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
DirectingBirthday
February 24, 1912Deathday
December 30, 1969Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
52Place of birth
Plzeň, Rakousko-UherskoAlso known as
Jiří Trnka![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/s3ouHK5aHWrFGY2OrnZQ73qeGzn.jpg)
Cast credits
Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oPy3ixFzoCJx2lhz1YhTS4wZwZK.jpg)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director, Screenplay, Art Designer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5ChxWfwCn7vjjUnjXz8x76qFkyl.jpg)
Cybernetic Grandma
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zzGaWW1jnfcEIqVMjGWWp5sSi9c.jpg)
Song of the Prairie
Director, Screenplay, Art Designer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8xJG2OuNwpK1KgIV2wdbAuKoMpB.jpg)
The Emperor's Nightingale
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Art Designer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/83YdjKErufydzHqvJgyY5D7EUme.jpg)
The Hand
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ndY6drkD2uauSEnMXiEexGYORyG.jpg)
Old Czech Legends
Director, Screenplay, Story, Art Designer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/poi36BhrkauP4nQkKVxFOrATc2r.jpg)
Prince Bayaya
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/11oNvMo4qGQio58L1DEaiUR4FOj.jpg)
The Good Soldier Schweik
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/84eZWKbyeCvwkrSMDJd9Myy7fJx.jpg)
The Czech Year
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction, Editor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3i6VoJXD5EMmNCN1f7DTvZMzJnJ.jpg)
The Emperor and the Golem
Costume Design