Vlado Kristl


Vladislav "Vlado" Kristl was a filmmaker and artist, best known for his animations and short films.
Kristl first came to international prominence for his formally challenging and rigorous animations, particularly Don Kihot. The film is a "graphical and abstract masterpiece which went beyond all existing conventions" and was awarded the main prize at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival. Kristl regarded this film, which was not his first, as the one where he "was finally given a free rein".
In 1962 Kristl made General i resni clovek, a satirical live action short film which got him into trouble with the board of censors. He died in 2004, aged 81, in Munich, Germany. With his partner Jelena he had two children, Madeleine and Pepe Stephan.
He published two books of poetry: Neznatna lirika, and Pet bijelih stepenica in Croatian, and several books in German.

Filmography

Films about Kristl include: