Michaela Pavlátová
Michaela Pavlátová (born 27 February 1961) is a Czech animator, film director and teacher. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Words, Words, Words (1991) and won the Short Film Golden Bear for Repete (1995). Beyond her independent work she worked as the art director for Wildbrain Inc.
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Michaela Pavlátová (born 27 February 1961) is a Czech animator, film director and teacher. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Words, Words, Words (1991) and won the Short Film Golden Bear for Repete (1995). Beyond her independent work she worked as the art director for Wildbrain Inc.
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She currently teaches animation at the Academy of Performing Arts, film and TV School in Prague. Michaela has also taught at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague, the Academy of Art College, Computer Arts Institute in San Francisco and at Harvard University in Prague.
Reci, Reci, Reci was nominated for the 1992 Academy Award for Best Animated Short. Her awards for the short animated film Repete include the Golden Bear, the Special Jury Prize at Annecy and the Grand Prix at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. She won the Cristal Annecy in 2012 for her short film Tram, which was also short-listed for an Academy Award. Her film 2021 My Sunny Maad was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
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Reci, Reci, Reci (Words, Words, Words) (1991) Repete (1995) This Could Be Me (1996) Carnival of Animals (2006) Tram (2012) Mario And The Magician (2014) My Sunny Maad (2021)
Czech film director Michaela Pavlátová at 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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- 1.Robinson, Chris. Animators Unearthed - Michaela Pavlátová. Animation World Network. 24 April 2017.
- 2.Hladík, Dalibor. Česká režisérka Michaela Pavlátová tvrdí, že film môže nakrútiť každý - druhá vec je, či bude dobrý. SME. 27 April 1999.
- 3.Repete [1995]. Animafest Zagreb.
- 4.Michaela Pavlátová. Great Women Animators.
- 5.Michaela Pavlatova - About. michaelapavlatova.com.
- 6.Oscars. Short Film Winners: 1993 Oscars. 1 April 2015.
- 7.Prizes & Honours 1995. Berlin International Film Festival.
- 8.Zahed, Ramin. Michaela's Method. Animation Magazine. 26. 9. 39. December 2012. 1041-617X.
- 9.Hiroshima 1996(6) - Aug. 22-26 - Venue: Aster Plaza - Winners: Grand Prize: "Repete" Michaela Pavlatova. International Animation Festival Hiroshima. 2012.
- 10.Zahed, Ramin. 'Tram' and 'Crulic' Win Annecy's Top Prizes. Animation Magazine. 10 June 2012.
- 11.Zahed, Ramin. The Final Shorts Countdown. Animation Magazine. 27. 2. 22–23. February 2013. 1041-617X.
- 12.Lattanzio, Ryan. 2022 Golden Globe Nominations: 'Licorice Pizza,' 'Squid Game,' 'West Side Story,' and More. IndieWire. 13 December 2021.
- 13.My Sunny Maad - 2022 Nominee for Best Picture - Animated. Golden Globes Awards.
- 14.Aguilar, Carlos. Animation That’s More Than Kids’ Stuff. The New York Times. AR.22. 16 January 2022.
- 15.Words, Words, Words. Mubi.
- 16.Robinson, Chris. Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Michaela Pavlátová. Cartoon Brew. 17 October 2022.
- 17.Johnson, Rich. Out of Afghanistan: Michaela Pavlátová on ‘My Sunny Maad’. Animation Magazine. 35. 10. 32–33. December 2021. 1041-617X.
- 18.Michaela Pavlátová. Czech Film Center.
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