František Vystrčil

A Place in the Sun

Oscar nominated animated short film from Czechoslovakia, 1960. Two characters fight over their claim to a small sunny spot on a beach.

A Place in the Sun

Oscar nominated animated short film from Czechoslovakia, 1960. Two characters fight over their claim to a small sunny spot on a beach.

A Place in the Sun

Oscar nominated animated short film from Czechoslovakia, 1960. Two characters fight over their claim to a small sunny spot on a beach.

A Place in the Sun

Oscar nominated animated short film from Czechoslovakia, 1960. Two characters fight over their claim to a small sunny spot on a beach.

Bomb Mania

Anti-war animation about man's passions for self-destruction by experimenting with dangerous chemicals.

Why UNESCO?

The cartoon film sets out to justify the existence of UNESCO as an instrument for world peace.

The Creation of the World

La Création du Monde is among the first animated feature films made in France. But to be exact, the film was animated in Czechoslovakia and directed by Eduard Hofman. It is adapted from a series of five books by Jean Effel, a French caricaturist and illustrator. The visual style is adapted from his drawings. The film is a comedy about the creation of the universe in six days, with the devil messing around and contributing in his own way.

The Devil and Kate

Adaption of the Antonin Dvorak opera Čert a Káča (The Devil and Kate), Op. 112, B.201, based on a farce by Josef Kajetán Tyl.

O kohoutkovi a slepičce

Cartoon based on the theme of the national artist Maria Majerová; the fairy tale of the hen and the rooster shows how ugly selfishness is and how nice it is when one helps the other.

Začalo to v době kamenné

A short film promoting contemporary cosmetic products against the backdrop of an entertaining history of cosmetics.

Cosmodrome Y 1999

A short Czech animated fantasy film directed by Frantisek Vystrcil.