This is a list of Czech animated films made in the Czech lands from 1927 to the present. After 1930, many Czech animated films were produced with sound, and after 1947 most were produced in color. The list is ordered by year of release.
Title Director Genre Running time Notes 1927 Nové dobrodružství Kocoura Felixe Karel Dodal Advertising film 2 Minutes Poučení kocoura Felixe Karel Dodal Advertising film 1 Minute 1928 Zamilovaný vodník Hermína Týrlová Grotesque 11 Minutes 1929 Plavčíkem na slané vodě Karel Dodal Advertising film 9 Minutes 1930 Bimbovo smutné dobrodružství Karel Dodal Family film 10 Minutes 1934 Záhada mezníku MK 204 Karel Dodal Advertising film 4 Minutes 1944 Wedding in the Coral Sea Horst von Möllendorff, Jiří Brdečka, Jaroslav Kándl, Eduard Hofman, Břetislav Pojar, Václav Bedřich, Stanislav Látal, Jaroslav Doubrava, Josef Kluge Family Film 11 Minutes The first Czech Cartoon film. 1945 A Christmas Dream Karel Zeman Family Film 11 Minutes My grandfather planted a beet Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 10 Minutes 1946 Animals and bandits Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 8 Minutes Based on Grimms' Fairy Tales The Gift Jiří Trnka Comedy 15 Minutes The Hamster Karel Zeman Family Film 8 Minutes Springman and the SS Jiří Trnka War Comedy 14 Minutes 1947 Betlém Jiří Trnka Family Film 10 Minutes The Czech Year Jiří Trnka Family Film 75 Minutes The first full-length film by Trnka Legenda o sv. Prokopu Jiří Trnka Fantasy 10 Minutes 1948 1949 The Devil's Mill Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 21 Minutes The Emperor's Nightingale Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 72 Minutes Story of the Bass Cello Jiří Trnka Romantic 13 Minutes Based on a story by Andrey Chokhov Song of the Prairie Jiří Trnka Western 23 Minutes 1950 Prince Bayaya Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 72 Minutes Won Golden Leopard in 1954. 1951 The Golden Fish Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 16 Minutes The Merry Circus Jiří Trnka Family Film 12 Minutes Perníková chaloupka Břetislav Pojar Fairy Tale 17 Minutes 1952 1953 Jak stařeček měnil, až vyměnil Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 9 Minutes Old Czech Legends Jiří Trnka Fantasy film 91 Minutes Veselý kolotoc Břetislav Pojar Family film 1954 Dva Mrazíci Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 12 Minutes The Good Soldier Schweik Jiří Trnka Comedy 76 Minutes Based on a book by Jaroslav Hašek Kuťásek a Kutilka Jiří Trnka Fairy Tale 18 Minutes O sklenicku víc Břetislav Pojar Drama 20 Minutes 1955 Cirkus Hurvínek Jiří Trnka Family Film 24 Minutes 1956 Spejbl on the Track Břetislav Pojar Family film 21 Minutes 1957 The Little Umbrella Břetislav Pojar Family film 15 Minutes 1958 Why is the UNESCO Jiří Trnka Comedy 108 Minutes 1959 Bomb-Manie Břetislav Pojar Grotesque 11 Minutes Glory Břetislav Pojar Comedy 13 Minutes How to Furnish an Apartment Břetislav Pojar The Lion and the Song Břetislav Pojar Drama 14 Minutes A Midsummer Night's Dream Jiří Trnka Romantic Comedy 76 Minutes Based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. 1960 The Midnight Adventure Jiří Trnka, Břetislav Pojar Family film 13 Minutes On a Cat's Word Břetislav Pojar Family film 16 Minutes Painting Is for the Cats Břetislav Pojar Family film 14 Minutes 1961 School for Cats Břetislav Pojar Family film 15 Minutes 1962 The Cybernetic Grandma Jiří Trnka Science Fiction, Horror 29 Minutes Jaro Jiří Trnka Poetic 11 Minutes Passion Jiří Trnka Drama 8 Minutes 1963 1964 The Archangel Gabriel and Ms Goose Jiří Trnka Comedy 29 Minutes The Last Trick Jan Švankmajer Fantasy Film 12 Minutes Proměny Václav Mergl Drama 4 Minutes The first Czech film that uses Clay Animation. 