Líviusz Gyulai is a Hungarian graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator.

Biography

Born at Barót, Transylvania

Transylvania

Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

 as graphic artist in 1962. He is known as a printmaker and a book illustrator

Illustrator

An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...

 as well. He was awarded a Gold Medal at the Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

 Graphic Biennale in 1970. He has been making animated films since 1975. He joined Pannonia Film Studio in 1973. He has won several awards with his animations. Jónás was awarded in 1999 at the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

. Gyulai got the Munkácsy Prize in 1973 and for his life's work he got the Kossuth

Kossuth

-Hungary:* Kossuth tér, or Lajos Kossuth Square, Budapest* Kossuth Lajos tér , a station on the M2 line of the Budapest Metro-United States:* Kossuth County, Iowa* Kossuth, Mississippi, a village...

Award in 2004.

Animated films

• Delfinia 1976
• New Tenants (Új lakók) 1977
• Bad Eggs ( Jómadarak) (TV series) 1977
• The Adventures of Tinti (Tinti kalandjai) (TV series) 1987-88
• Jonah (Jónás) 1997
• Spun (Golyós mese) 1999
• Szinbád, Bon Voyage 2000
• The Small Town of Mine (A mi kis városunk) 2002
• Tears won’t stay dry (Könny nem marad szárazon) 2004

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