A great master of European animation at the 4th Be there! Corfu Animation Festival.As preparations for the 4th Be there! hit fever pitch, and in an atmosphere of summer bliss and enthusiasm –a result of this year's stream of submissions–, Be there! has the honour to announce its first official guest, the world famous animator Michaela Pavlátová.
The significant and widely known director from the Czech Republic was nominated for an Oscar (in 1991, for her film Words, Words, Words) and has been awarded the Golden Bear in Berlin Festival (in 1995 for her film Repete). Recently, in 2013, she received the Cristal (top prize) in the celebrated animation festival of Annecy (France) for her film Tram.
Her main characteristic is a tendency to explore, in an incomparably comic and sharp manner, issues of sexuality and love, and how these are shaped through modern culture.
She has managed to steadily captivate the viewers' interest throughout the years, while remaining in touch with modern developments as she evolves her techniques from 2D animation –in the beginnings of her career– to flash animation –in her last films.
Michaela Pavlátová visits Greece for the first time in order to attend the 4th Be there! Corfu Animation Festival. There will be a retrospective of her films, while she will give a masterclass on her personal approach on the art of animation. She will also be a member of the festival's jury Committee.
Once again –since 2011 and the tribute of the 1st Be there! to the Czech artist Jiří Barta– the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Greece supports and honours Be there! Corfu Animation Festival.
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Michaela Pavlátová is an animation director from Czech Republic. Her films have received numerous awards at international film festivals, including an Oscar nomination for Reci, reci, reci / Words, words, words.
Film Repete has also won a series of awards including the Grand Prix at the International Animation Festival Hiroshima and Golden Bear in Berlin. Her last film Tram won, besides other awards, Annecy Crystal in 2012.
Circle of her activities is wide, she directed two live action feature films and prepares another one but she still loves animation. She created animations for the theatre production in Prague and now works on her new animation film.
Michaela also teaches at Prague's FAMU and gives masterclasses and workshops at universities and festivals around the world.
FILMOGRAPHY & AWARDS
ANIMATION:
TRAMVAJ / TRAM
2012, 7:40min, Prod: Sacrebleu Productions, Negativ
It is nice to have a job you like. It is nice to drive a tram.
Participation:
La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs/ Directors’ Fortnight (Cannes) 2012
Awards:
2012 :
Annecy International Animated Film - Annecy Cristal, FIPRESCI Award
Int. Animation Film Festival Golden Kuker (Sofia, Bulgaria) - Best animated short film (1-10min).
Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble (France) – Grand Prix
FEMINA - International Women Film Festival 2012 (Brazil) – Best International Female Participation Award
The Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal - Best Animation, RTP2 Onda Curta Award.
Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2012 (Japan) - Special International Jury Prize of HIROSHIMA 2012
ANIMANIMA 2012 Festival in Cacak, Serbia- Special Prize of the Jury for Best Sound
festival International Paris Courts Devant au Cinéma des Cinéastes, (France) - Prix "Musique au cinéma"
Festival TOFUZI 2012 , Tbilisi, Georgia - The Best Film for Adult
10th Int. Animation Festival “TINDIRINDIS”, Vilnjus, Lithuania - The Best Adult Film
Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival in Toronto - the best film - "The Golden Fez"
Are you listening to me? / Posloucháš mě?
2011, 9 min.
producer: High Moral Quality Films
Loneliness, isolation, misunderstanding - and still hope to meet someone.
Originally created as a animation video-installation for 2 monitors and 2 film loops
CIRKUS KAKTUS / CIRCUS CACTUS
2010, 5 min, prod. High Moral Quality Films
At this episode, Alex and Ivan get into the world of high politics. Randomly reveal corruption scandal, unsuccessfully candidate for the post of European Commissioner and at the very end help the Dalai Lama to find his lost wallet.
MILKOMOON
2009, 3:30 min.
producer: High Moral Quality Films
Minimalistic variation on music of Milko Lazar.
