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Directing
Nikola Kostelac
Born September 7, 1920 · Yugoslavia
Died January 15, 1999 · aged 78
No biography available.
Known For
On the Meadow · 1957On the Meadow
★ 8.01957
MovieAnimation
Two men on the meadow fight for one flower.
Cupido · 1961Cupido
1961
MovieAnimation
Short animated film.
Opening Night · 1957Opening Night
★ 10.01957
MovieAnimation
A poster announcing the opening night of an opera. A crowd of snobs, so called »music lovers« rushes in. The tenor, well aware of his magnificence, has some troubles in his wardrobe with his button refusing to fit in his collar.
Nocturno · 1958Nocturno
1958
MovieAnimation
Short animated film. The surreal routes and roads are combined with the late-night feeling of the short and cartoony cars designs.
An Encounter in a Dream · 1957An Encounter in a Dream
★ 7.01957
MovieAnimation
A boy falls into his prehistoric book and falls in love with a cave girl.
Little Red Riding Hood · 1954Little Red Riding Hood
★ 7.51954
MovieAnimation
The first color cartoon made in Yugoslavia and the first award-winning cartoon of Yugoslav cinema, with a diploma at the Berlin Film Festival. Writing a review of the Little Red Riding Hood in the Narodni list (April 9, 1955), Nenad Turkalj humorously remarks: “From the material on which Disney would base the entire (episodically stretched) feature film, our artists have made a witty foreplay, which is suitable for both its purposes: as a suggestive storyline for children’s imagination, and as a funny coloured spectacle for adult viewers who will laugh at many jokes.
An All-Round Help · 1959An All-Round Help
1959
MovieAnimation
Robot Minus serves Doctor Sinus, its creator and constructor, who works at a desk. However, a magnetic horseshoe gets into the robot’s mechanism and disrupts its functioning. Dr. Sinus first tries to tame the Robot, then breaks it, but it’s all in vain.
All Because of a Plate · 1959All Because of a Plate
1959
MovieAnimationFantasy
Short animated film.
