Jan Balej

Jan Balej (born May 30, 1958) is an animation artist, film director and art designer from Czech Republic. Balej graduated from the Academy of Art and Industrial Design (UMPRUM) (Studio of Film and Television Graphics)^[1] in 1992.

Works

1992-1994 "Tom Thumb"
1999-2000 - 13 bedtime stories for Czech TV
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 2006^[2]
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
2009–2013 – "The Little Fishgirl" – feature animated film based on "The Little Mermaid" by H. CH. Andersen

References

^ "Karlík, zlatá rybka - Divoká dovolená" (in Czech). Film Festival Zlín. http://www.zlinfest.cz/cs/film/detail?id=1815. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ Pilátová, Agáta. "Jan Balej, výtvarník a režisér" (in Czech). Týdeník Rozhlas (17/2007). http://www.radioservis-as.cz/archiv07/17_07/17titul.htm. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

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Name	Balej, Jan
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Short description	Writer
Date of birth	May 30, 1958
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