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Television producer, animator and director
Otmar Gutmann
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Born
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1937-04-24
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24 April 1937
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Died
| 13 October 1993
(1993-10-13)
(aged 56)
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Occupation(s)
| Filmmaker, Animator
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Years active
| 1960?1993
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Known for
| Pingu
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Otmar Gutmann
(24 April 1937 ? 13 October 1993) was a German filmmaker who specialised in animation. He co-created the stop-motion television series
Pingu
alongside Erika Brueggemann.
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He started as an amateur in the 1960. As a professional he only made one personal work,
Aventures
(1978). It was based on a piece of music by Gyorgy Ligeti. He brought the sculptural universe of Lubomir Stepan to life as an exploration of human condition. In 1980, he was one of the leading animators of the plasticine characters Frederic and Frederi from
Lucy the Menace of Street
.
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Later, in 1986, he designed the character of Pingu. A TV series starring the character, which Gutmann co-created with Erika Brueggemann, became successful internationally.
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Health problems and death
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On 13 October 1993, Gutmann died of a heart attack at the age of 56.
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He was buried at the Russikon Cemetery. His company, The Pygos Group, decided to keep producing Pingu episodes with a new team. On 29 October 2001, the company collapsed and its assets were sold to
HIT Entertainment
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