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.

Most Famous Work

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Lemonade Joe

(1964) Art Designer

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The Emperor and the Golem

(1952) Costume Design

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The Hand

(1965) Screenplay

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

(1959) Screenplay

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Jan Žižka

(1956) Costume Design

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The Emperor's Nightingale

(1949) Screenplay

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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

(1955) Art Designer

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Springman and the SS

(1946) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1999	N/A	Jirí Trnka: Puppet Animation Master 1999-01-01 Movie
1967	Himself	Jiří Trnka 1967-01-26 Movie
1959	Self	Skutečnost Noci svatojánské 1959-07-24 Movie
1957	Himself	To jsou Bratři v triku 1957-01-01 Movie
1956	N/A	Loutky Jiřího Trnky 1956-01-30 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1977	Book	How to Catch a Tiger 1977-04-07 Movie
1976	Book	About the Thick Fog 1976-04-08 Movie
1974	Book	Zahrada 1974-01-01 TV Show
1965	Story	Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose 1965-03-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose 1965-03-19 Movie
	Story	The Hand 1965-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Hand 1965-01-01 Movie
1963	Screenplay	Cybernetic Grandma 1963-02-15 Movie
1961	Story	Passion 1961-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Passion 1961-01-01 Movie
1959	Screenplay	A Midsummer Night's Dream 1959-09-25 Movie
	Screenplay	Why UNESCO? 1959-01-01 Movie
	Idea	Why UNESCO? 1959-01-01 Movie
1956	Writer	The Good Soldier Schweik 1956-10-04 Movie
	Screenplay	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase 1956-09-21 Movie
1955	Screenplay	The Hurvinek Circus 1955-09-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Two Little Frosts 1955-04-22 Movie
	Story	Two Little Frosts 1955-04-22 Movie
	Screenplay	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku 1955-01-01 Movie
1954	Screenplay	How the Old Man Traded It All Away 1954-12-31 Movie
	Screenplay	Kutasek and Kutilka 1954-12-31 Movie
	Screenplay	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče 1954-07-11 Movie
1953	Screenplay	Old Czech Legends 1953-09-11 Movie
	Story	Old Czech Legends 1953-09-11 Movie
1951	Screenplay	Prince Bayaya 1951-01-26 Movie
	Screenplay	The Golden Fish 1951-01-01 Movie
	Story	The Merry Circus 1951-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Merry Circus 1951-01-01 Movie
1949	Screenplay	The Emperor's Nightingale 1949-04-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Song of the Prairie 1949-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Devil's Mill 1949-01-01 Movie
	Story	The Devil's Mill 1949-01-01 Movie
	Story	Story of the Bass Cello 1949-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Story of the Bass Cello 1949-01-01 Movie
1947	Story	The Czech Year 1947-12-13 Movie
	Screenplay	The Czech Year 1947-12-13 Movie
	Screenplay	The Gift 1947-09-12 Movie
	Story	The Gift 1947-09-12 Movie
	Screenplay	Liška a džbán 1947-09-12 Movie
	Story	The Animals and the Brigands 1947-09-12 Movie
	Screenplay	The Animals and the Brigands 1947-09-12 Movie
1946	Screenplay	Springman and the SS 1946-12-20 Movie
1945	Screenplay	Grandpa Planted a Beet 1945-01-01 Movie
	Story	Grandpa Planted a Beet 1945-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1966	Art Direction	Joy of Love 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	Art Direction	Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose 1965-03-19 Movie
	Art Direction	The Hand 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Art Designer	Lemonade Joe 1964-10-16 Movie
1963	Art Direction	Cybernetic Grandma 1963-02-15 Movie
1962	Art Direction	Zlý jelen 1962-12-24 Movie
1961	Art Designer	Passion 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Art Designer	The Midnight Adventure 1960-01-01 Movie
