Břetislav Pojar
Directing·October 7, 1923·† October 12, 2012 — 89 years old·Susice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
Known For
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—Jak si zarídit bytDirector—Velryba - AbyrlevDirector · Writer2016Narco BluesDirector · Story · Screenplay2016Pojar dětemDirector2016The Christmas BalladStory2015Tom Thumb’s JourneyDirector2011Car Fairy TalesDirector · Screenplay · Editor2008Anatomie gagu2006Mr. and Mr.Director · Writer2006Fimfarum 2Director2003Winter DaysDirector2000The Puppet Films of Jiri TrnkaDirector1997Dancing on the MoonAnimation Director1996Children First!Director1995GENUSTVSelf1995Pourquoi?Director1994OverdoseScript1994MouseologyDirector · Animation1991The Flying SneakerDirector · Screenplay · Art Direction1988The BearAnimation1987Jája and PájaTVScreenplay1987From step to progressDirector · Screenplay · Story1986NightangelDirector1981'E'Director1981If...Director1979BOOOMDirector1979DášeňkaTVDirector · Creator1977How to Catch a TigerScreenplay · Director1976About the Thick FogScreenplay · Director1974Nazdar kedlubnyDirector · Screenplay1974The Apple Tree MaidenDirector1974GardenTVDirector · Screenplay1973BalablokDirector1972O pardálu který vonělDirector · Screenplay1972A neříkej mi VašíkuDirector · Screenplay1971Psí kusyDirector · Screenplay1971Co to bouchlo?Director · Screenplay1969To See or Not to SeeWriter · Director1969Darwin AntidarwinDirector1968Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Went to SleepDirector · Screenplay1968Fanfaron, the Little ClownDirector1967Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Hold On to Your HatDirector · Screenplay1967Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Ate Witty PorridgeDirector · Screenplay1967Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Princesses Are Not to Be Sniffed AtDirector · Screenplay1966Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How the Bears Went SwimmingDirector · Screenplay1966Hey Mister, Let's Play! How They Met At KolinDirector · Screenplay1966Pojďte pane, budeme si hrátTVDirector1964Lemonade JoeArt Designer1964IdeálDirector · Screenplay · Art Direction · Story1963A Few Words of IntroductionDirector1962BilliardDirector · Story1962RomanceDirector · Screenplay · Animation1961Painting is for the CatsDirector · Screenplay1961On a Cat's WordDirector · Screenplay1961School for CatsDirector · Screenplay1960The Midnight AdventureDirector · Screenplay1959The Lion and the SongDirector · Screenplay · Story1959A Midsummer's Night DreamAnimation1959Skutečnost Noci svatojánskéSelf1959Bomb ManiaDirector · Story · Screenplay1957ParaplíčkoDirector · Story · Screenplay · Animation1956Spejbl on the TrailStory · Screenplay · Director · Animation1956Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabaseAnimation1956GloryDirector · Writer1955Dobrodružství na Zlaté zátoceScreenplay · Director1955Two Little FrostsAnimation1955Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlakuAnimation1955Kubula a Kuba KubikulaAnimation1954Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice HaličeAnimation1954A Drop Too MuchDirector · Screenplay1953Old Czech LegendsAnimation1952Josef Mánes II.Director · Screenplay · Story1952Veselý kolotočDirector · Screenplay1951The Gingerbread HouseDirector · Screenplay · Story1951Prince BayayaAnimation1951Josef MánesDirector · Screenplay1949The Emperor's NightingaleAnimation1949Story of the Bass CelloAnimation1949Song of the PrairieAnimation1949The Devil's MillAnimation1947The Czech YearAnimation1947Vodník ve mlýněAnimation1947Míša KuličkaAnimation