Jiří Kubíček, the recipient of Anifilm’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2024, is a screenwriter, dramaturge and pedagogue. There aren’t many people in the industry with as much awareness of Czech animation as Kubíček and who have worked on so many excellent films by legendary directors. In our interview with Kubíček, we’ll talk about his career in Krátký film, discuss the Department of Animation at FAMU and its history and explore his work as a screenwriter and dramaturge.