A selection of animated shorts directed by Jiří Brdečka.
Date: Monday 30 April 2018, 6.30PM Venue: Regent Street Cinema, 309 Regent St, London W1B 2UW Tickets: £12 / £11 Book tickets: http://bit.ly/Brdecka_tickets Information: http://london.czechcentres.cz/programme/travel-events/jiri-brdecka-master-of-czech-animation/A selection of Brdečka´s best animated shorts featuring among others a daring hymn to free thinking (Gallina Vogelbirdae; 1963 Grand Prix Winner at the Annecy International Animation Festival), a Gothic tale inspired by 17th Century woodcuts, a horrifying murder story reminiscent of Greek tragedy, a story of star-crossed love, and a touching miner´s ballad. These films of immense poetic and artistic quality place Brdecka alongside Czech masters such as Jiří Trnka and Karel Zeman while reminding us that Disney is not the only model for telling stories through animation and that animation is not just for children.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker’s daughter and writer and film critic Tereza Brdečková.
Jiří Brdečka (1917 – 1982), script-writer and director, has directed 35 animated films, that have been awarded more than 40 international prizes, including the grand prizes at Annecy, Oberhausen, Montevideo and San Sebastian. A close collaborator with Jiří Trnka, Brdečka worked with the best artists (e.g. Kamil Lhoták, Eva Švankmajerová, Jiří Anderle, Zdeněk Seydl) and musicians (e.g. Zdeněk Liška, Jan Klusák) to deliver beatifully animated stories full of poetry and humour.
Programme: The Best of Jiří Brdečka Love and a Zeppelin (Vzducholoď a láska, 1958, 8´) Gallina Vogelbirdae (Špatně namalovaná slepice, 1963, 14´) Revenge (Pomsta, 1968, 15´) Metamorpheus (1969, 14´) There Was a Miller on a River (Jsouc na řece mlynář jeden, 1971, 11´) The Face (Tvář, 1973, 3´) The Miner´s Rose (Horníkova růže, 1974, 13´) Thirteen´s Chamber of the Prince Copperslick (Třináctá komnata prince Měděnce, 1980, 9´)
Organised by the Czech Centre London and Limonádový Joe s.r.o. in collaboration with Faculty of Media, Arts and Design University of Westminster. Films courtesy of the Czech National Film Archive, Krátký Film Praha a.s.
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