BIO
One of the great Czech filmmakers,
JAN SVANKMAJER was born in 1934 in Prague where he still lives.
He trained at the Institute of Applied Arts from 1950 to 1954 and then at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts (Department of Puppetry).
Svankmajer made his first film in 1964 and for over thirty years has made some of the most memorable and unique animated films ever made, gaining a reputation as one of the world's foremost animators, and influencing filmmakers from Tim Burton to The Brothers Quay.
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Darkness Light Darkness 1989
In 1987 Svankmajer completed his first feature film, ALICE, an adaptation of Alice in
Wonderland.
A Game with Stones extract 1965
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