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