CREATIVE WORK BY IVAN POPOVIC
CARTOONS, DRAWING, PAINTING
Personal cartoon exhibitions:
• Chrudim, Czech Republic, 1960 • Prague, Czech Republic, Theatre Paravan, 1964 • Bratislava, Slovakia, Youth Gallery, 1965 • Presov, Slovakia, Cultural House, 1966 • Bratislava, Slovakia, Gallery No.1, 1970 • Bratislava, Slovakia, Theatre “Divadlo na Korze”, 1971 • Bratislava,, Slovakia Reduta, 1972 • Bratislava, Slovakia, V-club, 1972 • Pezinok, Slovakia, Wineyard museum, 1977 • Berlin, Germany, Czechoslovak culture center, 1977 • Prague, Czech Republic, Malostranska beseda, 1977 • Bratislava, Slovakia, Film club, 1981 • Manila, Cultural center of Philipines, 1985 • Spisska Nova Ves, Town cultural center, 1988 • Kosice, Eastslovakian Gallery, 1997 • Bacsky Petrovec, Z. Medvedova Galerry, Yugoslavia, 1997 • Bratislava, Siemens Forum Gallery, Slovakia 1999 • Bratislava, Slovakia, Exlibris, 2000 • Bratislava, Slovakia, Zichy Palace, 2004 • Moscow, Slovak Institute, Russia, 2004 • Moscow, Theater Club, Russia, 2004 • Cernogolovky, Cultural house Gamma, Russia, 2004 • Varsaw, Slovak Institute, Poland, 2005 • Rome, Slovak Institute, Italy, 2005 • Krakow, Gallery of Slovak arts; 2005; • Kremnica, Slovakia, Kremnicke gagy 2014; • Bratislava, Slovakia, Theatre “Mala scena STU”, 2014; • Bratislava, Slovakia, Slovak National Theatre 2014
Participation at cartoon exhibitions:
• Bratislava, Slovakia, 1980 • Gabrovo, House of Humor and Satire, Bulgaria, • Pisek, Czech Republic, 2001 • Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, 2002 • Feldkirchen, Austria, 2003 • Hradec Kralove, Museum of East Czechia, Czech Republic, 2004
Exhibitions of ilustrations:
• Bratislava, Redakcia Slovenka, Slovakia, 1978 • Bratislava, Bibiana, Slovakia, 1990 • Ulanbatar, Czechoslovak Embassy, Mongolia, 1991 • Bratislava, Primary school of A. Dubcek, Slovakia, 1997 • Bratislava, Bibiana, Slovakia, 1998 • Paris, Contemporary Slovak illustration, France, 2002 • Bratislava, Bibiana, Slovakia, 2003
Exhibitions of paintings:
• Studio L+S, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2006 • Caffe Curiosities, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2006 • Better World, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2007 • SVK, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 2008 • Artists’ Club, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2008 • Artists’ Club, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2009 • Slovak Institute, Moscowa, Russia, 2009 • Old castle, Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia, 2010; Theatre Mala scena STU, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2014; Bratislava, Slovak National Theatre, Slovakia, 2014
Awards:
• Pisek, Czech Republic, 2001 • Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, 2002 • Feldkirchen, Austria, 2003
MONUMENTAL WORKS
• Children’s Faculty Hospital, Kramare, Bratislava, Slovakia • The house of mourning, Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia • Geological exploration, Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia • Bramer mansion, Bratislava, Slovakia • House of Sports, Bratislava, Slovakia • Historical building of Opera of the Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava, Slovakia
FILM PRODUCTION
ANIMATED FILM:
Ivan Popovic has since 1965 participated in the production of more than 130 animated films as writer, artist, animator and director.
(n = theme, s = scenario, v = art design, a = animation, k = camera, r = director)
Films shot in the production of Slovak Film:
Pinguin (1965, n, s, v); Piesen (1969, n, s, v); Socha (1970, n, s, v); Panpuloni (1976, n, s, v, a, r); Neperspektiva (1977, n, s, v, a, r); Narodeniny 2001 (1977, n, s, v; a, r with M. Petovsky); Rano sveta (1978, n, s, v, a, r); Strazca Sen (1978, n, s, v, r); Attention! (1979, n, s, v; r with V. Pikalik); Ikarovia (1980, n, s, v, r); Gongo a budik (1980, v); Gongo a televizor (1980, v); Gongo a pracka (1981, v); Kvietista (1981, n, s, v, r); Totem (1981, n, s, v; r with V. Pikalik); Miesto na sedenie (1982, n, s, v, r); Blcha a slon (1983, n, s, v, r); Boli tu Ufoni (1984, n, s, v, r); Nase prejavy (1989, n, s, with P. Sulik).
