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Dušan Vukotić is a Director, Writer and Special Effects born on 7 february 1927 at Bileća (Bosnie)
Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was an award-winning cartoonist, author and director of animated films from Yugoslavia. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films.
Vukotić was born in Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes).
In 1953 he was one of the founding members of Zagreb Film. He worked there for over four decades.
He won an Oscar for best animated short in 1961 for Surogat ("Ersatz"), being the first foreigner to do so. Another of his films, Igra ("The Game"), was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964.
After the 1960s, he rarely made short animated films, making three full-length movies - a fantasy tale for children, Sedmi kontinent ("The Seventh Continent", 1966), an action movie, Akcija Stadion ("Operation Stadium") about the resistance of Zagreb students to the Ustaša regime in 1941, and the science fiction/horror parody Gosti iz galaksije ("Visitors from the Galaxy of Arkana", 1981). In 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
He also taught film directing at the Zagreb Academy for Dramatic Art from the founding of its Film department in 1967 until his retirement in the early 1990s.
After 1973, he was a member of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.
At the time of his death, Vukotić was preparing a production of his new science fiction movie, co-written by the Croatian science fiction writer Aleksandar Ziljak.
Vukotić died in Krapinske Toplice near Zagreb at the age of 71.
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Birth 7 february 1927 at Bileća (Bosnie)
Death 8 july 1998 (at 71 years) at Krapinske Toplice (Croatie)
Death 8 july 1998 (at 71 years) at Krapinske Toplice (Croatie)
Vukotić was born in Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes).
In 1953 he was one of the founding members of Zagreb Film. He worked there for over four decades.
He won an Oscar for best animated short in 1961 for Surogat ("Ersatz"), being the first foreigner to do so. Another of his films, Igra ("The Game"), was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964.
After the 1960s, he rarely made short animated films, making three full-length movies - a fantasy tale for children, Sedmi kontinent ("The Seventh Continent", 1966), an action movie, Akcija Stadion ("Operation Stadium") about the resistance of Zagreb students to the Ustaša regime in 1941, and the science fiction/horror parody Gosti iz galaksije ("Visitors from the Galaxy of Arkana", 1981). In 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
He also taught film directing at the Zagreb Academy for Dramatic Art from the founding of its Film department in 1967 until his retirement in the early 1990s.
After 1973, he was a member of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.
At the time of his death, Vukotić was preparing a production of his new science fiction movie, co-written by the Croatian science fiction writer Aleksandar Ziljak.
Vukotić died in Krapinske Toplice near Zagreb at the age of 71.
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Filmography of Dušan Vukotić (7 films)
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Visitors from the Galaxy (1982)
, 1h25Directed by Dušan Vukotić
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Žarko Potočnjak, René Bitorajac, Ljubiša Samardžić, Hermina Pipinić, Ivo Gregurević
Rating58%
Robert, un employé d’hôtel s'essayant à l'écriture de romans de science-fiction voit un jour ses personnages, une femme et deux enfants venus de la planète Tugador dans la Galaxie Arcana, se matérialiser. Les visiteurs sèment la panique dans le village.
Operation Stadium (1977)
Directed by Dušan Vukotić
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Franjo Majetić, Igor Galo, Semka Sokolović-Bertok, Zvonimir Črnko, Božidar Alić, Slobodan Dimitrijević
Rating64%
The Seventh Continent (1966)
, 1h24Directed by Dušan Vukotić
Actors Demeter Bitenc, Vanja Drach, Hermina Pipinić, Viktor Starčić, Frantisek Kristof-Veselý
Rating68%
The Substitute (1961)
, 10minutesDirected by Dušan Vukotić
Genres Comedy, Animation, Romance
Rating71%
A man takes a trip to the beach and every object he brings with him, no matter how unlikely, is inflatable.
Cow on the Moon (1959)
, 10minutesDirected by Dušan Vukotić
Genres Comedy, Animation
Rating68%
A bully bothers a girl who is building a model spaceship. So, she designs a larger one and tricks him into thinking that it's a real spaceship. After he gets inside, she moves it to another location, causing him to think that he actually landed on the moon. As a result, he thinks that a nearby cow is an alien.
Piccolo (cartoon) (1959)
, 9minutesDirected by Dušan Vukotić
Genres Animation
Rating70%
Two men live in neighboring apartments. They are good friends and help each other out however possible. However, when one of them starts playing his piccolo to accompany the song of a nearby bird, the other gets angry. They proceed to play louder instruments than the other, even hiring extra people to assist.
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Visitors from the Galaxy (1982)
, 1h25Directed by Dušan Vukotić
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Žarko Potočnjak, René Bitorajac, Ljubiša Samardžić, Hermina Pipinić, Ivo Gregurević
Roles Writer
Rating58%
Robert, un employé d’hôtel s'essayant à l'écriture de romans de science-fiction voit un jour ses personnages, une femme et deux enfants venus de la planète Tugador dans la Galaxie Arcana, se matérialiser. Les visiteurs sèment la panique dans le village.
Operation Stadium (1977)
Directed by Dušan Vukotić
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Franjo Majetić, Igor Galo, Semka Sokolović-Bertok, Zvonimir Črnko, Božidar Alić, Slobodan Dimitrijević
Roles Writer
Rating64%
The Seventh Continent (1966)
, 1h24Directed by Dušan Vukotić
Actors Demeter Bitenc, Vanja Drach, Hermina Pipinić, Viktor Starčić, Frantisek Kristof-Veselý
Roles Ecrivain
Rating68%
Cow on the Moon (1959)
, 10minutesDirected by Dušan Vukotić
Genres Comedy, Animation
Roles Writer
Rating68%
A bully bothers a girl who is building a model spaceship. So, she designs a larger one and tricks him into thinking that it's a real spaceship. After he gets inside, she moves it to another location, causing him to think that he actually landed on the moon. As a result, he thinks that a nearby cow is an alien.
Piccolo (cartoon) (1959)
, 9minutesDirected by Dušan Vukotić
Genres Animation
Roles Writer
Rating70%
Two men live in neighboring apartments. They are good friends and help each other out however possible. However, when one of them starts playing his piccolo to accompany the song of a nearby bird, the other gets angry. They proceed to play louder instruments than the other, even hiring extra people to assist.
The Jubilee of Mr Ikel (1955)
, 1h17Directed by Vatroslav Mimica
Genres Comedy, Crime, Animation
Actors Nela Eržišnik
Roles Writer
Rating73%
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Visitors from the Galaxy (1982)
, 1h25Directed by Dušan Vukotić
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Žarko Potočnjak, René Bitorajac, Ljubiša Samardžić, Hermina Pipinić, Ivo Gregurević
Roles Special Effects
Rating58%
Robert, un employé d’hôtel s'essayant à l'écriture de romans de science-fiction voit un jour ses personnages, une femme et deux enfants venus de la planète Tugador dans la Galaxie Arcana, se matérialiser. Les visiteurs sèment la panique dans le village.