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BIOGRAPHY Bruno
Bozzetto
(Born in 1938, Milan, Italy) Bruno Bozzetto created his first animated short
"Tapum, the weapons' story" back in 1958 at the age of 20. This animated short
sparked interest amongst the audience as well the critics who brought
recognition to the talented young emerging Bozzetto. One of Bozzetto's most
famous creations was a character known as "Mr Rossi", a middle-aged man who
appeals to most viewers and audiences, able to associate with Mr. Rossi's
qualities.
Mr Rossi has starred in many animated short films and three feature films
destined to both TV and cinema : Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976), Mr.
Rossi's Dreams (1977), and Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1977).
In 1965 , Bruno Bozzetto was the only Italian to create and produce an animated
feature film in over 20 years. "West and Soda", based on the Great American
Western genre. In 1968 he produced a super-hero spin off titled "Vip my brother
superman" and in 1976, "Allegro non Troppo" the italian answer to the famous
"Fantasia" by Walt Disney.
In 1987, as a break from animation, Bozzetto produced one live action feature
film, "Under the chinese Restaurant", featuring Nancy Brilly,Amanda Sandrelli
and Bernard Blier.
Bozzetto has used animation as a visual communication tool to make hard
scientific concepts more understandable to the common audience. In conjunction
with Piero Angela he delivered about 100 shorts belonging to the scientific TV
column "QUARK".
Throughout his career, Bruno Bozzetto produced many animated shorts which were
sold and screened all over the world and for which he received many awards
including The Golden Bear Award for "Mr Tao" at the Berlin Film Festival and an
Oscar Nomination for "Grasshoppers" in 1991.
BIOGRAFIA (sintesi)
Nato a Milano, Italia, nel 1938, Bruno Bozzetto crea il suo primo cortometraggio
nel 1958 all' età di 20 anni : "Tapum! La storia delle armi".
Il personaggio più popolare di Bruno Bozzetto è il Signor Rossi , protagonista
di alcuni cortometraggi e tre lungometraggi. Negli anni successivi vengono
prodotti altri lungometraggi : "West and Soda" del 1965, "Vip mio fratello
superuomo" del 1968, "Allegro non troppo" del 1976, e nel 1987 un lungometraggio
dal vero, "Sotto il ristorante cinese".
Bruno Bozzetto produce molti altri cortometraggi che lo rendono famoso a livello
nazionale e internazionale e per i quali gli vengono assegnati moltissimi premi
incluso l' Orso d'Oro al Berlin Film festival del 1990 per "Mister Tao" e la
Nomination all' Oscar per "Cavallette" nel 1991.
Nel 1995 crea un cortometraggio di 7' per Hanna Barbera, il cui titolo è
"HELP?". Tra il 1999 e il 2003 produce molti cortometraggi realizzati con
Macromedia Flash, tra i quali i popolarissimi "Europe & Italy", "Yes&No",
"Olympics".
