Otmar Gutmann

Otmar Gutmann (born April 24, 1937 in Münstertal / Black Forest, Germany ; † October 13, 1993 in Russikon , Switzerland ) was a German filmmaker and animator . In 1990 he invented the animated film series Pingu for the children's program of the Swiss television station DRS .

Life

Otmar Gutmann created the figure of Pingu in the early 1980s. “Otmar wanted to tell stories at eye level with the children. He didn't want to show violence or artificial heroic adventures, but everyday life ”.

Filmography (selection)

Aventures (Adventures, animation 1978 )
Pingu (1990-2006, inventor, producer and director until 1993 )

Web links

Otmar Gutmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Obituary: Otmar Gutmann. October 21, 1993, accessed July 5, 2020 .
↑ Pingu - Helvetische Achievements Neue Zurcher Zeitung of January 4, 2006.
↑ Giannalberto Bendazzi: Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a style - The Three Markets . CRC Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-317-51991-1 ( google.com [accessed July 5, 2020]).

personal data
SURNAME	Gutmann, Otmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German filmmaker and animator
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Münstertal , Baden-Württemberg, Germany
DATE OF DEATH	October 13, 1993
Place of death	Russikon , Switzerland

[1] Obituary: Otmar Gutmann. October 21, 1993, accessed July 5, 2020 .

[2] Pingu - Helvetische Achievements Neue Zurcher Zeitung of January 4, 2006.

[3] Giannalberto Bendazzi: Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a style - The Three Markets . CRC Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-317-51991-1 ( google.com [accessed July 5, 2020]).