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Peter Foldes

Peter Foldes

Director, Writer, Cinematographer

Born August 22, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary

Died March 29, 1977

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Budapest-born Peter Foldes (1924-1977) was one of a number of Hungarian artists (another was the film's composer Mátyás Seiber) who ended up working with fellow countryman John Halas on the latter's animated films after he moved to Britain in 1946. After leaving Halas, Foldes made a number of animated films in collaboration with his British wife Joan (b. 1924), starting with the allegorical Animated Genesis (1952), On Closer Inspection (1953) and A Short Vision (1956). A Short Vision became one of the most influential British animated films ever made, when it was screened on US television as part of the popular Ed Sullivan Show. Although children were advised to leave the room while it played, it still caused outrage and alarm with its graphic representation of the horrors of nuclear war. In the film, wild creatures flee in terror as a strange missile flies overhead. As it passes over the sleeping city, the world's leaders and wise men look upwards. The missile explodes, destroying humans, wild creatures and the Earth itself. It caught the mood of the times, since the mid-1950s was the height of both the Cold War and nuclear paranoia. Foldes later moved to Paris, where he became an early pioneer in computer animation. In the 1960s, he worked for the Research Service of the ORTF. He is one of the pioneers of computer animation with his film Hunger, which received the Jury Prize in the "short film" category at Cannes Film Festival as well as an Academy Award nomination. (from WIkipedia)

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Filmography

Director

15

Type

Year

Envisage Short Film1977

Rêve Short Film1975

Hunger Short Film1974

Metadata Poster

Metadata Short Film1971

Narcissus-Echo Short Film1971

I. You. They. Poster

I. You. They. Feature Film1969

La belle cérébrale Poster

La belle cérébrale Short Film1968

Éveil Short Film1967

Plus vite Poster

Plus vite Short Film1966

Dim Dam Dom Poster

Dim Dam Dom TV Series1965

Un garçon plein d'avenir Short Film1965

Appétit d'oiseau Short Film1964

A Short Vision Poster

A Short Vision Short Film1956

On Closer Inspection Poster

On Closer Inspection Short Film1953

Animated Genesis Poster

Animated Genesis Short Film1952

Writer

9

Type

Year

Envisage Short Film1977

I. You. They. Poster

I. You. They. Feature Film1969

Éveil Short Film1967

Plus vite Poster

Plus vite Short Film1966

Un garçon plein d'avenir Short Film1965

Appétit d'oiseau Short Film1964

A Short Vision Poster

A Short Vision Short Film1956

On Closer Inspection Poster

On Closer Inspection Short Film1953

Animated Genesis Poster

Animated Genesis Short Film1952

Cinematographer

6

Envisage Short Film1977

Éveil Short Film1967

Plus vite Poster

Plus vite Short Film1966

Un garçon plein d'avenir Short Film1965

Appétit d'oiseau Short Film1964

On Closer Inspection Poster

On Closer Inspection Short Film1953

Animation Department

4

Type

Year

Hunger Short Film1974

I. You. They. Poster

I. You. They. Feature Film1969

Animated Genesis Poster

Animated Genesis Short Film1952

The Magic Canvas Poster

The Magic Canvas Short Film1948

Art Department

2

Type

Year

The Ascent of Man Poster

The Ascent of Man Mini-Series1973

A Short Vision Poster

A Short Vision Short Film1956

Producer

4

Hunger Short Film1974

A Short Vision Poster

A Short Vision Short Film1956

On Closer Inspection Poster

On Closer Inspection Short Film1953

Animated Genesis Poster

Animated Genesis Short Film1952

Editor

2

Envisage Short Film1977

Animated Genesis Poster

Animated Genesis Short Film1952

Thanks

1

Pourquoi les écologistes sont-ils si tristes? (Carnet filmé: 7 mai 2024) Video2024

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