Jan Balej
Jan Balej (born May 30, 1958 in Prague) is an animation artist, film director and art designer from Czech Republic. Balej graduated from the Academy of Art and Industrial Design (UMPRUM) (Studio of Film and Television Graphics) 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
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

References 

1958 births
Living people
Film directors from Prague
Czech animators
Czech animated film directors