Jan Balej
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Jan Balej (born 30 May 1958 in Prague) is a Czech animation artist, film director and art designer. Balej graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (Studio of Film and Television Graphics){{cite web|url=http://www.zlinfest.cz/cs/film/detail?id=1815 |title=Karlík, zlatá rybka - Divoká dovolená |publisher=Film Festival Zlín |language=cs|access-date=30 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428171929/http://www.zlinfest.cz/cs/film/detail?id=1815 |archivedate=28 April 2012}} in 1992.
Works
- 1992–1994 – Tom Thumb
- 1999–2000 – bedtime stories for Czech TV (notably The Doings of Hippopotamus Family)
- 2000 - Mire Bala Kale Hin: Tales from the Endless Road (with Katariina Lillqvist).
- 2000 – short film Džin
- 2003 – short film Shells
- 2006 – One Night in A City feature animated puppet film
- 2006 – Fimfarum 2 (the short: The Sea, Uncle, why is it salty?) – Fimfarum 2 was awarded the Czech Lion in 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.radioservis-as.cz/archiv07/17_07/17titul.htm|title=Jan Balej, výtvarník a režisér|last=Pilátová|first=Agáta|publisher=Týdeník Rozhlas (17/2007)|language=Czech|accessdate=30 December 2011}}
- 2006 – Mr. Fin and Mr. Twig
- 2007 – The Head of a Studio of Animation and TV graphic of Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
- 2008 – Karlik and Magic Fish – TV series with Czech Television
- 2009 - Little Rain Worms - TV series collaborated with artwork Jaromir Gal.
- 2015 – Little from the Fish Shop – feature animated film based on "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen