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Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Fesztivál 2021 Mesterkurzusok az Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Fesztiválon Masterclasses at The Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival Kovács Claudia: Tranzitok a filmművészetben A hibrid jelen és az archivált múlt állandó keveredése Október 15. (csütörtök), 13:00, “A” terem Masterclass by Claudia Kovács Transits in cinema The constant mixing of the hybrid present and the archived past 15 October (Thursday), 13:00, Theater “A” Szabolcs János: Hogyan készítsünk TÖKÉLETES DISZLETET 3 arcpiritóan egyszerü lépésben Október 14. (szerda), 13:00, “A” terem Masterclass by János Szabolcs How to create the PERFECT SET in 3 shamelessly easy steps 14 October (Wednesday), 13:00, Theater “A” Csupó Gábor: Pannóniától Hollywoodig Október 16. (péntek), 13:00, “A” terem Masterclass by Gábor Csupó From Pannonia to Hollywood 16 October (Friday), 13:00, Theater “A” 2 Köszöntő / Greeting Zsűri / Jury Nagyjátékfilmes zsűri / Jury of Feature Films Csupó Gábor Producer és animációs szakember. Csupó Gábor producer és animációs szakember felel a 90-es évek rajzfilm iparának legsikeresebb alkotásaiért, miközben egy tehetséges elektronikus zenészként a vezető producere a Tone Casualities és Casual Tonalities lemezkiadónak. A magyar származású, budapesti születésű Csupó Gábor a Pannonia Stúdiónál kezdett animációval foglalkozni mielőtt a svédországi Stockholmba költözött, ahol megismerkedett Arlene Klasky grafikussal. A pár ezután Los Angeles-be költözött és ott megalapították a ma már világhírűvé vált Klasky Csupo animációs stúdiót. Az első nagy megbízásukat 1989-ben kapták, amikor a Tracey Ullman Show-hoz gyártottak le pár rövid animációs rövidfilmet, amit aztán a Simpsons családnak neveztek el, és ezzel egyenes út vezetett több nagyobb elismeréshez és az első Emmy díj-hoz. Ezt a sikert egy-két éven belül követte a Fecsegő tipegők, a Duckman, Jaj, a szörnyek!, Santo Bugito és a Thornberry család. Csupó vezető producere volt még a Fecsegő tipegő mozifilmnek és a Thornberry családnak is. A munkásságához tartozik még a Rocket Power és a Ginger naplója, amik szintén mint sok más alkotása a Nickelodeon nevű csatornán futott.Csupó mindig is nagy rajongója volt Frank Zappa zenéjének, éppen ezért is sikerülhetett, hogy 1996-ban ő készítette el a The Lost Episodes című album borítótervét és grafikáit Zappa számára. 2007-ben készítette el első élőszereplős nagyjátékfilmjét a Walt Disney stúdiónak, ami a Híd Terabithia földjére címet viseli. Azóta már sok más nagyjátékfilmet is rendezett, van köztük animációs és élőszereplős alkotás is. Ilyen filmek a Holdhercegnő, az Immigrants és 2017-ben a Pappa Pia. Gábor jelenleg Los Angeles-ben él feleségével Kimber-rel és lányukkal Kelcy-vel. “Ez a kicsi ország a maga szűkre határolt nyelvterületével csak valami “This small country, with its narrowly defined linguistic area, can különleges stílussal, valami jellegzetes sajátosság révén, valami zama- only attract the attention of the foreigner with something special in Producer and animator. Producer and animator Gabor Csupo is one half of the cartoon enterprise responsible for some of the most popular animated tos eredetiség színében vonhatja magára a külföld figyelmét.” style, through something distinctive, in the color of some succulent programs of the ‘90s. He is also a gifted electronic musician and executive producer in charge of the record label Tone Casualties and Casual Tonalities. originality.” Born in Budapest, Hungary, he started animating at Pannonia Studios before moving to Stockholm, Sweden, where he met graphic designer Arlene Janovics Jenő, a magyar film és színháztörténet egyik legfontosabb alakja Klasky. The couple relocated to Los Angeles and Klasky Csupo, Inc. was officially born. Their first major job was in 1989, producing The Simpsons nem sokkal a századfordulót követően nyilatkozott így a magyar filmről. Jenő Janovics, one of the most important figures in the history of animated shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show, which led to his first Emmy award and several other nominations. This was quickly followed by The Rugrats, Szavai érvényességét az elmúlt évszázad csak megerősítette. A már több Hungarian film and theatre expressed his opinion on Hungarian films Duckman, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Santo Bugito, and The Wild Thornberrys. Csupo was also the executive producer for both The Rugrats Movie and The mint ötvenéves hagyománnyal bíró Alexander Trauner Art/Film Fesztivál- not long after the turn of the century. The last century had just Wild Thornberrys. Other cartoon series developments include Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger, both on Nickelodeon. A lifelong fan of Frank Zappa, ra is igazak Janovics megállapításai: különleges hely, varázslatos egyedi- confirmed the validity of