Films shot in the Slovak Television production:
O slniecku, co nechcelo rano vstavat (1970, n, s, v); O Angelike, princeznicke anglickej (1972, n, s); Hlavickove rozpravky – 3 parts (1974-75, n, s, v, a); Kuk a Bubu – 7 parts (1983-84, n, s, v, r); Blackouty Atelier – 10 parts (1983-84, n, s, v, a, r); German language course for toddlers Spiel mit! – 20 parts (1985, n, s)
Films shot in his own production:
Pojedac kury (1986, n, s, v, a, r); Pribeh osamelej lyzicky (1990, n, s, v, a, r); Clown Kuki – Kinder auf der ganzen Welt (1999, s, v, a, r together with D. Popovic); Mr. Noproblem – 7 parts (1999, n, s, v, a, r together with D. Popovic); Tajomne odkazy (2003, n, s, v, a, r together with D. Popovic)
Animated spots for cyclical programs of Lubo Belak:
“Co dokaze ulica” (2003-2004); Mat tak o koliesko viac! – 9 parts (2004 – 2012, n, s, v; a, r together with D. Popovic)
Mat tak o koliesko viac! – 27 parts (2002 – 2010, n, s, v; a, r together with D. Popovic)
DOCUMENTARY FILM:
Ivan Popovic is the author of a series of documentaries in which he participated as a screenwriter, cinematographer and director. (n = theme, s = scenario, v = art design, a = animation, k = camera, r = director)
Films shot in the STV production:
• Portret portretu (1981, n, s) • Ako sa fotografuje Cina (1983, n, s, k, r) • Pohladnica z Cíny (1983, n, s, k, r) • Cinsky mur (1983, n, s, k, r) • Medium-length fiction film Oblaky = modriny (n, s)
Films shot in the production Studio Koliba, Ltd:
Pod strechou sveta (1998, n, r with J.Pirohova a J. Piroha)
Own production:
• Kratka sprava o zazraku (1997, n, s, k, r) • Japonske dni Opery SND (1997, n, s, k, r) • Travelogue series Daleko je blizko • Ecuador (1989, n, s, k, r) • Galapagy (1989, n, s, k, r) • Mongolia (1991, n, s, k, r) • Israel (1992, n, s, k, r)
MUSIC VIDEOS:
Ivan Popovic is the author of the first animated music videos in the former Czechoslovakia for the song “Where were you yesterday” by singers Waldemar Matuska and Helena Vondrackova. Clip was first awarded at the festival in the former Gottwaldov, later withdrawn from cinemas due to emigration of singer Waldemar Matuska. Clip “Masicko” was refused from TV Markiza for reasons of excessive erotic works.
These and other clips he shot together with David Popovic. (n = theme, s = scenario, v = art design, a = animation, k = camera, r = director)
• Piesen (1969, n, s, v)
• Clown Kuki – Kinder auf der ganzen Welt (1999, n, s, v, a, r)
• Masicko (2001, n, s, v, a, r)
• Nebo, peklo, raj (2007, n, s, v, a, r)
AWARDS FOR FILMMAKING:
• Socha – 1st Prize for animated film (Festival of short films, Piestany, Slovakia, 1969)
• Piesen – Prize of magazine Ohnik (Festival of films for children, Gottwaldov, Czech Republic, 1970)
• Hlavickove rozpravky – Prize of the Association of Slovak Dramatic Artists (International festival for chidren and young people, Prix Danube, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1975)
• Panpuloni a Narodeniny 2001 – Silver and Bronze tolar for the use of special forms (Arsfilm Kromeriz, Czech Republic, Festival of films on arts and animated films, 1976-77)
• Narodeniny 2001 – 1st Prize for the best short film (International festival of short films, Panama, 1978)
• Strazca Sen – Prize of Czechoslovak film (festival for chidren and young people, Gottwaldov, Czech Republic, 1979) • Boli tu Ufoni – Main Prize (II. European festival of short films, West Berlin, 1985)
• Mat tak o koliesko viac! – Mrakodrap – Premia Igric (Trenc. Teplice, Slovakia, 2003)
• Tajomne odkazy – Premia Igric (Trenc. Teplice, Slovakia, 2004)
• Mat tak o koliesko viac! – Ziarovka – 2nd Prize in the category Non-fiction (Prix Jeunesse International, Munich, Germany, 2004)
• Mat tak o koliesko viac! – Gulockove pero – Premia Igric (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2005)
• Mat tak o koliesko viac! – Plasty – Envirofilm (Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 2011)
• Mat tak o koliesko viac! – Premia Igric for the theme and scenario of TV series (Bratislava, 2012)
LITERARY CREATION
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN:
Ivan Popovic is working as an author and illustrator for a number of children’s magazines since 1960.
