Zdenka Doitcheva

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-08-22 (94 years old)

Deathday

2020-02-01

Place of Birth

Terezín u Čejče, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Zdenka Doitcheva

Biography

Czech-Bulgarian film director of animated films. Doitcheva directed about 50 animated films, many of which participated in festivals of animated and short films in Europe and worldwide. At the beginning of her career she created mainly films for children, but over time she was drawn to stories with grotesque and allegorical character. Doitcheva has won many awards, including the prize for Best Short Film in Adelaide in 1968, the Golden Record for Children's Movies from Tehran 1970, and the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in Cannes 1974 for the film Aquarium.

Production

1966

The Hole

as Director

1974

Horoscope

as Director

1972

Passion

as Director

1953

Forest Republic

as Storyboard Artist

1973

Aquarium

as Director

1957

Grukh and Grushka

as Assistant Director

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