Woof-Woof Explained

Woof-Woof (Croatian: Vau-Vau) is a 1964 animated short by for Zagreb Film, with music by Anđelko Klobučar.[1] Woof-Woof "satirizes the prejudice in the animal world with kittens that bark, and puppies that meow (to the consternation of their parents)".[2] In the short, Boris Kolar experimented with lines, bringing his characters close to abstract symbols.[3]

Reception

Cinemacats described it as a "very artistic film drawn in a loose and clever style which tells its simple story in a charming way".[4] John Martz of Drawn.ca notes "The minimal drawings aren't much more than scribbles, but they are filled with such life and personality, that you'd hardly notice".[5] The short was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film.[3] It won the first prize at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telegramov esej o nastanku crtića u Hrvatskoj (2. dio): stvaranje legendarnog Zagreb filma i osvajanje prvog Oscara. Telegram.hr. 2020-12-24.
  2. Book: Take One. 1971. s. 3-4. Unicorn Pub.. 2020-12-24.
  3. Web site: Hrvatski biografski leksikon. hbl.lzmk.hr. 2020-12-24.
  4. Web site: Vau-Vau (1964). Cinema Cats. 2020-12-24.
  5. Web site: Vau-Vau by Boris Kolar. drawn.ca. 2020-12-24.
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=ulkLAAAAMAAJ&q=woof+woof+boris+kolar O is for Oberhausen: Weg Zum Nachbarn, Ronald Holloway, Dorothea Holloway