Noshi Iskandar (Cairo, 1938-2009) نُصحي إسكندر
Friday, December 25th, 2009 |
| Noshi Iskandar |
One of the most important pioneers of Egyptian animation,Noshi Iskandar (or Nos-hee Eskandar- نُصحي إسكندر ), passed away last week in the age of 71.
Noshi was one of establishers of the animation art and industry in Cairo since 1960s ,and was one of the first genrations who set up the animation departent in Egyptian TV in 1961.get many awards and participated by his films n many international festivals. Also he was teacher for generations of animators in many academies in Egypt,such as in animation deaprtment in Minia university for many years.
the Italian historian,Giannalberto Bendazzi wrote about him:
“An important person in the Egyptian animation was Noshi Iskandar (Cairo, 1938), a well-known caricaturist. His first film was One and Five (1969), followed by the trilogy Is it True, Abd Al, Question(1969), inspired by the war in Middle East. In 1974 he directed Where? and Room number…, a satire on bureaucracy; in 1975 he directed Excellent, a denunciation of corruption, and in 1980 Narcissus. One of his most faithful adherents was Radhà Djubran(1945-1997), who authored the short animation films Story of a Brat (1985) and The Lazy Sparrow (1991).”
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| Noshi Iskandar with the French pioneer,Paul Grimault in Leipzig Festival 1970s |
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| Noshi with the Egyptian Minister of Culture when he got tribute in 2000 |
