The Czech Year Explained

The Czech Year
Director:	Jiří Trnka
Producer:	Krátký Film Praha Jiří Trnka Studio
Music:	Václav Trojan Josef Zavadil (sound)
Cinematography:	Emanuel Franek Vladimír Novotný
Editing:	Helena Lebdusková
Distributor:	Krátký Film Praha
Runtime:	75 minutes
Country:	Czechoslovakia
Language:	Czech

The Czech Year (Czech title: Špalíček), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film from Czechoslovakia.^[1] It was the first feature film directed by Jiří Trnka, and it proceeded to win several international awards and make his name famous in the animation world.

Plot

The traditional customs and tales of a Czech village are depicted in six separate sequences: "Shrovetide", "Spring", "Legend About St. Prokop", "The Fair", "The Feast" and "Bethlehem".

Awards

• 1947 - Venice (Italy): International Prize for Animated Picture
• 1948 - Venice (Italy): Biennial Medal
• 1949 - Paris (France): First Prize in Category

See also

• List of animated feature films
• List of package films
• List of stop-motion films
• Špalíček (ballet), a ballet by Bohuslav Martinů

External links

• • Kratky animated film database
  • A Treasury of Fairy-tales at the Kratky animated film database
• Spalicek at the Big Cartoon Database

Notes and References

1. Book: Crump . William D. . Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film . 2019 . McFarland & Co . 9781476672939 . 82.