Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 11, 1900
Died
May 03, 1993
Place of Birth
Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Credits
76 titles
Hermína Týrlová
Biography
Hermína Týrlová was a prominent Czech animator, screen writer, and film director. Often called the mother of Czech animation over the course of her career, she produced over 60 animated children's short films using puppets and the technique of stop motion animation. Born in Březové Hory in Central Bohemia, Hermína Týrlová learned puppet-making skills from her father, who was a woodworker and made small wood figurines. As a teenager, she moved to Prague to make a living acting, singing, and dancing in vaudeville. She also began writing and illustrating children's magazines. In 1925, she joined Studio AB, where she met her future husband, Karel Dodal. The studio produced animated films for advertising companies such as Elektrajournal and IRE-Film.Dodal and Týrlová produced 5 animated advertising films together, and in 1935, they co-directed the first commercial Czech puppet animation film, Tajemství Lucerny ("The Lantern's Secret"). Following the 1939 German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Karel Dodal took exile in the United States and then Argentina. Týrlová chose to remain in Czechoslovakia. In 1941, she moved to Zlín in eastern Moravia to work with Ladislav Kolda at Bata Studios, where she remained for the rest of her life. In 1944, she released the short film Ferda Mravenec ("Fernando the Ant"), which achieved worldwide popularity. The original puppet for the main character is on display in the Toy Museum in Figueres, Spain. In 1947, she co-directed Vzpoura Hracek ("Revolt of the Toys") with Frantisek Sadek, which combined stop-motion animation with live action footage. She continued to write and direct animated films until 1986, and she died in Zlín on May 3, 1993 at the age of 92.
Known For
Filmography
Ferdy the Ant
Director
L'Atelier enchanté
Director
Les Contes de la ferme
Director
I Count on the Wire
Director
Monkey Love?
Screenplay
Přijď, až zase omládnu
Herself
The Naughty Slingshot
Screenplay
Skittish Brothers
Director
Devilish Tricks
Screenplay
Lullaby
Screenplay
Já tomu říkám nedrcat se o nebesa
Herself
Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly
Screenplay
Jak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil
Director
Hračky pračky
Screenplay
Příhody brouka Pytlíka
Director
Ferda in the Anthill
Director
Ferda The Ant In The Foreign Service
Director
Příhody Ferdy mravence
Director
Já a Kiki
Director
Já a Bleděmodrá
Director
Já a Fousek
Director
The Mischievous Boy
Director
Oslík ušatec
Director
Já a Bělovous Zrzunda
Director
Já a můj dvojnožec
Director
Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka
Screenplay
Růžové brýle
Story
Vánoce u zvířátek
Story
Animal’s Best Friend
Director
Pejskův sen
Director
Ukradené dítě
Director
Obávaná kačena
Screenplay
Kluk dostává filipa
Story
Toulavé telátko
Story
Píšťalka
Screenplay
Den se sedmi křížky
Herself
Malovánky
Screenplay
Star of Bethlehem
Story
Coral Fairytale
Director
Christmas Tree
Screenplay
Psí nebe
Story
Blue Apron
Screenplay
The Snowman
Director
Little Girl Or Little Boy?
Director
A Wooly Tale
Screenplay
Two Balls of Wool
Director
The Glass Marble
Screenplay
The Curious Letter
Director
Hermína Týrlová
Herself
Revenge Day
Story