Animation Around Europe: Czech Republic

Go on a journey across Europe’s animated film scene and see selected short films from the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Poland in 4 programmes.

Cizinec (Alien)

Martin Máj / Tschechische Republik / 2013 / 00:07:00 min.

A short animated comedy about travelling to foreign countries.

Čím víc vím / (The More I Know)

Marek Náprstek / Tschechische Republik / 2015 / 00:08:00 min.

Transport Er (Transport Er)

Miloš Zvěřina / / / 00:09:00 min.

Malý Cousteau (The Little Cousteau)

Jakub Kouřil / Tschechische Republik / 2013 / 00:08:00 min.

This short animated film about a little boy who longs for deep-sea adventures in a snow-covered city is a homage to Jacques Cousteau.

Sunrise (Sunrise)

Vít Pancíř / Tschechische Republik / 2015 / 00:07:00 min.

The star of the film is the white circle of the sun on its orbit across the sky. Its circular shape and elliptical movement are metaphors for the diversity, intricacy and fragility of life.

Zápletka (The Entangled)

Stanislav Sekela / Tschechische Republik / 2014 / 00:09:00 min.

An animated drama about the strong connection between two lovers from the plant life.

Borderlines (Borderlines)

Hana Nováková / Tschechische Republik / 2015 / 00:05:00 min.

An allegory about people and the borders of their world. The film tells the story of how something simple can start a spiral of strife, and how difficult it then becomes to stop it. Difficult, but not impossible.

Vánoční balada (The Christmas Ballad)

/ Tschechische Republik / / 00:12:00 min.

Strom (The Tree)

Lucie Sunková / Tschechische Republik, Frankreich / 2015 / 00:15:00 min.

A paint-on-glass animated story of the parallels between the lives of trees and people. It is a parable about parenthood, relationships, apparent hopelessness, and the promise of happiness. The technique, being so painstaking and artistic, works…