Automatic

5 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1973
Classical cartoon animation
Audience: adults
Commentary: none

Producer: KF a.s. - Studio Bratri v triku
Director: Vaclav Bedrich
Designer: Vladimir Jiranek

A humourous story warning against too much mechanisation and automation. The hero of the picture is a typical character of Jiranek's cartoons. he works in a factory producing automatic machines. During the lunch break he lets the machines to serve, entertain and frighten him and eventually himself as a robot automate continues working.

Awards: "Golden Statue" of the Ministry of Education - Teheran 1974, The main prize - "Golden Peacock" - Delhi 1975

All films directed by Vaclav Bedrich:
Automatic • Beer To Go • Billy the Tough And His Amazingly Strong Lasso • Billy the Tough And the Cheeky Hares • Billy the Tough And the Giant Mosquitoes • Black and White • The Devil and Kaca • The Drown Submarine • Forty Grandfathers • Good Morning • The Great Cheese Robbery • The Killing Fragrance • Mr Arn's Treasure • Princess with Horns • A Purgative Bath • A Spoilt Wedding • Sredni Vashtar • The Stolen Portrait • Thank You, Gentlemen! • The Treasure in the Pyramid • The Unfinished Weekend

All films designed by Vladimir Jiranek:
Automatic • Beer To Go • Big Cleanup • Door • Furniture • Good Morning • Hockey is a Game • The Hypotheses • Key • Lawnmower • The Olympic Fire • Roof • The Status Report on Civilisation • Thank You, Gentlemen! • What Did We Do to the Hens