 If, until 1948, the production of animated films was virtually non-existent, after this year many such films began to be produced at the Bucharest Studio, with a total of 15 films in 1955.Particularly notable was the contribution of Ion Popescu-Gopo, father of the little man who, appearing in "Scurtă istorie" ("A Short History") in 1957, won him a "Palme d'Or" for Best Short Film at Cannes that year.The success of Romania's animated films convinced the authorities to found the "Animafilm" studio in 1964.