Szávó Sztilkovics, the one-time production director of Varga Studio, said Varga died on Friday.
Varga was born in 1945 and studied at the Pécs Teacher Training College, where he graduated as an instructor in mathematics and drawing. He established his a film workshop in Pécs in 1972, the first of several, including the Yxilon Film Studio and the Varga Film Studio, which he established with András Erkel in 1989.
Varga?s first official animated film, Fading in Time (Időben elmosódva), was made in 1977. His film The Wind (A szél) was named among the ten best animated films of all time in Krakow in 1998.
Among his other well known films are The Luncheon (Ebéd), from 1980; Augusta Feeds her Baby (Auguszta etet), from 1984, Cupboard Tales (Szekrénymesék), from 1987, and Don Quijote, made in 1999.
In addition to making prize-winning films, Varga was a painter, poet, sculptor and composer. He also wrote several books, including ones on research of Stone Age culture and language. He established publisher Fríg Könvykiadó in 1999.
Varga was presented the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Golden Cross in 2003.
