Marcell Jankovics(1941-2021)

Often called "the Walt Disney of Hungary". Jankovics actually had an ambivalent opinion on Disney's work. He has praised Disney's devotion to animation, the artistic expression and grotesque humor of his short films and some of his theatrical features. But he has also slammed Disney's reliance on emotionally manipulative schmaltz and kitsch, his unrealistically idealized heroes and heroines, his attempts to appease audiences' tastes at the expense of artistry, and for his overwhelming influence on how animation is produced and perceived worldwide.

I maintain that animation is the art of arts. I state that with utmost honesty. Not only because animation combines all forms of art, but because it possesses the potential to elevate them to a higher level.