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{{short description|French filmmaker}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jean Image
| image              = [[File:Jean Image drawing.jpg|Jean Image drawing]]
| image_size         = 
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Imre Hajdú
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1911|01|26|df=y}}
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1989|10|21|1911|01|26|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Paris]], France
| birth_place        = [[Budapest]], Hungary
| alma_mater         = 
| occupation         = Animator, Director, Script-writer, Producer
| years_active       = 1932–1986
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* Eraine Image 
* France Image
}}
| children           = 
}}

'''Imre Hajdú''' ({{IPA-hu|ˈimrɛ ˈhɒjduː|lang}}; 26 January 1911<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesgensducinema.com/affiche_acteur.php?mots=Jean+Image&nom_acteur=IMAGE%20Jean&ident=19187&debut=0&record=1&from=ok|title=IMAGE Jean|date=|website=www.lesgensducinema.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref> – 21 October 1989) better known by his [[stage name]] '''Jean Image''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɑ̃ imaʒ|lang}}) was a Hungarian-French director, script writer and producer of French animation films.

His stage name, "Image" is based upon the French pronunciation of "Im-Haj", the first syllables of his name.<ref>Orosz, Anna Ida and Orosz, Márton. ''[http://www.filmkultura.hu/keptar/cikkep/magyarok_franciaorszagban.pps Vissza a szülőföldre! – IV. rész – Magyarok Franciaországban]''. FilmKultura. 2011.  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106144424/http://www.filmkultura.hu/keptar/cikkep/magyarok_franciaorszagban.pps |date=2013-11-06 }}</ref>

In 1959, he participated in the creation of [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]].

Jean Image was also the author of a book on animation titled ''Le Dessin animé : initiation à la technique'' (lit. Animation film: A technical introduction) (1979).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Image |first=Jean (1911-1989) Auteur du texte |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3355900b |title=Le dessin animé : initiation à la technique / Jean Image |date=1979 |language=EN}}</ref>

==Career==
He emigrated to France in 1932 where he worked on films and eventually produced several shorts on his own. After the war, influenced by the classic style of [[Walt Disney]]'s films, he became the first French producer of the full-length animated film (''[[Johnny the Giant Killer]]''). In 1948, he founded the ''Films Jean Image'' company and in 1960 he devoted himself to producing television cartoon series. Two of these series (''Kiri le Clown'' and ''Joe''), have become very popular.

== Personal life ==
His first wife was Eraine Image (born Germaine Suzanne Charvot).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/eraine |title=Eraine Albums|date=|website=www.rateyourmusic.com|publisher=|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> He was later married to France Image, with whom he co-wrote his later movies and series.

== Filmography ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year 
! Film
! Director 
! Producer 
! Notes
|-
| 1950
| ''[[Johnny the Giant Killer]]''
| {{yes}}
|
|Debut feature film
|-
| 1953
| ''{{ill|Bonjour Paris|fr|3=Bonjour Paris !|lt=Bonjour Paris}}''
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1970 film)|Aladin et la lampe merveilleuse]]'' 
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Joe the Little Boom Boom]] (Joe petit boum-boum)''
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| Rowspan="2" | 1979
| ''[[Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space]] (Pluk, naufragé de l'espace)'' 
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''Les Fabuleuses Aventures du legendaire Baron de Munchausen'' 
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Secret of the Selenites|Le Secret des sélénites]]''
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|}

===Short-film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year 
! Film
! Director 
! Producer 
! Notes
|-
| 1944
| ''Les Noirs jouent et gagnent la révolte des notes'' 
| {{yes}} 
| {{yes}}
|short-film
|-
|1946 
| ''Rhapsodie de Saturne'' 
| {{yes}} 
| {{yes}}    
|Short-film
|-
| 1948
| ''Ballade Atomique'' 
| {{yes}} 
| {{yes}}
|Short-film
|-
| 1949
| ''Monsieur Tout-le-Monde''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|Short-film
|-
| 1954
| ''La Cigale et la fourmi''
| {{yes}}
|
|short-film
|-
| 1955
| ''Monsieur Victor ou La Machine à explorer le temps''
| {{yes}}
|
|Short-film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1956
| ''Le Loup et l'agneau''
| {{yes}}
|
|Short-film
|-
| ''Un grain de bon sens''
| {{yes}}
|
|Short-film
|-
|''L'Aventure du Père Noël''
| {{yes}}
|
|Short-film
|-
| 1958
| ''La Petite reine''
| {{yes}}
|
|Short-film
|-
| 1974
| ''Le Crayon magique''
| {{yes}}
|
|Short-film
|-
|}

===Television===
* ''[[Joe the Little Boom Boom]]'' (TV series, 1960 – 1963)
* ''[[Joë chez les fourmis]]''  (1962)
* ''[[La Fontaine des trois soldats]]'', TV series of 26 episodes (1963)<ref>Richard Neupert, ''French Animation History'', Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[Joë au royaume des mouches]]''  (1964)
* ''[[Picolo et Piccolette]]''  (1964)
* ''[[Kiri le clown]]''  (1966)
* ''[[Patatomanie]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Au clair de lune]]'' (1971-1972)
* ''[[Arago X-001]]'' (1972–1973)
* ''[[Le Crayon magique]]'' (1973)
* ''Les Rêves de Jeannot'' (series, 1985–1986)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.jean-image.com/francais/index.php Jean Image] {{in lang|fr}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0408008|name=Jean Image}}

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[[Category:1910 births]]
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[[Category:French animators]]
[[Category:20th-century French non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:French film directors]]
[[Category:French animated film directors]]
[[Category:French animated film producers]]
[[Category:20th-century French male writers]]
[[Category:Hungarian emigrants to France]]
[[Category:Film people from Budapest]]


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