History Creator / PannoniaFilmStudio

'''Pannonia Film Studio''' (originally spelled as ''Pannónia Filmstúdió'') was a Hungarian animation film company. Being the only animation company in Hungary until the 1990s, it was notable for producing the majority of Hungarian animated shorts, television series, and full-length films, many classic examples of EasternEuropeanAnimation (both traditional 2D animation and StopMotion).

* UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation: Most of their output was produced between the [[TheSixties '60s]] and [[TheEighties '80s]], which coincided with an animation slump in the West, but this time was actually the golden age of Hungarian animation, and the true "dark time" followed once the studio lost its state funding and foreign animated works drew away their audience beginning in the [[TheNineties '90s]]. That said, due to thin budgets and technical limitations, some of their releases did feature shortcomings associated with this era, like OffModel art, LimitedAnimation, {{Padding}} or an [[SpeechCentricWork over-reliance on dialogue]]. Unlike the majority of Western cartoons from this time however, Pannonia continuously kept creating works aimed at all ages rather than pandering mostly to children, and the abundance of varied art designs and subject matters kept the bulk of their cartoons from becoming stale.

* FrothyMugsOfWater: Averted. Almost every film by them includes one or two characters getting drunk.

The studio began its work as a division of the Hungarian Film Production Company in the 1950s, becoming independent in 1957. The peak of the studio's work was in the '70s and '80s when it released the films for which it is most remembered. Their animated short ''Animation/TheFly'' (''A légy'') won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm in 1981. In the 1990s, when numerous [[WesternAnimation western animated shows]] were imported to Hungary, the company couldn't keep up with the competition. Since then, they haven't produced any big hit, and struggled with financial problems until going out of business sometime around 2015. They were also notable for producing most Hungarian dubs, many of which are fan favorites.

* ''Animation/VukTheLittleFox'' (1981) - directed by Attila Dargay.

* ''Animation/CatCity'' (1986)- directed by Béla Ternovszky.

* ''Franchise/{{Pumuckl}}'' (1982-1989)

* ''Animation/TimeMasters'' (1982)

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[[caption-width-right:350:The closing to Vuk the Little Fox[[labelnote:Translation]]A film, a PANNONIA FILM in the drawing and animation studio. It was made using the version produced for Hungarian Television.[[/labelnote]]]]

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* ''Animation/TheFly'' (1980)_

* ''Animation/JohnnyCorncob'' (1973) - directed by Creator/MarcellJankovics. First feature lenght Hungarian animated movie.

* ''Animation/{{Kudzok}}'' (1977)

* ''Animation/JohnnyCorncob'' (1973) - directed by Marcell Jankovics. First feature lenght Hungarian animated movie.

* ''Animation/SongOfTheMiraculousHind'' (2002)

* ''Animation/{{Hofeher}}'' (1984)
* ''Animation/TheTreasureOfSwampCastle'' (1985)

* ''Animation/CatCity'' (1986)

* ''[[Animation/MezgaCsalad A Mézga család különös kalandjai]]'' (1968-69, 1974, 1978)[[note]]a fourth season was planned for 2005 but only two half-length episodes were made[[/note]]

* ''Animation/JohnnyCorncob'' (1973)

* ''Literature/LudasMatyi'' (1977)

* ''Animation/SonOfTheWhiteHorse'' (1981)
* ''Animation/VukTheLittleFox'' (1981)

* ''[[Animation/AzErdoKapitanya Az erdő kapitánya]]'' (1988)

* ''Cat City 2 ''(2007)
* ''Animation/TheTragedyOfMan'' (2011)

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'''Pannonia Film Studio''' (originally spelled as ''Pannónia Filmstúdió'') was a Hungarian animation film company. Being the only animation company in Hungary until the 1990s, it was notable for producing the majority of Hungarian animated shorts, television series, and full-length films, many classic examples of EasternEuropeanAnimation (both traditional 2D animation and StopMotion).