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Jan Balej

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Jan Balej (born 30 May 1958 in Prague) is a Czech animation artist, film director and art designer. Balej graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (Studio of Film and Television Graphics)[1] in 1992.

Works

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  • 1992–1994 – Tom Thumb
  • 1999–2000 – bedtime stories for Czech TV (notably The Doings of Hippopotamus Family)
  • 2000 - Mire Bala Kale Hin: Tales from the Endless Road (with Katariina Lillqvist).
  • 2000 – short film Džin
  • 2003 – short film Shells
  • 2006 – One Night in A City feature animated puppet film
  • 2006 – Fimfarum 2 (the short: The Sea, Uncle, why is it salty?) – Fimfarum 2 was awarded the Czech Lion in 2006[2]
  • 2006 – Mr. Fin and Mr. Twig
  • 2007 – The Head of a Studio of Animation and TV graphic of Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
  • 2008 – Karlik and Magic Fish – TV series with Czech Television
  • 2009 - Little Rain Worms - TV series collaborated with artwork Jaromir Gal.
  • 2015 – Little from the Fish Shop – feature animated film based on "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen

References

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  1. ^ "Karlík, zlatá rybka - Divoká dovolená" (in Czech). Film Festival Zlín. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. ^ Pilátová, Agáta. "Jan Balej, výtvarník a režisér" (in Czech). Týdeník Rozhlas (17/2007). Retrieved 30 December 2011.