Pannonia Film Studio
Pannonia Film Studio (also known as MAFILM Pannónia Filmstúdió) is the largest animation studio in Hungary, based in the capital of Budapest.
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 Dargay, 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.
Films
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 Rófusz, 1981
Cartoon series
- Gustavus (Gusztáv) - Dargay-Nepp-Jankovics, 1964
- The Mézga Family (Mézga család) - József Nepp, József Romhányi (writer), 1968
- A Kockásfülű nyúl - Zsolt Richly (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 Pumuckl - 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 Hippo (Hugo, a víziló) - Bill Feigenbaum, 1973
- Mattie the Gooseboy (Lúdas Matyi) - Attila Dargay, 1977
- Foam Bath (Habfürdö) - György Kovásznai, 1979
- Fehérlófia (The Son of the White Mare) - Marcell Jankovics, 1980
- Time Masters (Az Idö urai) - René Laloux, Tibor Hernádi (technical director) 1981
- Vuk - Attila Dargay, 1981
- The Adventures of Sam the Squirrel (Misi mókus kalandjai) - Ottó Foky, 1982
- Heroic Times (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
- Szaffi - Attila Dargay, 1985
- Matthias the Just (Mátyás, az igazságos) - László Ujváry, 1985
- Cat City (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 Dargay, 1987
- Willy the Sparrow (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 Goblin (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) [1]
Awards
In 1981, Pannónia's three-minute production, The Fly (A légy) by Ferenc Rófusz, 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
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