Jan Tománek

Who is Jan Tománek?

Jan Tománek is a Czech filmmaker. He graduated from the High School of Arts in Prague in 1996. He has been studying at Prague’s Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of New Media since 1999. He has been making short 3D animated movies and combined movies with real actors since 1997. In 1997 he created his first short movie, Perpetuum mobile. In 1999 he produced two short acted movies and one 3D animated story about two living glasses. As of 2007, he is cooperating with the Czech Public TV on his latest movie, which will be a combination of 3D modelled backgrounds with real actors shot on a blue background. He also cooperates with Prague's Magic Lantern. Tománek's movies have been presented and awarded at Czech and foreign festivals. On his Shorts he does almost everything alone - form sctipt, directing, animation and postproduction. Since 2003, he has been working on the new film project Kozí příběh - pověsti staré Prahy - “Goat Story – The Old Prague Legends” - the first Czech 3D animated full-length movie.