Ferenc Cakó
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Ferenc Cakó (born 1950) is a Hungarian artist whose specialty is performing sand animation.
He graduated from the College for Creative Arts in 1973 and did amateur animation at that point. His first success was in 1982 and in 1989 he was named artist of the Hungarian People's Republic. After that he did workshops in Finland, France, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal.
Amongst his more recent performances, Ferenc Cako performed in IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India at Techfest 2004. His show in the Open Air Theatre was a huge hit with thousands of students, professors and visitors attending it.
Cakó's films have won prizes including the award for best short film at the Berlin International Film Festival and the jury prize for short film at the Cannes Film Festival.
[edit] External links
- Homepage
- Ferenc Cakó at the Internet Movie Database
- 10-minute video (18.4MB) of a live art performance featuring sketches in sand on an overhead projector (from the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) 2003)
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