Guido Manuli (born 11 June 1939) is an Italian cartoon animator, screenwriter and director.
Guido Manuli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 1939 (age 85) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Animation director |
| Years active | 1960–present |
Biography
editBorn in Cervia, Manuli started working in the animation field in 1960,[1][2] and was a close collaborator of Bruno Bozzetto for 18 years, working as a gagman, scriptwriter, and director of animation at Bozzetto Films.[2][3] He co-directed with Bozzetto the shorts Opera (1973) and Striptease (1977), and made his debut as a sole director with the science-fiction satirical short Fantabiblical (1977).[3] He directed the animation sequences of Maurizio Nichetti's To Want to Fly (1991), and in 2001 the Giuseppe Verdi's Aida-inspired animated film Aida of the Trees.[2] Manuli also directed music videos, advertising shorts, and openings for television shows.[2][4]
Selected filmography
edit- Shorts
- Fantabiblical (1977)
- Count-Down (1979)
- S.O.S. (1979)
- Erection: To Each His Own (1981)
- Only a Kiss (1983)
- Rondò Veneziano - La Serenissima (1984)
- Incubus (1985)
- +1 -1 (1987)
- Istruzioni per l’uso (1989)
- Trailer (1993)
- Casting (1997)
- Loading (2004)
- Feature-length films
- To Want to Fly (1991, co-directed with Maurizio Nichetti)
- L'eroe dei due mondi (1994)
- Monster Mash (2000)
- Aida of the Trees (2001)
References
edit- ^ Marino, Bruno Di (1998). "Manuli, Guido". Animania: 100 anni di esperimenti nel cinema d'animazione (in Italian). Il castoro. p. 161. ISBN 978-88-8033-129-2.
- ^ a b c d Furxhi, Lia (2002). Vent'anni di corti italiani: 1980-2001 (in Italian). Falsopiano. p. 112. ISBN 978-88-87011-44-9.
- ^ a b Bendazzi, Giannalberto (23 October 2015). "Guido Manuli". Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets. CRC Press. pp. 220–1. ISBN 978-1-317-51991-1.
- ^ Verger, Mario (19 February 2016). "Le Sigle TV di Guido Manuli". Rapporto Confidenziale (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2023.