On July 2, according to relevant media reports, Qu Jianfang, a famous animation artist, the general director of the series of animation films "The Story of Avanti" and the art design, died in Shanghai on March 19 this year at the age of 86 due to ineffective medical treatment.
Qu Jianfang's family followed his will and funeral, so he released the news to friends in the industry a few months after his death.
Qu Jianfang has successively served as a landscape painter in the animation group of Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio, an art designer and director of the puppet film group, and his representative works include "Genius Acrobat", "This is a Song" and "The Story of Avanti".
The Story of Avanti is a 1980 puppet animated film released by Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio, directed by Qu Jianfang. The film is based on the legendary character Avanti as the protagonist, and the entire animated film is divided into more than a dozen short stories, in which the funny and humorous image of Avanti riding a donkey upside down and his funny jokes are the common memories of generations of Chinese people.
Qu Jianfang graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Northeast American College (Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts) in 1957. He is a member of the International Animation Association ASIFA, the Honorary Director of the Asian Animation Art Center, the Vice Chairman of the Animation Film Working Committee of the China Filmmakers Association, a member of the Shanghai Artists Association, the deputy director of the Cartoon Art Committee of the China Television Artists Association, an advisor of the China Animation Society, and a senior consultant of china Animation Group.
Qu Jianfang has directed and designed more than thirty art films. He is also the designer of the cartoon image of "Avanti", and the general director and art designer of the thirteen-episode series of puppet animation films "The Story of Avanti". His puppet animation "Avanti - Seed of Gold" won the "Excellent Film Award" of the Ministry of Culture in 1980, the "Hundred Flowers Award" for popular films, and the honorary certificate of the "American Oscar Film Festival" in 1980. His series "The Story of Avanti - The Divine Doctor" won the first prize for "Animated Short Film" at the 1989 Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
Qu Jianfang mentioned in the program "Lu Yu Has a Date" before his death that "The Story of Avanti" has no contribution fee, and the director also has no contribution fee. Before the 1980s, they were all paid basic salaries, and once the prize was 50 yuan, and there were fourteen or five people in the film crew at that time, so they used the prize money to invite everyone to have a meal together.
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