Director

Pavel Koutský

Directing

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 2All crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 1282462

IMDb ID: nm0468109

Known for: Directing

Born: December 6, 1957

Age: 68

Place of birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2024

Years active: 41

Wikidata: Q12044138

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Director (5)Art Direction (2)Animation (1)Art Designer (1)Dramaturgy (1)Graphic Designer (1)Scenario Writer (1)Story (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Pavel Koutský was born on December 6, 1957 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He is a director and writer, known for Média (2000), Kavárna (1998) and Portrét (1990). After grammar school, Pavel Koutský studied at the Academy of Applied Arts and Design in Prague where he specialized in film and television graphics. Pavel graduated in 1983 by a cartoon called Visit Prague. Since then he has focused on animated film, namely cartoons. He is the author of many films, TV blackouts, themes and commercial spots. Koutský has participated in a number of combined audio-visual projects. He likes to combine cartoon animation with real object animation. Pavel is the lecturer of animation at FAMU, Film Academy in Prague, since 1993. His most famous films include Curriculum Vitae, awarded the Golden Bear at Berlinale in 1987, or Media, awarded the Silver Bear and FIPRESCI Prize at the Annecy festival in 1999. He has been also awarded the Czech Lion for the best Art of Paleček story in Fimfárum 2. Recently he completed his first feature-length film The Hussites. Pavel is currently working on several projects, including feature-length documentary with animations The Terezin Gravediggers.

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