Jiří Brdečka Animation Shorts

See nine of Brdečka’s beautifully animated shorts in this program that includes Gallina Vogelbirdae (1963), a work that won the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animation Festival, bringing him great acclaim in the West. (program approx. 100 mins., DCP)

Program organized by Limonádový Joe s.r.o. in partnership with Czech Centres, produced by Comeback Company. Films courtesy of the Czech National Film Archive, Krátký Film Praha a.s., and Rembrandt Films.

Tonight’s program:

• The Springer and the SS-Men (Pérák a SS, 1946, 14 mins.)
• Reason and Emotion (Rozum a cit, 1962, 15 mins.)
• The Frozen Logger (Zmrzlý dřevař, 1962, 5 mins.)
• Gallina Vogelbirdae (Špatně namalovaná slepice, 1963, 14 mins.)
• The Letter M (Slóvce M, 1964, 9 mins.)
• Forrester’s Song (Do lesíčka na čekanou, 1966, 10 mins.)
• Metamorpheus (Metamorfeus, 1969, 13 mins.)
• There Was a Miller on a River (Jsouc na řece mlynář jeden, 1971 ,11 mins.)
• Prince Copperslick (Třináctá komnata prince Měděnce, 1980, 9 mins.)