Hermína Týrlová
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.
Revolution in Toyland
(Screenplay)
Collision
(Screenplay)
The Glass Marble
(Screenplay)
Lullaby
(Screenplay)
What Is Missing?
(Screenplay)
Nine Chicks
(Screenplay)
Blue Apron
(Screenplay)
Les Contes de la ferme
(Director)
Zlatovláska
(Screenplay)
The Choo-Choo Train
(Director)
Revolution in Toyland
(Director)
The Pig Shepard
(Screenplay)
Blue Apron
(Director)
Two Balls
(Director)
The Knot in the Handkerchief
(Screenplay)
Všem nelze vyhovět
(Screenplay)
The Choo-Choo Train
(Screenplay)
The Lost Doll
(Screenplay)
Zamilovaný vodník
(Director)
The Snowman
(Director)
The Glass Marble
(Director)
The Curious Letter
(Director)
The Lost Doll
(Director)
The Knot in the Handkerchief
(Director)
The Naughty Slingshot
(Screenplay)
Monkey Love?
(Screenplay)
Ferda mravenec
(Director)
Lullaby
(Director)
What Is Missing?
(Director)
Collision
(Director)
Pohádka o drakovi
(Writer)
Pohádka o drakovi
(Director)
Nine Chicks
(Director)
Nine Chicks
(Animation)
Kalamajka
(Director)
The Pig Shepard
(Director)
The Snowman
(Writer)
Oslík ušatec
(Director)
Oslík ušatec
(Writer)
The Naughty Slingshot
(Director)
Monkey Love?
(Director)
Fantaisie érotique
(Animation)
Fantaisie érotique
(Graphic Designer)
What Is Missing?
(Animation)
Ferda The Ant In The Foreign Service
(Director)
The Mischievous Boy
(Director)
Devilish Tricks
(Director)
Devilish Tricks
(Screenplay)
Coral Fairytale
(Director)
I Count on the Wire
(Director)
Lullaby
(Animation)
Ferdy the Ant
(Director)
L'Atelier enchanté
(Director)
Kalamajka
(Screenplay)
The Pig Shepard
(Animation)
The Mischievous Boy
(Screenplay)
Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka
(Director)
Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka
(Screenplay)
Ferda mravenec
(Animation)
Revolution in Toyland
(Animation)
Zlatovláska
(Director)
Devilish Tricks
(Story)
Coral Fairytale
(Story)
Monkey Love?
(Story)
The Naughty Slingshot
(Story)
Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly
(Director)
Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly
(Screenplay)
Rozpustilí bráškové
(Director)
Rozpustilí bráškové
(Story)
Rozpustilí bráškové
(Screenplay)
Hračky pračky
(Director)
Hračky pračky
(Story)
Hračky pračky
(Screenplay)
Jak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil
(Director)
Jak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil
(Screenplay)
Lullaby
(Director)
Lullaby
(Story)
Lullaby
(Screenplay)
Příhody brouka Pytlíka
(Director)
Ferda in the Anthill
(Director)
Příhody Ferdy mravence
(Director)
The Mischievous Boy
(Story)
Oslík ušatec
(Story)
Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka
(Story)
The Snowman
(Story)
Vlněná pohádka
(Director)
Vlněná pohádka
(Screenplay)
The Glass Marble
(Story)
Two Balls
(Story)
Two Balls
(Screenplay)
The Curious Letter
(Story)
The Curious Letter
(Screenplay)
Hermína Týrlová
(Animation)
Den odplaty
(Director)
Den odplaty
(Story)
Den odplaty
(Screenplay)
The Lost Doll
(Story)
The Knot in the Handkerchief
(Story)
Kalamajka
(Story)
Wreath of Songs
(Director)
Wreath of Songs
(Story)
Wreath of Songs
(Screenplay)
Míček Flíček
(Story)
Míček Flíček
(Director)
Zlatovláska
(Story)
Nine Chicks
(Story)
Nepovedený panáček
(Director)
Nepovedený panáček
(Screenplay)
Nepovedený panáček
(Animation)
Nočná romanca
(Director)
Nočná romanca
(Screenplay)
Nočná romanca
(Animation)
Lullaby
(Story)
Collision
(Animation)
What Is Missing?
(Story)
Ideas in Search of Light
(Animation)
Meliorace půdy
(Animation)
Bimbo's Unfortunate Adventure
(Animation)
The Queen of the Waves
(Animation)
Tommy and the Mermaid
(Director)
Little Girl Or Little Boy?
(Director)
Little Girl Or Little Boy?
(Story)
Little Girl Or Little Boy?
(Screenplay)
Christmas Tree
(Director)
Christmas Tree
(Screenplay)
Christmas Tree
(Story)
Obávaná kačena
(Director)
Obávaná kačena
(Story)
Obávaná kačena
(Screenplay)
Ukradené dítě
(Director)
Ukradené dítě
(Story)
Ukradené dítě
(Screenplay)
Toulavé telátko
(Director)
Toulavé telátko
(Story)
Toulavé telátko
(Screenplay)
Psí nebe
(Director)
Psí nebe
(Story)
Psí nebe
(Screenplay)
Star of Bethlehem
(Story)
Star of Bethlehem
(Screenplay)
Star of Bethlehem
(Director)
Malovánky
(Story)
Malovánky
(Screenplay)
Malovánky
(Director)
Píšťalka
(Screenplay)
Píšťalka
(Story)
Píšťalka
(Director)
Kluk dostává filipa
(Story)
Kluk dostává filipa
(Screenplay)
Kluk dostává filipa
(Director)
Pejskův sen
(Story)
Pejskův sen
(Screenplay)
Pejskův sen
(Director)
Růžové brýle
(Story)
Růžové brýle
(Screenplay)
Růžové brýle
(Director)
Vánoce u zvířátek
(Story)
Vánoce u zvířátek
(Screenplay)
Vánoce u zvířátek
(Director)
Já a můj dvojnožec
(Director)
Já a Bělovous Zrzunda
(Director)
Já a Bleděmodrá
(Director)
Já a Fousek
(Director)
Já a Kiki
(Director)