Modern Prometheus
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Director: Jan Cechl / Czechia / 2026 / 8 min
Czech / English subtitles
Jan
Cechl
Born into a family of painters and restorers, Cechl studied animation at FAMU under Břetislav Pojar and Pavel Koutský. He made his directing debut with the Czech-Portuguese animated film Lawrence of Morávia (2024) and also works on the clay-animated series Tribík and the Ammonite.)
The fate of Prokop Diviš, who united faith with the study of natural laws. What can a lightning rod do against human superstition?
This film screens as part of the programOstrich and Other Animations.