1959	Art Designer	A Midsummer Night's Dream 1959-09-25 Movie
	Art Designer	Why UNESCO? 1959-01-01 Movie
	Art Designer	Bomb Mania 1959-01-01 Movie
1957	Art Designer	Paraplíčko 1957-09-13 Movie
1956	Art Designer	Spejbl na stopě 1956-11-30 Movie
	Art Designer	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase 1956-09-21 Movie
1955	Art Designer	The Hurvinek Circus 1955-09-02 Movie
	Art Designer	Jan Hus 1955-04-29 Movie
	Art Designer	Two Little Frosts 1955-04-22 Movie
	Art Designer	Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... 1955-02-11 Movie
	Art Designer	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku 1955-01-01 Movie
1954	Art Designer	How the Old Man Traded It All Away 1954-12-31 Movie
	Art Designer	Kutasek and Kutilka 1954-12-31 Movie
	Art Designer	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče 1954-07-11 Movie
	Art Designer	A Drop Too Much 1954-01-01 Movie
1953	Art Designer	Old Czech Legends 1953-09-11 Movie
1951	Art Designer	The Gingerbread House 1951-08-31 Movie
	Art Direction	Prince Bayaya 1951-01-26 Movie
	Graphic Designer	The Merry Circus 1951-01-01 Movie
	Art Designer	The Golden Fish 1951-01-01 Movie
1949	Art Designer	The Emperor's Nightingale 1949-04-15 Movie
	Art Direction	Story of the Bass Cello 1949-01-01 Movie
	Art Designer	Song of the Prairie 1949-01-01 Movie
	Art Designer	The Devil's Mill 1949-01-01 Movie
1947	Art Direction	The Czech Year 1947-12-13 Movie
	Art Designer	Capek's Tales 1947-09-19 Movie
	Art Designer	The Gift 1947-09-12 Movie
	Art Designer	The Animals and the Brigands 1947-09-12 Movie
	Supervising Art Director	The Gift 1947-09-12 Movie
	Supervising Art Director	The Animals and the Brigands 1947-09-12 Movie
	Art Designer	Liška a džbán 1947-09-12 Movie
	Supervising Art Director	Liška a džbán 1947-09-12 Movie
	Art Designer	Míša Kulička 1947-09-12 Movie
1946	Art Designer	Springman and the SS 1946-12-20 Movie
	Supervising Art Director	Springman and the SS 1946-12-20 Movie
1945	Art Direction	Grandpa Planted a Beet 1945-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1965	Director	Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose 1965-03-19 Movie
	Director	The Hand 1965-01-01 Movie
1963	Director	Cybernetic Grandma 1963-02-15 Movie
1961	Director	Passion 1961-01-01 Movie
1959	Director	A Midsummer Night's Dream 1959-09-25 Movie
	Director	Why UNESCO? 1959-01-01 Movie
1956	Director	The Good Soldier Schweik 1956-10-04 Movie
	Director	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase 1956-09-21 Movie
1955	Director	The Hurvinek Circus 1955-09-02 Movie
	Director	Two Little Frosts 1955-04-22 Movie
	Director	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku 1955-01-01 Movie
1954	Director	How the Old Man Traded It All Away 1954-12-31 Movie
	Director	Kutasek and Kutilka 1954-12-31 Movie
	Director	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče 1954-07-11 Movie
1953	Director	Old Czech Legends 1953-09-11 Movie
1951	Director	Prince Bayaya 1951-01-26 Movie
	Director	The Golden Fish 1951-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Merry Circus 1951-01-01 Movie
1949	Director	The Emperor's Nightingale 1949-04-15 Movie
	Director	The Devil's Mill 1949-01-01 Movie
	Director	Story of the Bass Cello 1949-01-01 Movie
	Director	Song of the Prairie 1949-01-01 Movie
1947	Director	The Czech Year 1947-12-13 Movie
	Director	The Animals and the Brigands 1947-09-12 Movie
	Director	The Gift 1947-09-12 Movie
1946	Director	Springman and the SS 1946-12-20 Movie
1945	Director	Grandpa Planted a Beet 1945-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Costume & Make-Up

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1957	Costume Design	Against All 1957-10-04 Movie
1956	Costume Design	Jan Žižka 1956-02-05 Movie
1955	Costume Design	Jan Hus 1955-04-29 Movie
1952	Costume Design	The Emperor and the Golem 1952-01-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1949	Editor	The Emperor's Nightingale 1949-04-15 Movie
1947	Editor	The Czech Year 1947-12-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv