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Jiří Trnka

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer / Illustrator / Puppeteer / Animator / Scenographer / Puppet Designer / Teacher / Costume Designer | * 02/24/1912 († 57, 12/30/1969) | Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Jiří Trnka (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈtr̩ŋka]; 24 February 1912 – 30 December 1969) was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946. Most of his films were intended for adults and many were adaptations of literary works. Because of his influence in animation, he was called "the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe", despite the great differences between their works. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustrators in 1968, recognizing his career contribution to children's literature. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Fantasy

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Awards & Nominations for Jiří Trnka

Národní Umělec Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration Honorary Citizen of Plzeň
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Movies with Jiří Trnka as Actor(4)

Movies with Jiří Trnka as Crew(101)

Writing/Book1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Writing/Book1976 About the Thick Fog
Art/Art Direction1965 The Hand
Directing/Director1965 The Hand
Writing/Story1965 The Hand
Writing/Screenplay1965 The Hand
Art/Art Designer1964 Lemonade Joe
Art/Art Direction1963 Cybernetic Grandma
Directing/Director1963 Cybernetic Grandma
Writing/Screenplay1963 Cybernetic Grandma
Art/Art Direction1962 Zlý jelen
Art/Art Designer1961 Passion
Directing/Director1961 Passion
Writing/Story1961 Passion
Writing/Screenplay1961 Passion
Art/Art Designer1960 The Midnight Adventure
Art/Art Designer1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directing/Director1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Writing/Screenplay1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Art/Art Designer1959 Bomb Mania
Art/Art Designer1957 Paraplíčko
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design1957 Against All
Directing/Director1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
Writing/Writer1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
Art/Art Designer1956 Spejbl na stopě
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design1956 Jan Žižka
Art/Art Designer1955 The Hurvinek Circus
Directing/Director1955 The Hurvinek Circus
Writing/Screenplay1955 The Hurvinek Circus
Art/Art Designer1955 Two Little Frosts
Directing/Director1955 Two Little Frosts
Writing/Story1955 Two Little Frosts
Writing/Screenplay1955 Two Little Frosts
Art/Art Designer1955 Jan Hus
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design1955 Jan Hus
Art/Art Designer1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
Directing/Director1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
Writing/Screenplay1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
Art/Art Designer1954 A Drop Too Much
Art/Art Designer1953 Old Czech Legends
Directing/Director1953 Old Czech Legends
Writing/Screenplay1953 Old Czech Legends
Writing/Story1953 Old Czech Legends
Art/Art Designer1951 The Golden Fish
Directing/Director1951 The Golden Fish
Writing/Screenplay1951 The Golden Fish
Art/Art Direction1951 Prince Bayaya
Directing/Director1951 Prince Bayaya
Writing/Screenplay1951 Prince Bayaya
Art/Art Designer1951 The Gingerbread House
Art/Graphic Designer1951 The Merry Circus
Directing/Director1951 The Merry Circus
Writing/Story1951 The Merry Circus
Writing/Screenplay1951 The Merry Circus
Art/Art Direction1949 Story of the Bass Cello
Directing/Director1949 Story of the Bass Cello
Writing/Screenplay1949 Story of the Bass Cello
Writing/Story1949 Story of the Bass Cello
Art/Art Designer1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
Directing/Director1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
Editing/Editor1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
Writing/Screenplay1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
Art/Art Designer1949 The Devil's Mill
Directing/Director1949 The Devil's Mill
Writing/Story1949 The Devil's Mill
Writing/Screenplay1949 The Devil's Mill
Art/Art Designer1949 Song of the Prairie
Directing/Director1949 Song of the Prairie
Writing/Screenplay1949 Song of the Prairie
Art/Art Designer1947 The Gift
Art/Supervising Art Director1947 The Gift
Directing/Director1947 The Gift
Writing/Story1947 The Gift
Writing/Screenplay1947 The Gift
Art/Art Designer1947 The Animals and the Brigands
Art/Supervising Art Director1947 The Animals and the Brigands
Directing/Director1947 The Animals and the Brigands
Writing/Screenplay1947 The Animals and the Brigands
Art/Art Designer1947 Capek's Tales
Art/Art Direction1947 The Czech Year
Directing/Director1947 The Czech Year
Editing/Editor1947 The Czech Year
Writing/Story1947 The Czech Year
Writing/Screenplay1947 The Czech Year
Art/Art Designer1947 Liška a džbán
Art/Supervising Art Director1947 Liška a džbán
Writing/Screenplay1947 Liška a džbán
Art/Art Designer1946 Springman and the SS
Art/Supervising Art Director1946 Springman and the SS
Directing/Director1946 Springman and the SS
Writing/Screenplay1946 Springman and the SS
Art/Art Direction1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
Directing/Director1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
Writing/Story1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
Writing/Screenplay1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet

Full Name: Jiří Trnka
Citizenship: Czechoslovakia (former country)
Born: Saturday, 02/24 1912 (February) in Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Died: Tuesday, 12/30 1969 (December) in Prague (aged: 57)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Czech (CS)
Educated at: Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
Children: Jiří Trnka, Klára Trnková, Helena Trösterová-Trnková
Student of: Josef Skupa
Jiří Trnka frequently works together with these people:
Břetislav Pojar (32x, Crew)
Stanislav Látal (24x, Crew)
Emanuel Franěk (17x, Crew)
Jiří Brdečka (17x, Crew)
Václav Trojan (16x, Crew)
Bohuslav Šrámek (15x, Crew)
Ludvík Hájek (15x, Crew)
Emanuel Formánek (15x, Crew)
Jan Karpaš (14x, Crew)
Jan Rychlík (13x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1403099, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/23/2024