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 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

The Hand
The Hand
The Hand
The Hand
Lemonade Joe
The Emperor and the Golem
Birth Location Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Born 1912-02-24
Died 1969-12-30

Movies

Joy of Love Art Direction
1966
The Hand Story
1965
The Hand Screenplay
1965
The Hand Art Direction
1965
The Hand Director
1965
Lemonade Joe Art Designer
1964
Cybernetic Grandma Screenplay
1963
Cybernetic Grandma Art Direction
1963
1963
Zlý jelen Art Direction
1962
Passion Art Designer
1961
Passion Story
1961
Passion Screenplay
1961
Passion Director
1961
The Midnight Adventure Art Designer
1960
1959
1959
Bomb Mania Art Designer
1959
Why UNESCO? Art Designer
1959
1959
Why UNESCO? Director
1959
Why UNESCO? Screenplay
1959
Against All Costume Design
1957
Paraplíčko Art Designer
1957
Spejbl on the Trail Art Designer
1956
1956
Jan Žižka Costume Design
1956
The Hurvinek Circus Art Designer
1955
The Hurvinek Circus Screenplay
1955
1955
Jan Hus Art Designer
1955
Jan Hus Costume Design
1955
Two Little Frosts Art Designer
1955
1955
Two Little Frosts Screenplay
1955
1955
Kutasek and Kutilka Art Designer
1954
Kutasek and Kutilka Screenplay
1954
1954
A Drop Too Much Art Designer
1954
Old Czech Legends Art Designer
1953
1953
Old Czech Legends Screenplay
1953
1953
The Emperor and the Golem Costume Design
1952
The Gingerbread House Art Designer
1951
Prince Bayaya Art Direction
1951
Prince Bayaya Screenplay
1951
Prince Bayaya Director
1951
The Merry Circus Screenplay
1951
1951
The Golden Fish Art Designer
1951
The Golden Fish Screenplay
1951
The Merry Circus Graphic Designer
1951
The Merry Circus Director
1951
The Golden Fish Director
1951
1949
1949
The Devil's Mill Art Designer
1949
Song of the Prairie Art Designer
1949
1949
Story of the Bass Cello Art Direction
1949
Song of the Prairie Screenplay
1949
1949
The Devil's Mill Screenplay
1949
1949
1949
The Devil's Mill Director
1949
1947
The Czech Year Art Direction
1947
The Czech Year Screenplay
1947
1947
The Czech Year Director
1947
Capek's Tales Art Designer
1947
Míša Kulička Art Designer
1947
Liška a džbán Supervising Art Director
1947
Liška a džbán Art Designer
1947
The Animals and the Brigands Supervising Art Director
1947
The Gift Supervising Art Director
1947
1947
The Gift Art Designer
1947
The Gift Screenplay
1947
Liška a džbán Screenplay
1947
The Gift Story
1947
The Gift Director
1947
Springman and the SS Supervising Art Director
1946
Springman and the SS Art Designer
1946
1946
1946
1945
Grandpa Planted a Beet Art Direction
1945
1945