Italo Bettiol | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 December 2022
Aniane, France | (aged 96)
Nationality | Italian French |
Occupation | Film director |
Italo Bettiol (31 July 1926 – 28 December 2022) was an Italian-French film director. [1]
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]
Italo Bettiol | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 December 2022
Aniane, France | (aged 96)
Nationality | Italian French |
Occupation | Film director |
Italo Bettiol (31 July 1926 – 28 December 2022) was an Italian-French film director. [1]
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]