Václav Bedřich (28 August 1918,
Příbram
Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring.
The town is the t ...
– 7 March 2009) was a Czech animator, actor, and film director. He is best known for his children's TV animation.
[Hana Ročňáková, in Czech]
Příbramský rodák Václav Bedřich, autor celé řady večerníčků i jeho znělky
in English
Václav Bedřich (1918-2009)
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He created 358 animated films, which earned him a number of awards at domestic and international film festivals.[
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Selected filmography
*1944: Wedding in the Coral Sea
''Wedding in the Coral Sea'' (; ) is a 1944 Czech animated short film. It was written, animated and directed by a group of Czech cartoonists including Jiří Brdečka, Břetislav Pojar, Stanislav Látal and Jaroslav Doubrava in German-occupied P ...
:1953: ''Hrnečku, vař!'' ("Cook, Little Pot!") [Jan Křipač]
Animated Fairy-Tales of Václav Bedřich
August 7, 2020
*1955: , 44min. animation loosely based on the fairy tale "Devil and Káča
''Devil and Káča'' () is a fairy tale by Czech writer Božena Němcová from her collection ''Národní báchorky a powěsti'' (Folk Stories and Legends). It was adapted from a Czech folk tale.
Plot
A devil dances with a village old maid Káča, ...
" by Božena Němcová
Božena Němcová () (4 February 1820 in Vienna – 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the ''Czech National Revival'' movement.
Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna.
Biography ...
. Lucifer asks his sidekick to bring the most evil princess from the Earth. By mistake a peasant girl Káča is brought who raises hell in hell and is to be returned to the Earth as soon as possible.
*1960: ''Čtyřicet dědečků'' (Forty Old Men; direction and scenario), 8 min. animation; a grotesque story about a magic pot which multiplies anything what is put inside[40 dědečků]
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** Honorable mention at the 9th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world. Held in Oberhausen, it is one of the major international platforms for the short form. The festival holds an International ...
(1963)[
*1961: Calypso Cat
*1962: ]Mouse into Space
''Mouse into Space'' is a ''Tom and Jerry'' animated action comedy short film released on April 13, 1962 in film, 1962 (copyrighted 1961). It was the fifth of the thirteen cartoons in the series to be directed by Gene Deitch and produced by Will ...
*1962: The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit
''The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit'' is a ''Tom and Jerry'' animated action comedy short film, produced and released on August 10, 1962. It was the ninth cartoon in a series of thirteen to be directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyd ...
*1966:
*1971:
*1971–2014:
*1973: Víla Amálka
Víla Amálka (''Amalka the Fairy'') is a Czechoslovak animated television series created in 1973[Maxipes Fík
Maxipes Fík (literally " Fig the Maxidog") is a Czechoslovak children's TV animated series. The main character is a large dog. It was one of the most popular series made for the children's television programme Večerníček.
The first series ...]
*1978: Bob a Bobek – králíci z klobouku (Bob and Bobby – the Rabbits from a Hat)
*1980:
*1981: Maxipes Fík II
*1981: ''Sredni Vaštar'' (director); 29min., drawn animation, based on '' Sredni Vashtar'' by Hector Hugh Munro
Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), popularly known by his pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirise Edwardian era, Edwardian ...
*1986: '' The Great Cheese Robbery'' (), where Bedřich was both the director and an actor.[ It is a 47-minute movie about three mice living in a cinema. After watching many thrillers they planned a "great cheese robbery". It is a parody of '' The Great Train Robbery''. It is based on the children's book by Jean Van Leeuwen ''The Great Cheese Conspiracy'' first published in 1969.
*1969-1976: ''Smrtící vůně'' A seven-part series of animated parodies on horror stories in which a young couple successfully evades traps set by an ]evil scientist
The mad scientist (also mad doctor or mad professor) is a stock character of a scientist who is perceived as "mad, bad and dangerous to know" or "insane" owing to a combination of unusual or unsettling personality traits and the unabashedly ambi ...
and his sidekicks.[
**1969: ''Smrtící vůně'' eadly Scent ][
**1970:Pokažená svatba Spoiled Wedding
**1970:Nedokončený víkend Unfinished Weekend
**1971:Utopená ponorka Sunken Submarine
**1972:Očistná lázeň Cleansing bath
**1973:Poklad v pyramidě Treasure in the Pyramid
**1976: ''Uloupený obraz'' (Stolen Painting)
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Awards
In addition to the film awards, in 1960 he was awarded the Silver badge of an exemplary worker by the Ministry of Education and Culture.Václav Bedrich
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References
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1918 births
2009 deaths
People from Příbram
Czech animators
Czech animated film directors