Michaela Pavlátová

Actor, Director, Writer, Editor

February 27, 1961 (65 years)
Michaela Pavlátová (born 27 February 1961) is a Czech animator, film director, and teacher. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Words, Words, Words (1991) and won the Short Film Golden Bear for Repete (1995). As a feminist experimental animator, Michaela's work explores themes of sex, gender, philosophy, and relationality. Beyond her independent work, she worked as the art director for Wildbrain Inc. She currently teaches animation at Prague's Academy of Performing Arts, film, and TV School. Michaela has also taught at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague, the Academy of Art College, the Computer Arts Institute in San Francisco, and at Harvard University.

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Known For

  • Buttoners
    Buttoners1997
  • Tram
    Tram2012
  • My Sunny Maad
    My Sunny Maad2021
  • Fair Play
    Fair Play2014
  • Night Owls
    Night Owls2008
  • Faithless Games
    Faithless Games2003
  • Carnival of the Animals
    Carnival of the Animals2006

Filmography

2025
Polio · as Cast
2014
Fair Play · as Mother Of Tomas
2012
Tram · as Tram Conductor
2002
Seducer · as Assistant
1999
Praha ocima · as Postal Clerk (segment "absolutní Láska")
1997
1989
Prazská petka · as Trousers Dancer (segment "barvy")