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.
Crew
Revolution in Toyland
Screenplay, Director, Animation
Collision
Screenplay, Director, Animation
The Glass Marble
Screenplay, Director, Story
Lullaby
Screenplay, Director, Animation, Story
What Is Missing?
Screenplay, Director, Animation, Story
Nine Chicks
Screenplay, Animation, Director, Story
Blue Apron
Screenplay, Director
Les Contes de la ferme
Director
Zlatovláska
Screenplay, Director, Story
The Choo-Choo Train
Director, Screenplay
The Pig Shepard
Screenplay, Director, Animation
Two Balls
Director, Story, Screenplay
The Knot in the Handkerchief
Screenplay, Director, Story
Všem nelze vyhovět
Screenplay
The Lost Doll
Screenplay, Director, Story
A Water Sprite in Love
Director
The Snowman
Director, Writer, Story
The Curious Letter
Director, Screenplay, Story
The Naughty Slingshot
Screenplay, Director, Story
Monkey Love?
Screenplay, Director, Story
Ferda the Ant
Director, Animation
Oslík ušatec
Director, Writer, Story
Kalamajka
Director, Screenplay, Story
Pohádka o drakovi
Director, Writer
Fantaisie érotique
Graphic Designer, Animation
Ferda The Ant In The Foreign Service
Director
The Mischievous Boy
Director, Screenplay, Story
Devilish Tricks
Screenplay, Director, Story
I Count on the Wire
Director
Coral Fairytale
Director, Story
L'Atelier enchanté
Director
Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka
Screenplay, Director, Story
Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly
Screenplay, Director
Rozpustilí bráškové
Director, Story, Screenplay
Jak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil
Director, Screenplay
Hračky pračky
Screenplay, Story, Director
Příhody brouka Pytlíka
Director
Lullaby
Screenplay, Director, Story
Ferda in the Anthill
Director
Příhody Ferdy mravence
Director
Vlněná pohádka
Screenplay, Director
Revenge Day
Story, Director, Screenplay
Little Girl Or Little Boy?
Director, Story, Screenplay
Míček Flíček
Director, Story
Wreath of Songs
Director, Story, Screenplay
Psí nebe
Story, Screenplay, Director
Star of Bethlehem
Story, Director, Screenplay
Nočná romanca
Screenplay, Animation, Director
Nepovedený panáček
Animation, Director, Screenplay
Ideas in Search of Light
Animation
Bimbo's Unfortunate Adventure
Animation
The Queen of the Waves
Animation
Obávaná kačena
Screenplay, Story, Director
Christmas Tree
Screenplay, Story, Director
Ukradené dítě
Director, Screenplay, Story
Tommy and the Mermaid
Director
Malovánky
Screenplay, Director, Story
Toulavé telátko
Story, Screenplay, Director
Píšťalka
Screenplay, Director, Story
Růžové brýle
Story, Director, Screenplay
Kluk dostává filipa
Story, Director, Screenplay
Vánoce u zvířátek
Story, Screenplay, Director
Pejskův sen
Director, Story, Screenplay
Já a můj dvojnožec
Director
Já a Bělovous Zrzunda
Director
Animal’s Best Friend
Director
The New Adventures of Felix the Cat
Animation
Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson
Animation
A Cabin Boy on Salty Water
Animation
