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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1986 - 26 July.3 August

Sections & Films

TOM THUMB AT HISTORY LESSON

Category: Edition 1986

Synopsis
Kubal's smallest protagonist experiences a school lesson.

Original Title Janko Hrasko na dejepise
Italian Title Janko alla lezione di storia
Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Animation, Short Film
Duration 7'
Production Year 1984
Nationality Czechoslovakia
Directed by Viktor Kubal

 regista viktor kubalVIKTOR KUBAL

Viktor Kubal (20 March 1923, Svätý Jur) was a Slovakian designer, cartoonist, screenwriter and film director.
Viktor Kubal stood at the birth of the first Slovak animated film - The Well of Love (1943) at Školfilm's Institute for Training Instruments. The film inspired by the legend of the Trenčín Castle is one of many, in which Kubal has inspired Slovak legends, traditions or folklore.
His style is characterized by short sketch, humor, and thoughtful dramatization of stories. He is the author of many animated films that have won numerous international awards. Actor has applied himself in the movie Beware!
Kubal has greatly contributed to the visual profiling of the satirical magazine Roháč. He was also known as a folk narrator with a distinctive kind of humor.