Guido Manuli (born 11 June 1939) is an Italian cartoon animator, screenwriter and director.
Biography Born in Cervia, Manuli started working in the animation field in 1960, and was a close collaborator of Bruno Bozzetto for 18 years, working as a gagman, scriptwriter, and director of animation at Bozzetto Films. He co-directed with Bozzetto the shorts Opera (1973) and Striptease (1977), and made his debut as a sole director with the science-fiction satirical short Fantabiblical (1977). He directed the animation sequences of Maurizio Nichetti's To Want to Fly (1991), and in 2001 the Giuseppe Verdi's Aida-inspired animated film Aida of the Trees. Manuli also directed music videos, advertising shorts, and openings for television shows.
Selected filmography Shorts
Fantabiblical (1977) Count-Down (1979) S.O.S. (1979) Erection: To Each His Own (1981) Only a Kiss (1983) Anijam (1984) Incubus (1985) +1 -1 (1987) Istruzioni per l’uso (1989) Trailer (1993) Casting (1997) Loading (2004)
Feature-length films
To Want to Fly (1991, co-directed with Maurizio Nichetti) L'eroe dei due mondi (1994) Monster Mash (2000) Aida of the Trees (2001)
Music videos
La Bionda - "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (1981) Rondò Veneziano - "La Serenissima" (1984)
References
External links
Guido Manuli Animation