KARNEVAL ZVÍŘAT / CARNIVAL OF ANIMALS
2006, 12 min, prod. Negativ
Animated erotical fantasy on music of Camille Saint-Saens
Awards:
2007 Grand Prix Cinanima, International fest. of anim. films Espinho, Portugal
2006 Grand Prix Anifest, International fest. of anim. films Třeboň, Czech Republic
2006 Special jury mention, International fest. of anim. films, Canada
DOPISY Z CESKA/ LETTERS FROM CZECHO
2005, 3 min, prod. Studio Zvon (whole film has about 12 min)
How Czech people spend their weekends
(One of four animation stories made for Czech exhibition at EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan)
LAILA
2006, 4 min, 2D computer animation, prod. High Moral Quality Films
Laila is a girl like me or you.
TAILY TALES
2002, 2:10 min, 2D computer animation, prod. High Moral Quality Films
What can happen to a tomcat having too much time.
GRAVEYARD
2001, 13x 0:30, animated series created for Internet, prod. Wild Brain
Dark humor mini stories showing the last minutes of life of the cemetery inhabitants.
Award: 2001 Best Interactive Animation for Internet, World Animation Celebration, Hollywood, USA
O BABIČCE / ON GRANDMA
2000, 30 min., combination of animation, document, archive films, prod. Negativ -Katerina Cerna, Czech TV, Kratky Film Praha
AZ NAVĚKY / FOREVER AND EVER
1998, 15 min., film combining animation with documentary technique,
prod. Kratky Film Praha, Czech TV, co - director: Pavel Koutecky
Wedding – we expect that love will last forever but who knows?
Awards:
1999 TV Special Prize, International Festival of Animation, Ottawa, Canada
1998 First Prize for the Best Animation, Int. Fest. of Short Films, Tampere, Finland
Included in contests: Int. Festivals of Animation in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, etc.
THIS COULD BE ME
1995, 3 min., animation combined with a documentary film, prod. BBC Bristol
Self-portrait of an animator living in the mysterious city Prague; part of the BBC series introducing animators worldwide.
REPETE
1995, 9 min., pencil on paper, prod. Kratky Film Praha
Three couples are following the routines of everyday life but they long to break free from the pattern.
Awards:
2001 Special Prize, Tough Eye Animation Film Festival Turku, Finland
1996 Grand Prix, International Animation Festival Hiroshima, Japan
1996 First Prize, International Festival of Short Films Tampere, Finland
1995 Golden Bear, International Film Festival Berlin, Germany
1995 Special Prize of the Jury, International Animation Festival, Annecy, France
1995 Grand Prix, International Film Festival Montevideo, Uruguay
1995 Prize of the Jury, International Animation Festival, Stuttgart, Germany
UNCLES AND AUNTS II.
1992, 3:30 min., cel animation, prod. Nico Crama
Animated album of family photos. Part of Paul Driessen’s project.
ŘEČI, ŘEČI, ŘEČI, / WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
1991, 8 min., cel animation, prod. Kratky Film Praha
One café, many people, many talks, one couple, one life.
Awards:
1999 Best Film, International Animation Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1999 Third Best Film, International Animation Festival, Rio de Janeiro
1993 Oscar Nomination, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
1993 Grand Prix, International Short Film Festival Ankara, Turkey
1992 Grand Prix and Prize of Audience, Int. Anim. Fest. Stuttgart, Germany
1992 Silver Dove, International Short Film Festival Leipzig, Germany
1992 First Prize, International Animation Festival Zagreb, Croatia
1992 Third Prize, International Film Festival Seattle, U.S.A.
1992 Grand Prix, International Festival of Short Films, Hamburg, Germany
1991 Grand Prix, International Film Festival Montreal, Canada
1991 Grand Prix, International Film Festival Valladolid, Spain
… and many others
KŘÍŽOVKA / THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE
1989, 5 min., cel animation, prod. Kratky Film Praha
Woman wants just to love but her husband has another passion
Awards: 1990 First Prize, Animafilm, Espinho, Portugal
ETUDA Z ALBA / AN ETUDE FROM THE ALBUM
1987, 4:30 min., pencil on papers, prod. Academy of Arts and Crafts, Kratky Film Praha
Graduation film from the Academy. Man and woman can never agree.
Michaela Pavlátová's visit is supported by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Greece.
