<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Quirino Cristiani</title> <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" href ="http://www.quirinocristianimovie.com/images/pirate-icon.ico"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <meta name="keywords" content="gabriele, zucchelli, gabriele zucchelli, caravel, the caravel, animation, 3d, for a tango, quirino, quirino cristiani, lungometraggi animati, primi lungometraggi animati, primo lungometraggio animamato, first animatied movies, first animated movie, first animated feature, first animated feature film, first animated feature films, pioniere animazione, animation pioneer, El Apostol, Peludopolis, Sin dejar rastro, Sin dejar rastros, Federico Valle, 1917, 1931, "> <meta name="description" content="Who made the first animated feature film? Today forgotten, Quirino Cristiani discovered the craft of animation on his own, far from the experimental artists of Europe or the commercial imperatives and glamour of Hollywood. Since Quirino Cristiani's ground breaking feature films have been destroyed in a number of fires, this documentary is all that exists to chart his unique adventure. Gabriele Zucchelli has worked in London with many of the finest animation and post production houses, including Framestore, Moving Picture Company(MPC),Uli Meyer Animation, Warner Brothers, Bermuda Shorts, and Dreamworks."> </head> <style type="text/css"> #container { height: 550px; width: 850px; /* background-image: url(images/base.png); */ text-align:left; overflow:hidden; position:relative; } .link { text-transform:capitalize; color:white; margin-left:10px; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Arial; text-decoration:none; font-weight:600; font-size:10pt; } .link:hover { color:#CC0000; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> function init() { document.getElementById('container').style.display='block'; document.getElementById('LoadingDiv').style.display='none'; } window.onload = init; </script> <body style="text-align:center; margin:0 auto; padding:25px; background-color:#660000;" > <div style="display:none;"> <img src="images/presskit_pic.jpg" /> <img src="images/festivals_pic.jpg" /> <img src="images/trailer_pic.jpg" /> <img src="images/contact.jpg" /> <img src="images/contact_logo_bg.jpg" /> <img src="images/photos/1.jpg" /> </div> <!-- div added onlu because of ie5 on mac --> <div align="center" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:850px;vertical-align:middle;height:100%; "> <table style="height:100%; width:100%; text-align:center; "> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="center"> <div id="LoadingDiv" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:white;"> Loading ... </div> <div id="container" style="display:none;" > <img src="images/base1.png" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;" /> <div style="position:absolute; top:494px; left:628px; width:216px; color:#FFFFFF; font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial; font-size:10pt;"> © The Caravel Animation, 2007 </div> <div style="position:absolute; top:239px; left:43px; width:506px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial; font-size:10pt; font-weight:500; "> Who made the first animated feature film? <br/> <br style="line-height:3px"/> Today forgotten, Quirino Cristiani discovered the craft of animation on his own, far from the experimental artists of Europe or the commercial imperatives and glamour of Hollywood. <br/><br style="line-height:3px"/>  El Apóstol opened in a cinema in Buenos Aires in 1917. In 1931 he again led the way when he made the first animated feature film with sound,  Peludópolis. <br/><br style="line-height:3px"/> This documentary shows what s left of his work, a never before seen interview and 2 shorts that were re-discovered during the making of this film. Since his ground breaking feature films have been destroyed in a number of fires, this documentary is all that exists to chart his unique adventure.</div> <div id="links" style="position:absolute; top:495px; margin-left:50px; left:13px;"> <span> <a class="link" href="index.html">HOME</a> <a class="link" href="presskit.html">PRESS KIT</a> <a class="link" href="trailer.html">TRAILER</a> <a class="link" href="history.php">HISTORY</a> <a class="link" href="festivals.html">FESTIVALS</a> <a class="link" href="contact.html">CONTACT</a></span></div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>