Borivoj Dovniković

Borivoj Dovniković (born December 12, 1930) is a Croatian film director, animator, caricaturist, illustrator and graphic designer.[1]

Borivoj Dovniković
Born (1930-12-12) 12 December 1930
Osijek, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (present-day Croatia)
OccupationFilm director, animator

Biography

Borivoj Dovniković was born in Osijek, Kingdom of Yugoslavia on December 12, 1930.[2] In 1949, he arrived in Zagreb where he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts and started to work as a caricaturist and illustrator in newspapers. Subsequently, he got a job at a local newspaper called Kerempuh in 1950.[3] He participated in the making of the first Croatian animated art film Veliki Miting (The Great Meeting) and, in 1957, he joins the Zagreb Film company, from where he creates and works on animated shorts and movies.[4] This led to the creation of Lutkica (The Doll) in 1961, his first fully own creation.[2] From 1977 to 1982 he was a member of the International Animated Film Association and is a board member of Animafest Zagreb festival.[2]

References
  1. "JEDAN OD ZAČETNIKA PROFESORA BALTAZARA Nagradu za životno djelo 27. Animafesta primit će Borivoj Dovniković - Bordo".
  2. Ninoslav Kopač (2012). Svjedok histerije. Zagreb: Serb Democratic Forum. p. 47. ISBN 978-953-57313-2-0.
  3. "Digitalna animacija presudila je Zagrebačkoj školi crtanog filma".
  4. "Upoznajte najstarijeg aktivnog crtača stripa na svijetu".

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