Jan Švankmajer (Prague, 4 September 1934– ) stands as one of the most visionary voices in world animation, redefining the boundaries between animated and live-action cinema. Emerging from Czechoslovakia alongside masters like Jiří Trnka and the Czech New Wave, he rose to prominence with groundbreaking short films before censorship following the Prague Spring. From Alice onward, his feature works fused techniques with extraordinary imaginative force. A true surrealist artist, he transforms ordinary objects into haunting, poetic visions, evoking the spirit of Franz Kafka and the alchemical mystique of Rudolf II.

Retrospective: Jan Švankmajer

Et Cetera

1961

1966

A Game with Stones

Punch and judy

1965

J.S. Bach – Fantasia in G minor

1965

Jan Švankmajer (Prague, 4 September 1934– ) stands as one of the most visionary voices in world animation, redefining the boundaries between animated and live-action cinema. Emerging from Czechoslovakia alongside masters like Jiří Trnka and the Czech New Wave, he rose to prominence with groundbreaking short films before censorship following the Prague Spring. From Alice onward, his feature works fused techniques with extraordinary imaginative force. A true surrealist artist, he transforms ordinary objects into haunting, poetic visions, evoking the spirit of Franz Kafka and the alchemical mystique of Rudolf II.