Marcell Jankovics

The native form of this personal name is Jankovics Marcell. This article uses the Western name order.
Marcell Jankovics
Born (1941-10-21) 21 October 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 1977 Cannes Film Festival.[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] His fourth feature film The Tragedy of Man was in production from 1988 until its release in 2011.

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:

References

  1. "Sisyphus". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  2. "Nomination for 1975 Academy Awards". Official Database of the Academy Awards. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  3. "Awards for Marcell Jankovics". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  4. "Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts 2009". Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Culhane, John. "Marcell Jankovics". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  6. 1.Kecskeméti Animációs Filmszemle. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1985.
  7. 1 2 2. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1988.
  8. 4. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 1. Nemzetközi Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1996.
  9. 3. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1993.
  10. KAFF 2002 - Díjak (English: "KAFF 2002 - Award"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2002.
  11. KAFF 2007 Díjak (English: "KAFF 2007 Awards"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2007.
  12. 11. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 8. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2013.

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