Gibba

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Gibba (pseudonym of Francesco Maurizio Guido , born December 18, 1924 in Alassio ; † October 7, 2018 in Albenga ) was an Italian animator .

Life

Gibba lived in Rome from 1941. He first came into contact with animation as a draftsman for two films by Luigi Giobbe . He worked u. a. with Carlo Cossio and Federico Fellini , then he worked on Antonio Rubino's Nel paese dei ranocchi . In 1946 he founded the production company “Alfa Circus Film” with Giannetto Beniscelli , with which he financed numerous works. At first he often drew for Antonio Attanasio ; about 150 short films were made , many of them commercials shot between 1947 and 1952 . Noteworthy is L'ultimo sciuscià , made in 1946 , the only neorealist animated film . In the feature film sector , he was occasionally asked for title designs and inserts . In 1971 and 1993 two full-length films were released by Gibbas, who was one of the few artists of his time who also drew for adults. At Il nano e la strega he was responsible for the design .

Gibba also designed animated sequences for television, such as Linda e il brigadiere .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1971: Robinson's great adventures (Il racconto della giungla)
  • 1973: Zizi the greatest (Il nano e la strega) (design only)
  • 1993: Kim (Kim) (also screenplay)

Awards

  • 1964: "Marc'Aurelio d'oro"
  • 1975: "Medaglia d'oro"
  • 1978: "Premio Fantoche"
  • 1992: “Medaglia d'argento” of the Premio Letterario “Pieve S. Stefano”
  • 2001: "Maestro del cinema di animazione"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gio 'Babrera: Alassio, è morto "Gibba" il pioneers del cartone animato italiano. In: La Stampa Savona . October 7, 2018, accessed October 8, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Biografia - Gibba - Banca Dati. In: Libero Cinema. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012 ; Retrieved October 8, 2018 (Italian).
  3. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi. Gremese 2002, p. 208.
  4. ↑ Gibba. (No longer available online.) In: Sottodiciotto Film Festival. Formerly in the original ; accessed on October 8, 2018 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sottodiciottofilmfestival.it
  5. ^ Marco Frassinelli: Omaggio a Gibba. In: Cineforum Imperia. March 8, 2014, accessed on October 8, 2018 (Italian, detailed appreciation).
personal data
SURNAME Gibba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guido, Francesco Maurizio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian animator
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Alassio , Italy
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 2018
Place of death Albenga