Jiří Trnka
Known for Directing · 6 credits
- Born
- 1912-02-24
- Died
- 1969-12-30
- Place of birth
- Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
- Also known as
- Jiří Trnka
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 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.
Known For
Skutečnost Noci svatojánské
1959
as Self
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
2000
as Self (archive footage)
To jsou Bratři v triku
1957
as Himself
Jiří Trnka
1967
as Himself
Loutky Jiřího Trnky
1956
Jirí Trnka: Puppet Animation Master
1999
Movies (6)
Skutečnost Noci svatojánské
1959
as Self
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
2000
as Self (archive footage)
To jsou Bratři v triku
1957
as Himself
Jiří Trnka
1967
as Himself
Loutky Jiřího Trnky
1956
Jirí Trnka: Puppet Animation Master
1999
About Jiří Trnka
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 re… With 6 credits spanning from 1956 to 2000, Jiří Trnka has appeared in 6 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jiří Trnka Movies
- Skutečnost Noci svatojánské (1959) — as Self
- The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka (2000) — as Self (archive footage)
- To jsou Bratři v triku (1957) — as Himself
- Jiří Trnka (1967) — as Himself
- Loutky Jiřího Trnky (1956)
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