PannóniaFilm

Pannónia Filmstúdió is the biggest animation studio in Hungary.

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, after Hungary changed its political system, Pannónia lost its monopoly on Hungarian cartoon production and Hungarian television stopped financing its cartoon series. Despite this, Pannónia has continued to produce animated films.

People working at PannóniaFilm

The most important animators of PannóniaFilm, besides Macskássy are: György Várnai, Tibor Csermák, József Nepp, Attila Dargay, Marcell Jankovics, József Gémes, Tamás Szabó Sípos, Béla Ternovszky, Ottó Foky, István Imre, Ferenc Rófusz, György Kovásznay, Sándor Reisenbüchler, István Orosz, Líviusz Gyulai, Béla Vajda, Kati Macskássy, Dóra Keresztes, Zsolt Richly, Éva M Tóth, Géza M Tóth, Zsófia Péterffy and many others.

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
*"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, 1976
*"Foam Bath" (Habfürdö) - György Kovásznai, 1979
*"The Son of the White Mare" (Fehérlófia) - 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
*"Saffi (Szaffi) - Attila Dargay, 1984
*"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 Pea" - Mark Swan, 2002 (American-Hungarian co-production) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146063/]

Awards

In 1981, a short animated feature, "The Fly" by Ferenc Rófusz won the Academy Award. 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

External links

* [http://www.mediaguide.hu/pannoniafilm/story.html Pannóniafilm]
* [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0030371/ Pannóniafilm] on the Internet Movie Database