Ján Dudešek

Jan Dudešek (1926-1988), a director, animator and artist, was one of the most significant filmmakers of Zlín's animated film studio. He made around 80 short works intended primarily for children. He focused mainly on the use of puppets on the motion side of his works. He made his debut with the film You Can't Please Everyone (Všem nelze vyhovět, 1958), then went on to interest audiences with, e.g. The Problem (Problém, 1963) and a successful series about a family of lions called Leo the Hunter (Leo, 1966, 1972-1973). He also directed a number of TV series, of which we'll mention Čin-čin (1970) and Danka and Janka (Danka a Janka, 1971).

Zlín Film Festival