in 1939,
publishing caricatures and editorial cartoons in newspapers. 1949
brought his debut in the film industry with "Punguţa cu doi bani"
(Bag with two coins). Since 1950 he started working for Studioul
Cinematografic BucureÅŸti (Cinematographic Studio Bucharest) in the
animation department, that later broke into a separate animation
studio, Animafilm.His most known cartoon character is a little black
and white man sometimes referred to as "Gopo's Little Man" after his
creator. Later in his life Popescu-Gopo confessed that he tried to
start an "anti-Disney rebellion". Unable to surpass Disney's animation
characters in color and beauty, Popescu-Gopo tried to be more profound
in message and substance and simplify the form and techniques used.
Unlike Disney's cartoon characters, Popescu-Gopo's cartoon characters
were black and white, designed in simple lines.
May 1923, RoeÈ™ti, Vâlcea â€" 28 November 1989, Bucharest) was a
Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, movie director
and actor born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality
in the Romanian cinematography and the founder of the modern Romanian
cartoon school. He was, together with Liviu Ciulei and Mirel IlieÅŸiu
one of the few Romanian film artists who won an award at Cannes in the
20th century. His film "Scurtă Istorie" (A Brief History) won the
Short Film Palme d'Or for best short film in 1957. His 1965 film The
White Moor was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival
where he won the award for Best Director. In 1969 he was a member of
the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1977 he was
a member of the jury at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.
In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International
Film Festival.Ion Popescu-Gopo attended (but never graduated from) the
Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. He also attended animation courses
in Moscow. He made Maria, Mirabela which is a Romanian-Russian
co-production.His career started as a designer and cartoonist in 1939,
publishing caricatures and editorial cartoons in newspapers. 1949
brought his debut in the film industry with "Punguţa cu doi bani"
(Bag with two coins). Since 1950 he started working for Studioul
Cinematografic BucureÅŸti (Cinematographic Studio Bucharest) in the
animation department, that later broke into a separate animation
studio, Animafilm.His most known cartoon character is a little black
and white man sometimes referred to as "Gopo's Little Man" after his
creator. Later in his life Popescu-Gopo confessed that he tried to
start an "anti-Disney rebellion". Unable to surpass Disney's animation
characters in color and beauty, Popescu-Gopo tried to be more profound
in message and substance and simplify the form and techniques used.
Unlike Disney's cartoon characters, Popescu-Gopo's cartoon characters
were black and white, designed in simple lines.
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