Jan Balej
Jan Balej (born 30 May 1958 in Prague) is a Czech animation artist, film director and art designer. Balej graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (Studio of Film and Television Graphics) in 1992.
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Jan Balej
- Born
- 1958 · Prague.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- animator · graphic artist · screenwriter · director
- Honours
- Czech Lion Award for Best Animated Film
- Languages
- Czech
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• 1992–1994 – Tom Thumb • 1999–2000 – bedtime stories for Czech TV (notably The Doings of Hippopotamus Family) • 2000 - Mire Bala Kale Hin: Tales from the Endless Road (with Katariina Lillqvist). • 2000 – short film Džin • 2003 – short film Shells • 2006 – One Night in A City feature animated puppet film • 2006 – Fimfarum 2 (the short: The Sea, Uncle, why is it salty?) – Fimfarum 2 was awarded the Czech Lion in that same year • 2006 – Mr. Fin and Mr. Twig • 2007 – The Head of a Studio of Animation and TV graphic of Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague • 2008 – Karlik and Magic Fish – TV series with Czech Television • 2009 - Little Rain Worms - TV series collaborated with artwork Jaromir Gal. • 2015 – Little from the Fish Shop – feature animated film based on "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen
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Jan Balej (born 30 May 1958) is recorded as a director. The birth of Jan Balej is recorded on 30 May 1958.
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