Marcell Jankovics (21 October 1941 to 29 May 2021) was a Hungarian graphic artist, film director, animator and author, born in Budapest. He began working at the Pannónia studio in 1960 and in 1973 wrote and directed Johnny Corncob, Hungary's first animated feature, based on Sándor Petőfi's narrative poem John the Valiant. His 1974 short Sisyphus was nominated for an Academy Award and The Struggle won a Palme d'Or at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, and Son of the White Mare followed in 1981. His fourth feature, The Tragedy of Man, was in production from 1988 until its release in 2011. He received the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts in 2009 and a posthumous lifetime achievement award from CineFest Miskolc in 2021.
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was a Hungarian graphic artist, film director, animator and author.
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Jankovics was born on 21 October 1941 in Budapest, Hungary.
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He also received a Palme d'Or for the short film The Struggle at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
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