1965 A Game with Stones Jan Švankmajer 9 Minutes The Hand Jiří Trnka Drama 18 Minutes Declared by American Film Academy the 5th best animated picture in history Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor Jan Švankmajer Music film 9 Minutes 1966 Et Cetera Jan Švankmajer Drama 8 Minutes Punch and Judy Jan Švankmajer Drama 10 Minutes Studie doteku Václav Mergl 1 Minute 1967 Historia Naturae (Suita) Jan Švankmajer Historical 9 Minutes 1968 The Flat Jan Švankmajer Fantasy 13 Minutes The Garden Jan Švankmajer Mysterious Comedy 17 Minutes Picknick with Weismann Jan Švankmajer Drama 11 Minutes 1969 A Quiet Week in the House Jan Švankmajer Drama 20 Minutes 1970 Don Juan Jan Švankmajer Drama 30 Minutes Laokoon Václav Mergl Science Fiction, Horror 11 Minutes 1971 Jabberwocky Jan Švankmajer Fantasy 14 Minutes 1972 Leonardo's Diary Jan Švankmajer Drama 12 Minutes 1973 Fantastic Planet René Laloux Science fiction 72 Minutes International production with France 1974 1975 1976 Krabi Václav Mergl Science Fiction, Horror 11 Minutes Based on Anatoly Dneprov's story "Crabs on the Island" 1977 Castle of Otranto Jan Švankmajer Fantasy 15 Minutes 1978 Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice Karel Zeman Dark Fantasy 73 Minutes 1979 1980 The Fall of the House of Usher Jan Švankmajer Horror 15 Minutes The Tale of John and Mary Karel Zeman Fantasy 64 Minutes Zeman's last film 1981 1982 Dimensions of Dialogue Jan Švankmajer Drama 14 Minutes The Vanished World of Gloves Jiří Barta Multi Genre 17 Minutes 1983 The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope Jan Švankmajer Horror 15 Minutes 1984 Homunkulus Václav Mergl Drama 11 Minutes 1985 1986 Mikrob Václav Mergl War film 16 Minutes The Pied Piper Jiří Barta Horror 53 Minutes An adaptation of the Pied Piper of Hamelin 1987 1988 Alice Jan Švankmajer Fantasy film 84 Minutes Adaptation of Alice In Wonderland Cousins Václav Mergl Horror 7 Minutes Virile Games Jan Švankmajer Sport comedy 14 Minutes 1989 The Club of the Laid Off Jiří Barta Drama 24 Minutes Darkness/Light/Darkness Jan Švankmajer Drama 6 Minutes Flora Jan Švankmajer Drama 30 seconds 1990 Haló, Alberte Václav Mergl Science Fiction 8 Minutes 1991 1992 Food Jan Švankmajer Drama 17 Minutes 1993 1994 Faust Jan Švankmajer Horror 97 Minutes Inspired by Faustus Legend. 1995 1996 Conspirators of Pleasure Jan Švankmajer Horror 85 Minutes 1997 1998 1999 2000 Little Otik Jan Švankmajer Horror 132 minutes 2001 2002 Báječná show Vladimír Mráz Musical 72 minutes 2003 2006 Thaumaturgic Miniworld Štěpán Batoušek Fantasy 4 Minutes Based on a poem by T. R. Field Ltd. Aleš Pachner Drama 6 Minutes 2005 Lunacy Jan Švankmajer Horror 118 minutes The Torchbearer Václav Švankmajer Dark Fantasy 25 minutes 2006 2007 Cook, Mug, Cook! Jiří Barta Drama 7 Minutes I Am Bigger and Better Martin Duda Sci-Fi 17 Minutes Mrs. G Michal Žabka Romance 12 Minutes One Night in One City Jan Balej Horror 75 Minutes 2008 The Clod Jaromír Plachý Comedy 2 Minutes Goat Story Jan Tománek Comedy 80 minutes 2009 Absurp Matyáš Trnka Drama 6 Minutes On the Branch Jaromír Plachý Comedy 2 Minutes Nokturno Marek Berger Action 7 Minutes Toys in the Attic Jiří Barta Family film 75 minutes 2010 Deadline Filip Javora Drama 1 Minute Dedicated to Darkness Soňa Jelínková Drama 7 Minutes Feeders Pavel Soukup Comedy 3 Minutes Kooky Jan Svěrák Action Family Film 96 Minutes Starless Marek Berger Science Fiction 4 Minutes Stěna vzpomínek Verica Kordič Drama 6 Minutes Surviving Life Jan Švankmajer Comedy, Drama 109 Minutes Swimming Pool Alexandra Hetmerová Drama 7 Minutes 2011 