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Czech Animators Stir Memories of Golden Age With ‘New Wave’ of Rising Talents
Home to one of the world's most storied animation industries, the Czech Republic is being buoyed by a 'new wave' of rising talents.
The Czech animation industry can point to a century-long legacy that gave rise to internationally recognized talents including Jiří Trnka, Karel Zeman, Jan Švankmajer and Jiří Barta, many of whom ushered in a golden age that flourished alongside the Czech New Wave of live-action filmmaking in the 1960s. Thanks to that rich tradition, along with robust state support, Czech animation is again thriving, with a rising crop of fresh talents pointing to what Oscar-winning filmmaker Daria Kashcheeva heralds as a “new wave” for the storied industry. That support structure has helped Czech animators foster more “collaborative connections with the international industry,” according to Matěj Chlupáček, who produced “Living Large” and is readying Dufková’s follow-up, “Wish It!”
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