Biography

Katarína Kerekesová was born in 1974 in Žilina. She studied Animation at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where she also obtained her PhD degree. In 1997 she debuted with the auteur short film Lovers Without Clothes (Milenci bez šiat). Five years later she premiered the medium-length film Origins of the World (Pôvod sveta). In 2010 she made the animated musical Stones (Kamene). She produced and directed animated TV series for preschool children called „Mimi & Lisa“ and „The Websters“ with her production company Fool Moon, s.r.o. She is also an illustrator and a painter. Filmography THE WEBSTERS (Websterovci, 2017) 3D animated series for children. MIMI AND LISA (Mimi a Líza, 2011 + 2013) Animated series for children. STONES (Kamene, 2010) Animated musical film from the quarry. ORIGIN OF THE WORLD (Pôvod sveta, 2002) Creation of the world inspired by Brazilian mythology. The film uses pixilation combined with large-scale puppets animated in real nature. LOVERS WITHOUT CLOTHES (Milenci bez šiat, 1996) Combined film about the impossibility of coexistence of men and women of two worlds. This film is a part of the set Short Animations 2.