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Films With A Critical Attitude – Interview with Béla Weisz
Béla Weisz was born in Szekszárd and started working in the Animation Studio in Kecskemét in 1983. In the beginning, he contributed to the films and series made in the studio as an illustrator, then as a director and scriptwriter. In 1991, he obtained a residence in the Folimage Studio in France. Here, he worked on the motion design of several series and films, and has also written and directed two own animations. He was teaching at the Animation Academy La Poudriere. Since 2014, he is also engaged in the development of digital educational materials by assignment of the Institute of Education Research and Development. Besides filmmaking, he designs caricatures, comics, posters and illustrates books. The collection of his comics was published in 2012, edited by Vad Virágok Könyvműhely. His films, scripts and designs won several awards on Hungarian and international festivals. In 2003, he was awarded the highest prize at the Art Festival of Hungarian Caricature.