Dušan Vukotić

Cartoonist, author, professor and director of animated films. He was born in Bileća, attended high school in Šibenik, Gospić and Bihać, and studied architecture in Zagreb. He taught film and animation theory at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Zagreb. In 1953, Vukotić became one of the founding members of Zagreb Film. He worked there for over four decades and directed cartoons. He directed Surogat ("Ersatz"), which won an Oscar for best animated short in 1961,[2][3] becoming the first foreign film to do so.[4] Another of his films, Igra ("The Game"), was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964. Vukotic won 146 national and international awards for his films. He has been awarded at all major international film festivals.