Michaela Pavlátová

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-02-27 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)

Michaela Pavlátová

Biography

Michaela Pavlátová (born 27 February 1961) is a Czech animator, film director, and teacher. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Words, Words, Words (1991) and won the Short Film Golden Bear for Repete (1995). As a feminist experimental animator, Michaela's work explores themes of sex, gender, philosophy, and relationality. Beyond her independent work, she worked as the art director for Wildbrain Inc. She currently teaches animation at Prague's Academy of Performing Arts, film, and TV School. Michaela has also taught at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague, the Academy of Art College, the ...

Acting

1999

Prague Stories

as Postal Clerk (segment "Absolutní láska")

2002

Seducer

as Assistant

2014

Fair Play

as Mother of Tomas

1989

Pražská 5

as Trousers Dancer (segment "Barvy")

Production

1993

2021

My Sunny Maad

as Director

2021

My Sunny Maad

as Art Designer

2012

Tram

as Director

2012

Tram

as Screenplay

1995

Repete

as Director

1999

Prague Stories

as Director

2008

Děti noci

as Director

1993

2003

Nevěrné hry

as Director

2000

On Grandma

as Screenplay

2000

On Grandma

as Story

2000

On Grandma

as Art Direction

2000

On Grandma

as Director

2000

On Grandma

as Animation

1987

Etuda z alba

as Director

1993

Words, Words, Words

as Screenplay

1993

Words, Words, Words

as Art Direction

1998

1998

Forever and Ever

as Screenplay

1998

Forever and Ever

as Animation

1998

Forever and Ever

as Art Direction

1990

1995

Repete

as Writer

1998

Forever and Ever

as Director

1992

2006

Laila

as Director

2009

Milkomoon

as Director

2010

Cirkus Kaktus

as Director

1990

1990

2006

Carnival of the Animals

as Director of Photography

2006

Carnival of the Animals

as Graphic Designer

2006

2006

2012

Tram

as Story

2012

Tram

as Graphic Designer

2012

Tram

as Animation

1999

Prague Stories

as Screenplay

1997

This Could Be Me

as Director

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