Italo Bettiol Explained
| Italo Bettiol |
| Birth Date: | 1926 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Trieste, Italy |
| Death Place: | Aniane, France |
| Nationality: | Italian
French |
| Occupation: | Film director |
Italo Bettiol (31 July 1926 – 28 December 2022) was an Italian-French film director.[1]
Biography
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 and Chapi Chapo.[3]
In 1968, Bettiol founded the animation studio 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
Screenwriter
- Albert et Barnabé
- Chapi Chapo
- Le Jardinier Antoine
- Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame[7]
- Les Kanapoutz
- Les Viratatoums
- Trajectoires
- Variations
Director
- Chapi Chapo
- Les Engrenages
- Les Viratatoums
- Pépin la bulle
Notes and References
- Book: Bendazzi, Giannalberto. 2015. Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets. CRC Press. 978-1-317-51991-1.
- Web site: Italo Bettiol. Planète Jeunesse. fr.
- News: 28 December 2022. Italo Bettiol, le créateur de la série " Chapi Chapo " est mort. fr. 20 minutes. 28 December 2022.
- News: 28 December 2022. Italo Bettiol, le créateur de " Chapi Chapo ", est décédé à l'âge de 96 ans. fr. Maville. 28 December 2022.
- News: 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. fr. Midi Libre. Gignac. 28 December 2022.
- News: 28 December 2022. Le créateur de " Chapi Chapo ", Italo Bettiol, est mort à l'âge de 96 ans. fr. Le Monde. 28 December 2022.
- Web site: Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame - 1967. CINEFICHES. French.
