Jiří Trnka
Directing
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 puppet animation that made him an internationally recognized artist and the winner of film festival awards at Venice and elsewhere. He wrote the scripts for most of his own films.
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Art Designer
Age 42 (now 57)
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
as Self (archive footage)
Age 88 (now 57)
Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
Screenplay
Age 53 (now 57) Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
Director
Age 53 (now 57) Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
Art Direction
Age 53 (now 57) Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
Story
Age 53 (now 57)
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
Director
Age 44 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
Screenplay
Age 44 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
Art Designer
Age 44 (now 57)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Art Designer
Age 42 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
Screenplay
Age 42 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
Director
Age 42 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
Art Designer
Age 42 (now 57)How the Old Man Traded It All Away
Screenplay
Age 42 (now 57)How the Old Man Traded It All Away
Director
Age 42 (now 57)How the Old Man Traded It All Away
Art Designer
Age 42 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
Screenplay
Age 42 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
Director
Age 42 (now 57)Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
Art Designer
Age 42 (now 57)
The Animals and the Brigands
Supervising Art Director
Age 35 (now 57)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Jiří Trnka
IMDB
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