Hermína Týrlová

Directing·Dec 11, 1900·Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

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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.

Film	Credit
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Devilish Tricks1982 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Skittish Brothers1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
LLullaby1981 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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JJak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil1980 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
HHračky pračky1980 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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JJá a Bleděmodrá1975 · Director	Director
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OOslík ušatec1974 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
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RRůžové brýle1973 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
VVánoce u zvířátek1973 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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OObávaná kačena1972 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
UUkradené dítě1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
PPejskův sen1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
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TToulavé telátko1971 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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PPsí nebe1967 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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TTwo Balls of Wool1963 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
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TThe Curious Letter1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
RRevenge Day1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
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Zlatovláska1956 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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PPohádka o drakovi1954 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Nine Chicks1952 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
NNepovedený panáček1951 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Nočná romanca1949 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
CCollision1948 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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RRevolution in Toyland1947 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
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TTommy and the Mermaid1930 · Director	Director
AA Water Sprite in Love1928 · Director	Director