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Italo Bettiol (31 July 1926 – 28 December 2022) was an Italian-French film director.

Contents

1 Biography

2 Filmography

2.1 Screenwriter

2.2 Director

3 References

Biography

Bettiol left Italy in 1947 with his brother, Stefano, and emigrated to France in hopes of becoming a painter. Alongside their friend, Stefano Lonati, the trio began working in film animation, notably creating advertisements with puppets produced by "Les Cinéastes associés" in the 1950s. He became a specialist in stop motion. He gained notoriety through animated television series, working alongside Lonati in the series Pépin la bulle  and Chapi Chapo.

In 1968, Bettiol founded the animation studio Bélokapi  alongside Lonati, Michel Karlof, and Nicole Pichon. After his retirement, he worked on gadgets in his workshop with his wife, Françoise.

Italo Bettiol died in Aniane on 28 December 2022 at the age of 96. His death was announced by the Société Magic.

Filmography

Screenwriter

Albert et Barnabé

Chapi Chapo

Le Jardinier Antoine

Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame

Les Engrenages 

Les Kanapoutz

Les Viratatoums

Trajectoires

Variations

Director

Chapi Chapo

Les Engrenages

Les Viratatoums

Pépin la bulle