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Béla Ternovszky (b. 1943)

Birthplace:
Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary)

Born:
May 23, 1943

Biography from TheMovieDB

Béla Ternovszky is a Hungarian animator best known for Cat City (1986) and animated series Master Eder and his Pumuckl (1995-2005).  In 1961, after passing his high school diploma, he enrolled in the philosophy - aesthetics department of the Evening University of Marxism-Leninism , where he graduated in 1964. He then worked at Pannónia Filmstúdió and later at Filmvállalat. He was initially a draftsman, then a motion designer and director.  In 1979, in the Federal Republic of Germany, he worked with Infafilm at the Bavarian television station Bayerischer Rundfunk . After making the successful Master Eder and his Pumuckl series, between 1995 and 2005, Studio II. Kft. is also one of the owners and directors. He retired in 2003.  His first own short film, Modern training methods, won numerous domestic and international festival awards. He gained international fame in 1986 with the highly successful cartoon "Cat City."  Married, his wife Karola Ács is a production manager. They have three daughters.

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Film Production

Animation Director:
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl

Creator:
1974  Let Us Keep a Dog
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl

Director:
1970  Modern Training Methods
1974  Let Us Keep a Dog
1975  Where Is The Limit?
1978  Mézga Family on Holiday
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
1986  Cat City
1999  Egérút
2001  Kérem a következőt 1.
2002  Kérem a következőt 2.
2002  Kérem a következőt 3.
2005  Gusztáv 2.
2007  Catcher: Cat City 2

Executive Producer:
1970  Modern Training Methods
1974  Let Us Keep a Dog
1975  Where Is The Limit?
1978  Mézga Family on Holiday
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
1986  Cat City
1999  Egérút
2001  Kérem a következőt 1.
2002  Kérem a következőt 2.
2002  Kérem a következőt 3.
2005  Gusztáv 2.
2007  Catcher: Cat City 2
2023  SATAN

Graphic Designer:
1970  Modern Training Methods
1974  Let Us Keep a Dog
1975  Where Is The Limit?
1978  Mézga Family on Holiday
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
1986  Cat City
1999  Egérút
2001  Kérem a következőt 1.
2002  Kérem a következőt 2.
2002  Kérem a következőt 3.
2005  Gusztáv 2.
2007  Catcher: Cat City 2
2023  SATAN

Storyboard Artist:
1970  Modern Training Methods
1974  Let Us Keep a Dog
1975  Where Is The Limit?
1978  Mézga Family on Holiday
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
1986  Cat City
1999  Egérút
2001  Kérem a következőt 1.
2002  Kérem a következőt 2.
2002  Kérem a következőt 3.
2002  The Little Polar Bear: Lars and the Little Tiger
2003  The Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's Rescue
2003  The Little Polar Bear: The Dream of Flying
2004  The Little Polar Bear: A Visitor from the South Pole
2005  Gusztáv 2.
2007  Catcher: Cat City 2
2023  SATAN

Writer:
1970  Modern Training Methods
1974  Let Us Keep a Dog
1975  Where Is The Limit?
1978  Mézga Family on Holiday
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
1986  Cat City
1999  Egérút
2001  Kérem a következőt 1.
2002  Kérem a következőt 2.
2002  Kérem a következőt 3.
2002  The Little Polar Bear: Lars and the Little Tiger
2003  The Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's Rescue
2003  The Little Polar Bear: The Dream of Flying
2004  The Little Polar Bear: A Visitor from the South Pole
2005  Gusztáv 2.
2007  Catcher: Cat City 2
2023  SATAN

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TV Production

Animation Director:
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl

Creator:
1972  The Adventures of Aladár Mézga
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
2017  The Mézga Family and the Magic Machine

Director:
1966  Gustavus
1970  The Mézga Family
1972  The Adventures of Aladár Mézga
1975  Kérem a következőt!
1980  The Mézga Family is on Holiday
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
2017  The Mézga Family and the Magic Machine

Writer:
1966  Gustavus
1970  The Mézga Family
1972  The Adventures of Aladár Mézga
1975  Kérem a következőt!
1980  The Mézga Family is on Holiday
1982  Master Eder and his Pumuckl
2017  The Mézga Family and the Magic Machine

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