Todor Dinow
Todor Dinow Georgiev (also written Todor Dinov Georgiev , Bulgarian Тодор Динов Георгиев ; born July 24, 1919 in Dedeağaç , Kingdom of Greece ; † June 16, 2004 in Sofia , Bulgaria ) is a Bulgarian artist, painter and animator. Dinov is considered the father of Bulgarian animation.
Between 1938 and 1943 Dinow studied stage design at the Art School in Sofia and between 1947 and 1951 animation at the Gerasimov Institute for Cinematography in Moscow , among others with Ivan Ivanov-Wano .
In 1999 Dinow was awarded the “Stara Planina” medal.
Web links
- Todor Dinow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dinow, Todor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Todor Dinov Georgiev; Todor Dinov Georgiev; Тодор Динов Георгиев (Bulgarian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian painter, father of Bulgarian animation |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dedeağaç , today Alexandroupoli , Kingdom of Greece |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 2004 |
| Place of death | Sofia , Bulgaria |