Editing Cinema of Italy (section)

==== Animation (1940s–present)====
[[File:Bruno Bozzetto - Lucca Comics & Games 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Bruno Bozzetto]]]]
The pioneer of the Italian cartoon was Francesco Guido, better known as [[Gibba]]. Immediately after the end of [[World War II]], he produced the first animated medium-length film of Italian cinema entitled ''L'ultimo sciuscià'' (1946), which took up themes typical of [[Italian neorealism|neorealism]] and in the following decade the feature films ''Rompicollo and I picchiatelli'', in collaboration with Antonio Attanasi.<ref name = "az" >{{cite book|first=Tommaso|last=Iannini|title=Tutto Cinema|publisher=De Agostini|page=235|year=2010|language=it|isbn=978-8841858257}}</ref> In the 1970s, after many animated documentaries, Gibba himself will return to the feature film with the erotic ''[[Il nano e la strega]]'' (1973) and ''Il racconto della giungla'' (1974). Also interesting are the contributions of the painter and set designer [[Emanuele Luzzati]] who, after some valuable short films, made in 1976 one of the masterpieces of Italian animation: ''Il flauto magico'' ("The Magic Flute"), based on the homonymous opera by [[Mozart]].

In 1949, the designer [[Nino Pagot]] presented ''[[The Dynamite Brothers]]'' at the [[Venice Film Festival]], one of the first animated feature films of the time, released in theatres in conjunction with ''[[La Rosa di Bagdad]]'' (1949), made by the animator [[Anton Gino Domeneghini]].<ref name = "az" /> In the early 1950s, the cartoonist [[Romano Scarpa]] created the short film ''La piccola fiammiferaia'' (1953), which remains, like the two previous films, little more than an isolated case. Apart from these examples, Italian animation in the 1950s and 1960s failed to become a major reality and remains confined to the television sector, due to the various commissions provided by the [[Carosello]] container.<ref>
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[[File:Iginio Straffi.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Iginio Straffi]]]]

But it is with [[Bruno Bozzetto]] that the Italian cartoon reaches an international dimension: his debut feature film ''[[West and Soda]]'' (1965), an irresistible caricature of the Western genre, received acclaim from both audiences and critics.<ref name = "az" /> A few years later his second work entitled ''[[VIP my Brother Superman]]'' was released, distributed in 1968. After many satirical short films (centred on the popular figure of "Signor Rossi") he returned to the feature film with what is considered his most ambitious work, ''[[Allegro Non Troppo]]'' (1977). Inspired by the well-known Disney ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'', it is a mixed media film, in which animated episodes are molded to the notes of many classical music pieces. Another illustrator to underline is the artist [[Pino Zac]] who in 1971 shot (again with mixed technique) ''The Nonexistent Knight'', based on [[The Nonexistent Knight|the novel of the same name]] by [[Italo Calvino]].

In the 1990s, Italian animation entered a new phase of production due to the Turin Lanterna Magica studio which in 1996, under the direction of [[Enzo D'Alò]], created the intriguing Christmas fairy tale ''[[How the Toys Saved Christmas]]'', based on a short story by [[Gianni Rodari]]. The film was a success and paved the way for other feature films. In fact, in 1998, ''[[Lucky and Zorba]]'' based on a novel by [[Luis Sepúlveda]] was distributed, which attracted the favour of the public, reaching a new apex in the Italian animated cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieplayer.it/film/la-gabbianella-e-il-gatto_1251/incassi/|title=Movieplayer.it - Pagina incassi del film|access-date=19 January 2008|language=it}}</ref>

The director Enzo d'Alò, who separated from the Lanterna Magica studio, produced other films in the following years such as ''[[Momo (2001 film)|Momo]]'' (2001) and ''[[Opopomoz]]'' (2003). The Turin studio distributed on its behalf the films ''[[Aida of the Trees]]'' (2001) and ''[[Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza]]'' (2003), accompanied by a good response at the box office. In 2003, the first entirely Italian animated film in computer graphics was released entitled ''[[Little Bee Julia & Lady Life|L'apetta Giulia and Signora Vita]]'', directed by Paolo Modugno.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cgitalia.it/guida/Film/Apetta-Giulia-E-La-Signora-Vita |title=L'Apetta Giulia e la Signora Vita |date=22 November 2006 |access-date=6 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525011338/http://www.cgitalia.it/guida/Film/Apetta-Giulia-E-La-Signora-Vita |archive-date=25 May 2011|language=it}}</ref> To underline the work ''La Storia di Leo'' (2007) by director Mario Cambi, winner, the following year, at the [[Giffoni Film Festival]].

In 2010, the first Italian animated film in [[3D film|3D]] technology was made, directed by [[Iginio Straffi]], entitled ''[[Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure]]'', based on the homonymous series; in the meantime Enzo D'Alò returns to theatres, presenting his ''[[Pinocchio (2012 film)|Pinocchio]]'' (2012). In 2012, the film ''[[Gladiators of Rome (film)|Gladiators of Rome]]'', also shot in 3D technology, received credit from the public, followed by the feature film ''[[Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss]]'' (2014), both again by Iginio Straffi. Finally, ''[[The Art of Happiness (film)|The Art of Happiness]]'' (2013) by [[Alessandro Rak]], a film made in Naples by 40 authors, including only 10 designers and animators from the Mad Entertainment studio, a true absolute record for an animated film was made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mymovies.it/film/2013/lartedellafelicita/|title=L'arte della felicità|access-date=10 October 2014|language=it}}</ref> ''[[Cinderella the Cat]]'' (2017), taken from the text ''[[Pentamerone]]'' by [[Giambattista Basile]], came out of the same studio. The work won two [[David di Donatello]]'s, one of which was for special effects, becoming the first animated film to be nominated, and win, in this category.