Břetislav Pojar
Directing
Břetislav Pojar (7 October 1923 – 12 October 2012) was a Czech puppeteer, animator, and director of short and feature films.
Born in Sušice, Czechoslovakia, Pojar started his career in the late 1940s with his work on The Story of the Bass Cello (1949) based on the story by Anton Chekhov and directed by master Czech puppet animator Jiří Trnka. Pojar served as a puppeteer under his mentor Trnka.
Pojar compiled an extensive body of work as a director and animator in Czechoslovakia, where he made films in both puppet animation to the more common stop motion animation.
In the mid-1960s, Pojar…
Filmography
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Narco Blues
2016
Pojar dětem
2016
The Christmas Ballad
2016
Tom Thumb’s Journey
2015
Car Fairy Tales
2011
Anatomie gagu
Anatomie gagu
2008
Mr. and Mr.
2006
Fimfarum 2
2006
Winter Days
2003
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
2000
Dancing on the Moon
1997
Children First!
Children First!
1996
Pourquoi?
1995
Overdose
1994
Mouseology
1994
The Flying Sneaker
1991
The Bear
1988
Jája and Pája
1987
From step to progress
From step to progress
1987
Nightangel
1986
'E'
1981
If...
If...
1981
BOOOM
1979
Dášeňka
Dášeňka
1979
How to Catch a Tiger
How to Catch a Tiger
1977
About the Thick Fog
About the Thick Fog
1976
Nazdar kedlubny
Nazdar kedlubny
1974
The Apple Tree Maiden
The Apple Tree Maiden
1974
Garden
1974
Balablok
1973
O pardálu který voněl
1972
A neříkej mi Vašíku
1972
Psí kusy
1971
Co to bouchlo?
Co to bouchlo?
1971
To See or Not to See
1969
Darwin Antidarwin
Darwin Antidarwin
1969
Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Went to Sleep
1968
Fanfaron, the Little Clown
Fanfaron, the Little Clown
1968
Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Hold On to Your Hat
1967
Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Ate Witty Porridge
1967
Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Princesses Are Not to Be Sniffed At
1967
Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How the Bears Went Swimming
1966
Hey Mister, Let's Play! How They Met At Kolin
1966
Pojďte pane, budeme si hrát
1966
Lemonade Joe
1964
Ideál
Ideál
1964
A Few Words of Introduction
A Few Words of Introduction
1963
Billiard
Billiard
1962
Romance
Romance
1962
Painting is for the Cats
Painting is for the Cats
1961
On a Cat's Word
On a Cat's Word
1961
School for Cats
1961
The Midnight Adventure
The Midnight Adventure
1960
The Lion and the Song
1959
A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959
Bomb Mania
Bomb Mania
1959
Paraplíčko
1957
Spejbl on the Trail
Spejbl on the Trail
1956
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956
Glory
1956
Dobrodružství na Zlaté zátoce
1955
Two Little Frosts
1955
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955
Kubula a Kuba Kubikula
Kubula a Kuba Kubikula
1955
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1954
A Drop Too Much
1954
Old Czech Legends
1953
Josef Mánes II.
Josef Mánes II.
1952
Veselý kolotoč
Veselý kolotoč
1952
The Gingerbread House
1951
Prince Bayaya
1951
Josef Mánes
Josef Mánes
1951
The Emperor's Nightingale
1949
Story of the Bass Cello
1949
Song of the Prairie
1949
The Devil's Mill
1949
The Czech Year
1947
Vodník ve mlýně
Vodník ve mlýně
1947
Míša Kulička
Míša Kulička
1947
Jak si zarídit byt
Jak si zarídit byt