Marcell Jankovics
The native form of this personal name is Jankovics Marcell. This article uses the Western name order.
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October 21, 1941 Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Awards | Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts (2009) |
Marcell Jankovics (born 21 October 1941) is a Hungarian graphic artist, film director, animator and author. He received his Oscar nomination for the 1974 animated short movie "Sisyphus"[1][2] That movie was used for a GMC Yukon Hybrid ad during the 2008 Super Bowl based on an agreement between the Hungarian film studio Pannónia and GM. He also received a Palme d'Or for the short movie "The Struggle" at the Cannes Film Festival in 1977.[3] He has been presented multiple awards at the Kecskemét Animation Film Festival since 1985. In 2009, he was presented the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts[4]
He was born in Budapest, Hungary. From 1955 he attended the Pannonhalma Benedictine Secondary School. He started working at Pannónia in 1960.
Filmography
His filmography includes:
- Sisyphus (1974)
- Fehérlófia (1981)[5]
- A Székely asszony és az ördög ("The Transsylvanian Woman and the Devil") (1985) - Winner of the 1st KAFF Prize for Best Series.[6]
- Hol volt, hol nem volt ("A Hungarian Fairy Tale") (1987)[5]
- Tangram (1988) - Winner of the KAFF Award for Best Animation.[7]
- Magyar népmesék ("Hungarian Folk Tales") (1988-1996) - Jankovics was awarded the KAFF Prize for Best Film Series together with Zsuzsanna Kricskovics for their work on the episode entitled "Mindent járó malmocska" ("Mill Film").[7] He would go on to win the KAFF Prize for Best TV Series with Mária Horvát in 1996 for their work on the episode entitled "A pityke és a kökény" ("The Han and the Wild Plum")[8]
- Jankula (1993) - Winner of the KAFF Award for the Category of Cultural History[9]
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000)[5]
- Ének a Csodaszarvasról ("A Song About the Miraculous Hind") (2002) - Winner of the KAFF-Sponsored Award of the National Radio and Television Commission.[10]
- Az ember tragédiája ("The Tragedy of Man") (2007) - Jankovics was awarded the KAFF Prize for Best Visual Language for the sequence entitled "Egy jottányit sem!" ("Not a Yod!") from Az ember tragédiája VII. szín ("The Tragedy of Man Part 7),[11] and the Jury's Special Mention at the 8th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials for this work.[12]
- The Struggle[5]
References
- ↑ "Sisyphus". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "Nomination for 1975 Academy Awards". Official Database of the Academy Awards. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "Awards for Marcell Jankovics". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts 2009". Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Culhane, John. "Marcell Jankovics". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ 1.Kecskeméti Animációs Filmszemle. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1985.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 2. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1988.
- ↑ 4. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 1. Nemzetközi Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1996.
- ↑ 3. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1993.
- ↑ KAFF 2002 - Díjak (English: "KAFF 2002 - Award"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2002.
- ↑ KAFF 2007 Díjak (English: "KAFF 2007 Awards"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2007.
- ↑ 11. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 8. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2013.
External links
- Marcell Jankovics at the Internet Movie Database
- Jankovics Marcell
- "Sisyphus" on YouTube
- Jankovics GMC ad on YouTube
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