| Tup Tup | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nedeljko Dragić |
| Produced by | Nedeljko Dragić |
| Music by | Tomica Simović |
| Production company | Zagreb Film |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | SFR Yugoslavia |
| Language | none |
Tup Tup is a 1972 Yugoslav animated short by Nedeljko Dragić at Zagreb Film animation studio, in cooperation with Corona Cinematografica in Italy.
Plot
A man is trying to go to sleep but a noise keeps him up. In the process of trying to stop the noise, he exposes a bizarre mixture of sounds and images.
Accolades
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, but lost to Richard Williams' take on A Christmas Carol.
Reception and legacy
In a 2020 poll among 38 Croatian film critics, Tup tup was ranked as the third best Croatian animated film ever, behind Dušan Vukotić's Academy Award-winning Surogat and Zdenko Gašparović's Satiemania.
References
- Short Film Winners: 1973 Oscars
- Oddball Films:Visions of Dystopia - Thurs. June 2nd - 8PM
- "Dragić, Nedeljko". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Zagreb: Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- 1973|Oscars.org
- "Kritičari izabrali najbolji domaći igrani film svih vremena, pogledajte tko je ušao u top 10!". Jutarnji list. Hina. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.