Information Bulletin - ASIFA 

Roman MEITZOV

Nr.2 - 1971y.

Dimitar Todorov, is the Bulgarian artist, who laid the foundation of the 
animated cartoon in Bulgaria.
He began his activity as a painter and a caricaturist;  I n his capacity of
  an illustrator he contributed to the children's magazines: "The Children's
 Flag",  "The Glow Worm" and "The Children's World". This happened at the 
time when Disney's animated cartoons were conquering audiences belonging to
 all age groups.
Under precarious circumstances, Dimitar Todorov built a special projector,
 then he took a number of pages with the drawings, made for children's 
magazines, drawings made with decomposed attitudes of movement ( as for an 
animated cartoon ), he put them in a row and then projected them in his 
device. The projection revealed a beginning of  cinematic movement of the 
drawing.
The setting up of the Bulgarian state film - industry  enabled the pioneer
 of animated film to develop his artistic possibilities in this field. 
Together with a group of enthusiastic painters, D.Todorov, laid the 
foundations of the Bulgarian studio "Risuvan film", where he contributed to 
a large number of animated films.
Very many of his films are meant for children for whom he has preserved 
unchanged his affection and understanding.
Some of the animated films for children made by Dimitar Todorov - "The  Head
 Makes, The head draws", "The Wolf and the Lamb", "The Republic in the 
Forest", etc.
At present Dimitar Todorov carries on his activity in a field he cherishes 
very much - painting. Last year one of his oil -paintings was awarded a 
prize by the society of the Painters of Bulgaria.
We wish to the pioneer and enthusiastic animator "Along life and many 
success"!