Guido Manuli

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Guido Manuli
Born11 June 1939 (1939-06-11) (age 85)
Nationality Italian
OccupationAnimation director
Years active1960–present

Guido Manuli (born 11 June 1939) is an Italian cartoon animator, screenwriter and director.

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Biography

Born 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

Shorts
Feature-length films

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References

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  4. Verger, Mario (19 February 2016). "Le Sigle TV di Guido Manuli". Rapporto Confidenziale (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2023.