Jiří Trnka
Directing
Born: 1912-02-24 · Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Died: 1969-12-30
Biography
A graduate of Prague's School of Arts and Crafts, in 1936 he created a puppet theater, which was disbanded after the outbreak of WWII. During the war he designed stage sets and illustrated children's books. In 1945 he set up an animation unit with several collaborators at the Prague film studio; they called the unit "Trick Brothers." Trnka specialized in puppet animation, a traditional Czech art form, of which he became the undisputed master. He also created animated cartoons, but it was his pup
🎬 Movies (30)
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
2000
Director
Jirí Trnka: Puppet Animation Master
1999
How to Catch a Tiger
1977
Book
About the Thick Fog
1976
Book
Jiří Trnka
1967
Himself
Joy of Love
1966
Art Direction
Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965
Director
The Hand
1965
Director
Lemonade Joe
1964
Art Designer
Cybernetic Grandma
1963
Director
Zlý jelen
1962
Art Direction
Passion
1961
Director
The Midnight Adventure
1960
Art Designer
Skutečnost Noci svatojánské
1959
Self
A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959
Director
Why UNESCO?
1959
Director
Bomb Mania
1959
Art Designer
To jsou Bratři v triku
1957
Himself
Paraplíčko
1957
Art Designer
Against All
1957
Costume Design
Loutky Jiřího Trnky
1956
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956
Director
Story of the Bass Cello
1956
Director
Spejbl on the Trail
1956
Art Designer
The Good Soldier Svejk
1956
Director
Jan Žižka
1956
Costume Design
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955
Art Designer
Two Little Frosts
1955
Director
Jan Hus
1955
Art Designer
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955
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