Alois Nebel Tomáš Luňák Drama 84 Minutes Won European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film The Great Sneezer Noro Držiak Action Comedy 11 Minutes A King Had a Horse Aleš Pachner Grotesque Horror 15 Minutes Není hra jako hra Matěj Mráz Family Film 7 Minutes Nezaměstnaný Viktor Zwiener Drama 15 Minutes Romeo a Julie Hana Kotlářová Romantic 7 Minutes Tomorrow Never Knows (short film) Pavel Soukup Drama 5 Minutes Úlovek Marek Berger 3 Minutes Výhled Milan Ondruch, Jaroslav Mrázek Drama 8 Minutes 2012 Another world Matyáš Trnka Drama 2 Minutes Brumlik a Animuk Jan Bohuslav Fairy Tale 10 Minutes Goat Story 2 Jan Tománek Comedy 85 minutes In Wine There is the Truth Aneta Kýrová Žabková Comedy 10 Minutes Nekudrň Veronika Jelínková 7 Minutes Sličná tvář Soňa Jelínková Drama 10 Minutes 2013 An Alien Martin Máj Dark Comedy 7 Minutes Class of Death Pavel Soukup Horror, Thriller 7 Minutes Dinosaurs Dao Thi Thuy Linh Drama 5 Minutes Duchové lesa Miroslav Bula Horror 43 Minutes Kitchen Tales Vojtěch Domlátil Family Film 8 Minutes The Little Costeau Jakub Kouřil Adventure film 8 Minutes Czech Lion for best Student Film Lovebook Hana Kotlářová Romantic 9 Minutes Mythopolis Alexandra Hetmerová Fantasy 11 Minutes Inspired by Ancient Greek Mythology The New Species Kateřina Karhánková Family Film 7 Minutes You Are So Lucky! Zuzana Brachaczková Comedy 6 Minutes Yuki Onna – Snow woman Jiří Barta Fantasy 14 Minutes 2014 Chrrrrrrrrrrrrr Jaromír Plachý Dark Comedy 4 Minutes Čertova díra Miroslav Bula Horror 21 minutes Entangled Stanislav Sekela Horror The Gingerbread Case Pavel Jindra Comedy 7 Minutes Inspired by Hansel and Gretel Gottland Viera Čákanyová, Petr Hátle, Rozálie Kohoutová, Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská Drama 105 minutes 2015 Deep in Moss Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká Fantasy 26 minutes Little from the Fish Shop Jan Balej Romantic Drama 71 Minutes Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Little Mermaid" The Little Man Radek Beran Fairy Tale 83 Minutes Based on a Book by Petra Uhlířová. Metro Michal Bahounek Drama 2 Minutes Nezbeda Daniela Hýbnerová 2 minutes. Wildlife Crossing! Noro Držiak Comedy 6 Minutes 2016 Murderous Tales Jan Bubeníček Anthology 80 Minutes The Oddsockeaters Galina Miklínová Adventure 83 Minutes Adaptation of a novel of the same name. Pat and Mat in a Movie Marek Beneš Comedy 80 Minutes The Shadow over Prague Marek Berger Action 13 Minutes Based on Superhero Pérák, the Spring Man of Prague 2017 Harvie and the Magic Museum Martin Kotík, Inna Jevlannikova Comedy 85 Minutes Lajka Aurel Klimt Science Fiction 85 Minutes Inspired by Soviet space dog Laika. 2018 Pat and Mat in Action Again Marek Beneš Comedy 75 Minutes 2019 Daughter Daria Kashcheeva Drama 15 Minutes Great Adventure of the Lucky Four Michal Žabka Comedy 72 Minutes The Kite Martin Smatana 13 Minutes Won Best animated film award at FamuFest. 2020 Carousel Jasmine Elsen 10 Minutes Crumbs Robert Hloz Drama 12 Minutes Fur Coats Lucie Vostárková 5 Minutes Hungry Bear Tales Alexandra Májová, Kateřina Karhánková Anthology 45 Minutes Leaf Aliona Baranova 6 Minutes S P A C E S Nora Štrbová Documentary 8 Minutes 2021 Even Mice Belong in Heaven Jan Bubeníček, Denisa Grimmová Adventure, Comedy 80 Minutes 2022 Journey to Yourland Peter Budinský Adventure, Fantasy 86 minutes 2023 Electra Daria Kashcheeva 27 minutes 2024 Big Man Radek Beran Comedy, Fantasy 72 minutes Living Large Kristina Dufková Comedy, Family 80 minutes The Proud Princess Radek Beran Family, Fantasy 84 minutes 2025 Stone of Destiny Julie Černá 11 minutes
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