Karel Zeman

For the Italian football coach, see Karel Zeman (football manager).
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Born(1910-11-03)3 November 1910
Ostroměř, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (present-day Czech Republic)
Died5 April 1989(1989-04-05) (aged 78)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Occupation(s)Film director, animator
ChildrenLudmila Zeman[1]
Awards
  • 1970 National Artist[2]
  • 1980 Order of the Republic[3]

Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator, best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation.[4] Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès".[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Archived - Ludmila Zeman". Library and Archives Canada. 2002-09-25. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TimesObit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Havlin presents award, Husak letter to artist". Daily Report: Eastern Europe. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 4 November 1980. p. D6. Retrieved 15 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Hames, Peter (2009). Czech and Slovak Cinema: Theme and Tradition. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 188.
  5. ^ Wellner-Pospisil, Michael (2002). "Le Méliès tchèque" (in French). Festival International du Film de la Rochelle. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Hommages et rétrospectives 2010: Karel Zeman". Angers European First Film Festival. 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Journée des enfants: Projection du film Sindbad de Karel Zeman" (in French). Cinéma Tout Écran. 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2013.