 The film was a tremendous popular success and would spawn a future remake and a TV series that was widely acclaimed in its own right.While attempts to produce a serious feature-length film were frequently met with difficulty, Belgian animated films slowly gained a reputation abroad, led by animators such as Raoul Servais, who won several awards throughout the sixties in a career that culminated with a Golden Palm for best short feature in 1979 for "Harpya".From 1964 on, film could be subsidized by the government, making way for a new generation of filmmakers such as André Delvaux ("De Man Die Zijn Haar Kort Liet Knippen", after Johan Daisne's novel), Roland Verhavert ("Pallieter", after Felix Timmermans's novel) and Harry Kümel.