Italo Bettiol
Italo Bettiol | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 July 1926 |
| Died | 28 December 2022 (aged 96) Aniane, France |
| Nationality | Italian French |
| Occupation | Film director |
Italo Bettiol (31 July 1926 – 28 December 2022) was an Italian-French film director.[1]
Biography
[edit]Bettiol left Italy in 1947 with his brother, Stefano, and emigrated to France in hopes of becoming a painter.[2] Alongside their friend, Stefano Lonati, the trio began working in film animation, notably creating advertisements with puppets produced by "Les Cinéastes associés" in the 1950s. He became a specialist in stop motion. He gained notoriety through animated television series, working alongside Lonati in the series Pépin la bulle and Chapi Chapo.[3]
In 1968, Bettiol founded the animation studio Bélokapi alongside Lonati, Michel Karlof, and Nicole Pichon.[3] After his retirement, he worked on gadgets in his workshop with his wife, Françoise.[4]
Italo Bettiol died in Aniane on 28 December 2022, at the age of 96.[5] His death was announced by the Société Magic.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Screenwriter
[edit]- Albert et Barnabé
- Chapi Chapo
- Le Jardinier Antoine
- Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame[7]
- Les Engrenages
- Les Kanapoutz
- Les Viratatoums
- Trajectoires
- Variations
Director
[edit]- Chapi Chapo
- Les Engrenages
- Les Viratatoums
- Pépin la bulle
References
[edit]- ^ Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-317-51991-1.
- ^ "Italo Bettiol". Planète Jeunesse (in French).
- ^ a b "Italo Bettiol, le créateur de la série " Chapi Chapo " est mort". 20 minutes (in French). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Italo Bettiol, le créateur de " Chapi Chapo ", est décédé à l'âge de 96 ans". Maville (in French). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Mouillot, Jérôme (28 December 2022). "Italo Bettiol, créateur de Chapi Chapo, s'est éteint ce mercredi, dans sa maison d'Aniane, à l'âge de 96 ans". Midi Libre (in French). Gignac. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Le créateur de " Chapi Chapo ", Italo Bettiol, est mort à l'âge de 96 ans". Le Monde (in French). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame - 1967". CINEFICHES (in French).
