Michaela Pavlátová Retrospective
Most Michaela’s animated films gained international recognition and received numerous prizes and awards, including the Academy Award nomination for her short movie Words, Words, Words / Řeči, řeči, řeči (1993), Golden Bear at Berlin IFF (1995), and Grand Prix at festivals in Hiroshima, Montreal, Stuttgart, Zagreb, Annecy. As a pedagogue she has been sharing her knowledge and skills with students of animation both locally (Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague/UMPRUM, Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague/FAMU), and internationally (Academy of Art College, Computer Arts Institute – San Francisco, where she also worked as art director with the animation company Wildbrain inc., Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts). Being one of the leading contemporary animators she has been invited into juries at the most renowned film festivals worldwide (Stuttgart, Zagreb, Espinho, Utrecht, Brussels, Hiroshima).
The best evidence of Michaela’s ultimate talent and skills is the fact that apart from a great number of outstanding animated films she has also made 2 live-action feature films – Faithless Games /Nevěrné hry (2003) and Children of the Night/ Děti noci (2008). In 2006, together Vratislav Hlavatý, she made a successful erotic fantasy based on the charming music of Camille Saint-Saens. This 11-minute original humorous masterpiece has collected numerous prizes worldwide. The latest film of Michaela Pavlátová, also dealing with women’s erotica, is called Tram (2012). It was very successfully premiered in Cannes and immediately afterwards it conquered the hearts of Annecy 2012 jurors. This short flesh animation was made as a pilot of the international series “Sexperience” (coproduction of Studio Sacrebleu Productions/France and Negativ Studio/Czech Republic). Since summer 2012 Tram has already been awarded an incredible amount of the following prizes: Annecy International Animated Film Festival - Annecy Cristal/Le Cristal d'Annecy, FIPRESCI Award, Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble (France) - Grand Prix, International Animation Film Festival Golden Kuker (Sofia, Bulgaria) - Best animated short film (1-10min), FEMINA - International Women Film Festival (Brazil) - Best International Female Participation Award.
Michaela Pavlátová is married to her colleague and mentor Vratislav Hlavatý (artist, illustrator, filmmaker), they live and work in Prague and in Dolní Lomnice.
Magdaléna Šebestová
Besede, besede, besede / Řeči, řeči, řeči / Words, words, words
Michaela Pavlátová (Kratky film Praha)
Češka/Czech Republic, 1991, 35mm, 8’
One café, many people, many talks, one couple, one life.
Strici in tete / Uncles and Aunts
Michaela Pavlátová (Nico Crama)
Nizozemska/The Netherlands, 1993, betaSP, 3’
Animated album of family photos. Part of Paul Driessen’s project.
Repete
Michaela Pavlátová (Kratky film Praha)
Češka/Czech Republic, 1995, 35mm, 9’
Three couples are following the routines of everyday life but they long to break free from the pattern.
This Could Be Me
Michaela Pavlátová (BBC Bristol)
Velika Britanija/UK, 1995, betaSP, 3’
Self-portrait of an animator living in the mysterious city Prague; part of the BBC series introducing animators worldwide.
Za veke vekomaj / Až navěky / Forever and Ever
Michaela Pavlátová (Kratky film Praha)
Češka/Czech Republic, 1998, 35mm, 15’
Wedding – we expect that love will last forever but who knows?
Taily Tales
Michaela Pavlátová (High Moral Quality Films)
Češka/Czech Republic, 2001, betaSP, 3’
What can happen to a tomcat having too much time.
Laila
Michaela Pavlátová (High Moral Quality Films)
Češka/Czech Republic, 2006, betaSP, 5’
Laila is a girl like me or you.
Živalski karneval / Karneval zvířat / Carnival of Animals
Michaela Pavlátová (Negativ)
Češka/Czech Republic, 2006, 35mm, 11’
An animated erotic fantasy inspired by the music of Camille Saint Saens.
Cirkus Kaktus / Circus Cactus
Michaela Pavlátová (High Moral Quality Films)
Češka/Czech Republic, 2009, betaSP, 5’
In this episode, Alex and Ivan get into the world of high politics. They randomly reveal a corruption scandal, unsuccessfully run for the post of European Commissioner and at the very end help the Dalai Lama to find his lost wallet.
Milkomoon
Michaela Pavlátová (High Moral Quality Films)
Češka/Czech Republic, 2009, DVD, 3’30”
Minimalistic variation to the music of Milko Lazar.
Ali me poslušaš? / Posloucháš mě? / Are you listening to me?
Michaela Pavlátová (High Moral Quality Films)
Češka/Czech Republic, 2011, DVD, 9’
Loneliness, isolation, misunderstanding – and still hoping to meet someone.
Tramvaj / Tram
Michaela Pavlátová (Negativ/Sacrebleu Productions)
Češka, Francija/Czech Republic, France, 2012, DCP, 8’
It is nice to have a job you like. It is nice to drive a tram.