(ENGLISH VERSION) Charla magistral de Michaela Pavlátová, directora, animadora, ilustradora y actriz checa, madrina del festival
She is a reference in international animation. Her animated short films have received numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Annecy Crystal, the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, and the Grand Prize at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival, as well as an Oscar nomination. In 2021, she completed her first animated feature film, My Sunny Maad, which was awarded at Annecy, Guadalajara, and won the César Award for Best Animated Film, as well as being nominated for the 2022 Golden Globes. As an experimental feminist animator, Michaela’s work explores themes related to sex, gender, philosophy, and human relationships, always using her unmistakable graphic style and sense of humor. Michaela Pavlátová is Director of the Animation Department of FAMU (Academy of Performing Arts, Film and TV School of Prague), she also taught at VSUP (Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague), and abroad, in San Francisco (Academy of Art College, Computer Arts Institute, CCAC), and at Harvard University. She is currently working on a new animated feature, Night Tram, featuring the main protagonist from her short film, Tram.