
About
Hermína Týrlová
Overview
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
Acting |
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1986 | Přijď, až zase omládnu | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
1981 | Já tomu říkám nedrcat se o nebesa | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
1970 | Den se sedmi křížky | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
1961 | Hermína Týrlová | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
1930 | Bimbo's Unfortunate Adventure | Actor | Máňa | N/A N/A |
Directing |
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2016 | Ferdy the Ant | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2011 | L'Atelier enchanté | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2010 | Les Contes de la ferme | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1990 | I Count on the Wire | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1987 | Monkey Love? | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1983 | The Naughty Slingshot | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1982 | Devilish Tricks | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1982 | Rozpustilí bráškové | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1981 | Lullaby | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1981 | Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1980 | Jak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1980 | Hračky pračky | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1979 | Příhody brouka Pytlíka | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1979 | Ferda in the Anthill | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1979 | Ferda The Ant In The Foreign Service | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1977 | Příhody Ferdy mravence | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1976 | Já a Kiki | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1975 | Já a Fousek | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1975 | Já a Bleděmodrá | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1974 | The Mischievous Boy | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1974 | Já a můj dvojnožec | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1974 | Oslík ušatec | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1974 | Já a Bělovous Zrzunda | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Animal’s Best Friend | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Vánoce u zvířátek | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Růžové brýle | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Ukradené dítě | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Obávaná kačena | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Kluk dostává filipa | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Pejskův sen | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1971 | Toulavé telátko | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1971 | Píšťalka | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1970 | Malovánky | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1969 | Star of Bethlehem | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1968 | Coral Fairytale | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1968 | Christmas Tree | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | Psí nebe | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1966 | Little Girl Or Little Boy? | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1966 | The Snowman | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1965 | Blue Apron | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1964 | Vlněná pohádka | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1963 | The Glass Marble | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1962 | Two Balls | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1961 | The Curious Letter | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1961 | Den odplaty | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1959 | The Lost Doll | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1959 | The Choo-Choo Train | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1958 | The Knot in the Handkerchief | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1957 | Kalamajka | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1957 | Míček Flíček | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1957 | The Pig Shepard | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1955 | Zlatovláska | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1955 | Wreath of Songs | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1954 | Pohádka o drakovi | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1952 | Nine Chicks | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1951 | Nepovedený panáček | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1949 | Nočná romanca | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1948 | Lullaby | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1948 | Collision | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1947 | Revolution in Toyland | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1947 | What Is Missing? | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1944 | Ferda the Ant | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1930 | Tommy and the Mermaid | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1928 | A Water Sprite in Love | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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1987 | Monkey Love? | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1987 | Monkey Love? | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1983 | The Naughty Slingshot | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1983 | The Naughty Slingshot | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1982 | Devilish Tricks | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1982 | Devilish Tricks | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1982 | Rozpustilí bráškové | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1982 | Rozpustilí bráškové | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1981 | Lullaby | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1981 | Lullaby | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1981 | Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1980 | Jak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1980 | Hračky pračky | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1980 | Hračky pračky | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1974 | The Mischievous Boy | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1974 | The Mischievous Boy | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1974 | Oslík ušatec | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1974 | Oslík ušatec | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1973 | Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1973 | Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1973 | Růžové brýle | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1973 | Růžové brýle | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1973 | Vánoce u zvířátek | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1973 | Vánoce u zvířátek | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1972 | Pejskův sen | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1972 | Ukradené dítě | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1972 | Kluk dostává filipa | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1972 | Obávaná kačena | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1972 | Obávaná kačena | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1972 | Kluk dostává filipa | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1972 | Ukradené dítě | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1972 | Pejskův sen | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1971 | Toulavé telátko | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1971 | Toulavé telátko | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1971 | Píšťalka | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1971 | Píšťalka | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1970 | Malovánky | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1970 | Malovánky | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1969 | Star of Bethlehem | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1969 | Star of Bethlehem | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1968 | Christmas Tree | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1968 | Christmas Tree | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1968 | Coral Fairytale | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1967 | Psí nebe | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1967 | Psí nebe | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1966 | Little Girl Or Little Boy? | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1966 | Little Girl Or Little Boy? | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1966 | The Snowman | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1966 | The Snowman | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1965 | Blue Apron | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1964 | Vlněná pohádka | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1963 | The Glass Marble | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1963 | The Glass Marble | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1962 | Two Balls | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1962 | Two Balls | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1961 | The Curious Letter | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1961 | The Curious Letter | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1961 | Den odplaty | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1961 | Den odplaty | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1959 | The Choo-Choo Train | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1959 | The Lost Doll | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1959 | The Lost Doll | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1958 | The Knot in the Handkerchief | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1958 | Všem nelze vyhovět | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1958 | The Knot in the Handkerchief | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1957 | Kalamajka | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1957 | Kalamajka | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1957 | Míček Flíček | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1957 | The Pig Shepard | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1955 | Zlatovláska | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1955 | Zlatovláska | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1955 | Wreath of Songs | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1955 | Wreath of Songs | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1954 | Pohádka o drakovi | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1952 | Nine Chicks | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1952 | Nine Chicks | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1951 | Nepovedený panáček | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1949 | Nočná romanca | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1948 | Lullaby | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1948 | Collision | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1948 | Lullaby | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1947 | Revolution in Toyland | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1947 | What Is Missing? | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1947 | What Is Missing? | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
Art |
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1936 | Fantaisie érotique | Art | Graphic Designer | N/A N/A |
Visual Effects |
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1961 | Hermína Týrlová | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1957 | The Pig Shepard | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1952 | Nine Chicks | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1951 | Nepovedený panáček | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1949 | Nočná romanca | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1948 | Lullaby | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1948 | Collision | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1947 | Revolution in Toyland | Visual Effects | Animation | 58 Average |
1947 | What Is Missing? | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1944 | Ferda the Ant | Visual Effects | Animation | 58 Average |
1938 | Ideas in Search of Light | Visual Effects | Animation | 58 Average |
1936 | The Queen of the Waves | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1936 | Fantaisie érotique | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1933 | Meliorace půdy | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1930 | Bimbo's Unfortunate Adventure | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1929 | A Cabin Boy on Salty Water | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1927 | Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1927 | The New Adventures of Felix the Cat | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |