Bruno Bozzetto

Bruno Bozzetto (born 3 March 1938) is an Italian cartoon animator and film director, creator of many short pieces, mainly of a political or satirical nature. He created his first animated short, "Tapum! the weapons' story" in 1958 at the age of 20. His most famous character, a hapless little man named "Signor Rossi" (English: Mr. Rossi), has been featured in many animated shorts as well as starring in three feature films: Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976), Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977), and Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1977).

Biography

In 1965, Bozzetto produced his first feature-length animated film: West and Soda, a parody of American Western films. In 1968, Bozzetto released VIP my Brother Superman, a superhero parody. However, his best-known work is probably the 1976 feature film Allegro non troppo, a collection of short pieces set to classical music in the manner of Walt Disney's Fantasia, but more humorous in nature, economical in execution and with more sophisticated narrative themes. After a long break, Bozzetto produced a live-action film in 1987, Under the Chinese Restaurant, his last feature film work until assisting on the pilot for Mammuk (2002), an animated film set in prehistoric times (now being produced by Rai Cinema and The Animation Band).

1990 saw the release of Grasshoppers (Cavallette), which was an Academy Award nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1991.<ref>Short Film Winners:1991 Oscars</ref>

In 1995, he produced an animated short for Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network Studios' What a Cartoon! series entitled Help? and in 1996, in cooperation with RAI and with the support of Cartoon (Media Programme of the European Union), he created The Spaghetti Family, a 26-episode cartoon television series.

Since 1999, Bozzetto turned to flash cartoons, most notably with the award-winning Europe and Italy, a commentary on European vs. Italian socio-cultural attributes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also laid inspiration for the countryballs meme.

Filmography

Feature films

• West and Soda (1965)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• The SuperVips (Vip - Mio fratello superuomo) (1968)<ref>Roberto Chiavini, Gian Filippo Pizzo, Michele Tetro, Il grande cinema di fantascienza: da "2001" al 2001. Gremese Editore, 2001, p.159</ref>
• Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976)
• Allegro non troppo (1976)
• Mr. Rossi's Dreams (I sogni del Signor Rossi) (1977)
• Mr. Rossi's Vacation (Le vacanze del Signor Rossi) (1978)
• Sotto il ristorante cinese (1987)

Shorts

This list is only a short sampling of the many shorts Bozzetto has put out over the years.

• Life in a Tin (1967)
• Ego (1969)
• Opera (1973) <ref name="cartoonresearch.com19">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Self Service (1974)
• Striptease (1977)
• Baby Story (1978)
• Moa Moa (1984)
• Baeus (1987)
• Grasshoppers (Cavallette) (1990)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Big Bang (1990)
• Dancing (1991)
• Help? (1996)
• Europe & Italy (1999)
• Yes & No - A Dyseducational Road Movie (2001)
• Adam (2002)
• Olympics (2003)
• Mr. Otto in 17 (2004)
• Looo (2004)
• Sex and Fun (2007)
• Camuni (2009)
• Lazy Dog (2012)
• EU and USA (2018)
• Ecosystem (2019)
• Sapiens? (2024)

Awards (selected recent)

• (2003) Bergamo International Cinema Festival: Career award (Premio delle mura)
• (2001) Tehran Second International Animation Festival: Special Award of the Jury (“Europe and Italy”)
• (2000) World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb: Special Jury Award "for original observation of human diversity"
• (1998) Animafest Zagreb: Life Achievement Award "for outstanding and universal contribution to the development of the art of animation"

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• Bruno Bozzetto's home page
• Lambiek page
• "Yes/No" flash cartoon satire on safe driving Template:Webarchive
• Film teaser for Mammuk, Bozzetto's project in (34 mb)