his words. Janovics’s findings are also true Csupo provided the cover artwork for the 1996 Zappa album The Lost Epsiodes. Gabor’s live action film directorial debut was “Bridge to Terabithia” séggel, amely nem érdemtelenül lesz évről-évre elismertebb idehaza és of Alexander Trauner Art/Film Festival, which has a tradition of more for Walt Disney Pictures in 2007. His career also inlcudes other cartoon series developments such as Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger, both on külföldön egyaránt. A film barátai számára állandó pont, egy filmes ünnep, than fifty years: a special place with a magical uniqueness that will not Nickelodeon. Since then, he directed several other feature films, including Moon Princess, The Immigrants, and Pappa Pia. Gabor is living in Los Angeles, ahova jó érzés először érkezni, de ugyanolyan jó érzés minden évben – be undeservedly recognized year after year, both at home and abroad. California, with his wife Kimber and daughter Kelcy. barátoknak örülni és újdonságra várva – visszatérni. For the friends of cinema this is a constant place, a celebration where it feels good to arrive for the first time, but if feels just as good to— Ugyan 2020 március óta teljesen felfordult a megszokott világunk, de meeting friends and looking forward something new—return. a világjárvány eseményei, a karantén hónapjai abban segítettek, hogy Szabolcs János felismerjük, hogy mennyire hiányoznak az állandóságot, a biztonságot Although our world has completely reversed since March 2020, the Díszlet- és látványtervező, feltaláló. Általános építészeti tanulmányai után belsőépítészetet és bútortervezést nyújtó tevékenységeink, programjaink, a hétköznapok kapaszkodói és events of the pandemic, the months of quarantine helped us realize tanult az akkori Iparművészeti Főiskolán, valamint díszlettervezést a Képzőművészeti Főiskolán. Tanulmányai közös ünnepeink. A Szolnoki Filmfesztivál a film nagy ünnepe, ahova how much we miss activities and programmes providing consistency befejeztével díszlettervezőként dolgozott többek között a Katona József Színháznak és a MAFILM Stúdiónak. a világjárvány ellenére 2020-ban ismét rekord számú, több mint 3100 and safety and also the handrails of our everyday life, our holidays. The Színházi és filmes látványterveivel mind hazai, mind külföldi nagy játékfilmekben, tévés produkciókban, nevezés érkezett. A hatalmas érdeklődés pedig egyértelműen bizonyít- Film Festival of Szolnok is the celebration of film, which, despite the reklámokban és színházi produkciókban működött közre az utóbbi tíz évben. Az utóbbi húsz évben olyan hazai ja, hogy igény van a fesztiválra, mind itthon, mind pedig a nemzetközi pandemic, has reached a record in 2020 as well, with more than 3100 és külföldi produkciók látványtervein dolgozott, mint a Jadviga Párnája, Szabadság, szerelem, Friss Levegő, filmes világban. entries. The huge interest clearly proves that there is a demand for the Kaméleon, A katedrális, Víkend és a Pappa Pia. Dolgozott együtt Steven Spielberggel az Oscar és Golden festival, both at home and in the international world of film. Globes díjra jelölt München című filmben. 2004-ben Emmy-díjra is jelölték Andrei Konchalovsky „Az oroszlán A Fesztivál 2018-ban teljesen megújult és egyedülálló módon a filmes télen” című filmjében nyújtott art director-i teljesítményéért. Minden tervezési folyamatban a megszokottól látványt és a látványtervezők munkásságát helyezi középpontjába. The festival has renewed entirely in 2018 and uniquely focuses on eltérő megoldások keresése inspirálta, ez a megközelítés vezetett el legújabb találmányához, a LavosBall cinematic visuals. The organizers are constantly working to give the megalkotásához is, mely egy újfajta térbeli logikai kirakós játék. A szervezők folyamatosan törekednek arra, hogy a jövő és jelen megha- defining personalities of the future and the present space and be the tározó egyéniségeinek adjanak teret, ne csak kövessék, hanem alakítói shapers and not only the followers of international trends. legyenek a nemzetközi trendeknek. A fesztivál rendkívül gazdag szak- Set and visual designer, inventor. After his general architectural studies, he studied interior design and furniture design at the then College of Applied mai és kulturális rendezvényei évről-évre megújulnak és bővülnek: kon- The extremely rich professional and cultural events of the festival are Arts, as well as set design at the College of Fine Arts. Subsequently completing his studies, he worked as a set designer for the Katona József Theater certekkel, kiállításokkal, mesterkurzusokkal, filmszakmai konferenci- renewed and expanded every year: with concerts, exhibitions, master and the MAFILM Studio, among others. With his theatrical and cinematic visual designs, he has contributed to major feature films, television productions, ákkal, egyetemek bemutatkozó programjaival
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