Zdeněk Miler
Born: 1921-02-21 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died: 2011-11-30
Known For: Directing
Biography
Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures. Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator. Miler enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in Prague in 1942. He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Praha). In 1948, he began work at the cartoon studio Baťa in Zlín. There, he learned the important practical skills relating to film production, specializing in animated films. After the Second World War, he started work at the cartoon company Bratři v triku and worked first as draughtsman, then author and director. He later became the head of the company.
Filmography
2020
- La Petite taupe aime la nature ... (Director)
2016
- The Little Mole and Panda ... (Characters)
2014
- Le carnaval de la petite taupe ... (Director)
2013
- About the Puppy ... (Director)
2011
- Here Comes the Mole ... (Writer)
2002
- The Mole and The Frog ... (Director)
2001
- Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer im Karneval ... (Director)
- The Mole and His Friends as Zeichner
2000
- Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer als Fotograf ... (Director)
- The Little Mole and the Hedgehog ... (Director)
- The Mole and The Swallow ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Fish ... (Writer)
1999
- The Mole and The Spring ... (Director)
- The Mole and The Jerk ... (Director)
- The Mole and a Flute ... (Director)
1998
- The Mole and a Snowman ... (Director)
- The Mole and The Mouse ... (Director)
1997
- The Mole and Little Hare ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Subway ... (Director)
1995
- The Mole and His Friends ... (Director)
- The Mole and Weekend ... (Director)
- The Mole and Little Ducks ... (Director)
- The Mole and a Coal ... (Director)
- The Mole and The Mushrooms ... (Director)
- The Mole and Mother ... (Director)
- The Mole and a Robot ... (Director)
- The Mole and a Celebration ... (Director)
1994
- Mole and the Clock ... (Director)
1993
- Cesty formana Šejtročka ... (2D Artist)
1992
- Mole and the Eagle ... (Director)
1988
- Mole as a Movie Star ... (Director)
1987
- Mole and the Medicine ... (Director)
1986
- Přijď, až zase omládnu as Himself
1984
- Mole in a Dream ... (Director)
1983
- O cvrčkovi ... (Director)
1982
- The Mole in the City ... (Director)
1979
- Cvrček a slepice ... (Director)
1976
- The Mole and the Carnival ... (Director)
1975
- The Mole and the Christmas Tree ... (Director)
- The Mole as the Photographer ... (Director)
- The Mole in the Desert ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Egg ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Carpet ... (Director)
- The Little Mole the Watchmaker ... (Director)
- Mole and the Bulldozer ... (Director)
1974
- The Mole as a Chemist ... (Director)
- The Little Mole and the Music ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Matches ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Telephone ... (Director)
1972
- The Little Mole as a Painter ... (Director)
1971
- The Mole and the Umbrella ... (Director)
1970
- The Mole and the TV ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Hedgehog ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Lollipop ... (Director)
1969
- The Mole as a Gardener ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Green Star ... (Director)
- The Mole and the Chewing Gum ... (Director)
- The Mole in a Zoo ... (Director)
1968
- Sametka ... (Writer)
- The Mole and the Transistor Set ... (Director)
1966
- The Mole and the Rocket ... (Director)
1965
- About the Small Square and the Small Triangle ... (Director)
1963
- The Mole and the Car ... (Art Direction)
1962
- O nejbohatším vrabci na světě ... (Director)
1961
- How a puppy got a taste for honey ... (Art Direction)
- How a puppy wanted little puppies ... (Director)
1960
- Darbujan and Pandrhola ... (Title Designer)
- How sun gave puppy its water back ... (Director)
1959
- Moon Fairy Tale ... (Director)
1957
- The Adventures of the Mole ... (Director)
- To jsou Bratři v triku as Himself
- How the Mole Got His Trousers ... (Director)
- Kalamajka ... (Art Designer)
1956
- Liška a vlk ... (Art Designer)
1955
- Kubula a Kuba Kubikula ... (Art Direction)
1954
- O kohoutkovi a slepičce ... (Screenplay)
1953
- The Poppy Cake ... (Director)
1952
- Who Is the Mightiest ... (Screenplay)
1950
- Brigáda II. ... (Art Designer)
1949
- Lenora ... (Art Designer)
1948
- O milionáři, který ukradl slunce ... (Art Designer)
1947
- Vodník ve mlýně ... (Animation)
1946
- Springman and the SS ... (Animation)