Flashtoons

Their popularity increasing rapidly, short animated films made using Flash have recently extended the horizon for the evolution of figurative arts in this technological era, thanks also to the contribution - in Italy - of experienced artists like Bruno Bozzetto. With its eye-catching graphics, Flashtoons is a website for computer-generated animation that sets out to collect the work of artists from all over the world, with particular attention to those who use Flash and Director, currently two of the most popular graphics programming languages. As well as major international names, the site offers visitors the opportunity to acquaint themselves with some of the most interesting names on the thriving Italian scene. At the same time, it emphasizes the importance of not underestimating other disciplines connected to this new art form, devoting ample sections to cinema and comic strips.

The new frontiers of animation on-line

Perhaps Italy's most famous animated cartoon artist, Bruno Bozzetto was born in Milan in 1938 and at just twenty years of age made his first short film. Subsequently responsible for numerous projects in the field of animation, Bozzetto became famous thanks to the success of three remarkable films: "West and Soda"(1965), "Vip mio fratello superuomo" (1968) and "Allegro non troppo" (1976). The official website pays tribute to the work and career of the artist, offering a detailed biography and tracing the most significant events with pictures, documents and film clips: particularly worth looking at is the section devoted to his relationship with new technology, which offers visitors some important short films made in Flash.

Bruno Bozzetto

  

The magic of artist Bruno Bozzetto