Literature:
• Ked si doma sam, Mlade leta, 1969, together with his brother Vladimir
• A ja sa volam Klincek!, Mlade leta, 1965/1984, together with his brother Vladimir
• Cesta do Page-Page, reading for the continuation in the magazine Kamarat, 1973-74
• Mat tak o koliesko viac!, My Studio together with the Publishing house Fortuna print, 2001
Ilustrations of books:
• A ja sa volam Klincek!, Mlade leta, 1965/1984, together with his brother Vladimir
• Juraj Tusiak, Postavim si kastiel vezickovy, 1973
• Miroslav Valek, Panpuloni, Slovensky spisovatel, 1975
• Vincent Sikula, Prazdniny so strycom Rafaelom, Slovensky spisovatel, 1975
• Lubomir Feldek, Kvet Alfabet, Slovensky spisovatel, 1976
• Ladislav Fuks, Boldogultak balja, 1976
• Rudolf Moric, Po lesnych chodnickoch, 1977
• Juraj Tusiak, Sagradicu carobni zamak, Novi Sad, 1977
• F. Chorvat, J. Orlik, Napjaink illementana, 1979
• I. Atrobolevskij, A. Kobrinski, Zoznamte sa: Robot, 1980
• Libusa Friedova, Magdalenka a skriatkovia, Vychodoslov. vyd., 1982
• Libusa Friedova, Malovane citanie, Vychodoslov. vyd., 1984
• I. Cajka, Clovek medzi pocitacmi, 1985
• Siegfried Poller, Chemia na prahu tretieho tisicrocia, 1987
• Miro Musil, Talenty cez palubu, 1989 • Vianocna knizka, Mlade leta, 1990
• Alta Vasova, Lelka zo sekretara, Slovensky spisovatel, 1992
• Poslusne pismenka na prve prazdniny, Mlade leta, 1993
• Citanka pre 4. rocnik zakladnych skol, SPN, 1994
• Maja Mikova, Farebne rozpravky, Media Group, 2000
• Mat tak o koliesko viac!, My Studio together with the Publishing house Fortuna print, 2001
• Detska univerzita aj pre dospelych, Perex, 2003-2010
CREATION FOR ADULTS:
Ivan Popovic is the author of several books for adult readers. Book Woman overboard made an standardization fate – it was scrapped for abuse (1971), while the Women Comforter was awarded the Association of Women’s Organisations of Slovak Writers (1994).
Prose:
• Ezra, Smena, 1971 • Zena cez palubu, Smena, 1972, scrapped
• Utesitel zien, Slovensky spisovatel, 1994
• 100 + jeden den Ivana Popovica, My Studio, 1996
• Bar Alfa, My Studio, theatre play, 1999
• Mejdan, My Studio, 2000
In translations:
In the selection of P. Zajac, 29 Geschichten aus der Slowakei: Wie laub von einem Baum, Gollenstein verlag GmBH, Berlin, 1994
Ilustrations, drawings, cartoons:
• Assembler IP, Poste Restante, SPN, 1981
• Bulletins of the theatre Radosínske naivne divadlo, 1985 – 1988
• Program bulletin: Nebo, peklo, raj, RND, 1986
• Songs of the theatre Radosinske naivne divadlo, Opus, Bratislava, 1987
• Medova zihadla, Ceskoslovensky spisovatel, 1987
• Who is who im Osterreichischen sport, Verlag fur prominenten enzyklop. AG, Schweiz, 1993
• Utesitel zien, Slovensky spisovatel, 1994
• Boris Filan, 69 texts, VMV a.s., 1995
• 100 + jeden den Ivana Popovica, My Studio, 1996
• Divit se je lidske, Vydavatelstvi Fischer, 1998
• Pavol Janik, Satanovisko, 1999
• Mejdan, My Studio, 2000
• Boris Filan, Nocny tam tam, Ikar, 2002
• Ladove medvede v ludskej kozi, Belimex, 2003
• Ezopove bajky, Belimex, 2004
• Tajomstvo Budhovho usmevu, Ikar, 2010
AWARDS FOR LITERARY WORK:
Annual Prize of the Literary Fund, A ja sa volam Klincek!, 1984
Prize for the most beautiful children’s book, Poslusne pismenka na prve prazdniny, 1993
Prize of YBBY for the most beautiful children’s book, Farebne rozpravky, 2000
Ludovít Fulla Award, 2011
Honorary medal of Albin Brunovsky, 2014