Born in 1967 in Prague. He is a graduate of Film Faculty FAMU in Prague with a degree in documentary film-making. His student documentaries won numerous international awards with one, Mme Le Murie, nominated for a student Academy Award. At Locarno in 1996, his feature debut, Marian, took home three prizes including a Silver Leopard, went on to win a number of other international awards and was licensed into various territories. His second film, Parallel Worlds, was a finalist in the Sundance NHK screenwriting competition and was selected for the international competition in San Sebastian. The script Suivre sa Princess, written with Marie Desplechin, was a finalist in the Best Scriptwriter Award – SOPADIN France in 2006.

Filmography Director and Writer

UDEL (1990) – documentary, 25 min. prod. FAMU

CUOC SONG O UBITOVNA (1992) – documentary, 47 min., prod. KFa.s.

Mme LE MURIE (1993) – documentary, 32 min., prod. KFa.s.

MARIAN (1996) – feature film, 106 min., prod. Tosara Film, Artcam International, ARTE, Czech TV

PARALELNI SVETY/Parallel Worlds (2001) – feature film, 102 min, prod. Tosara Film, Artcam International, ARTE, Czech TV,  Artcam Netherlands

Awards
PARALELNI SVETY/Parallel Worlds
Finale Plzen (Czech Republic) - Best Czech Film
Finalist NHK Sundance screenplay competition (USA)

MARIAN
Locarno IFF 1996 (Switzerland) – Silver Leopard, FIPRESCI Jury Prize,   Prize of the Youth Jury
Thessaloniki IFF 1996 (Greece) – FIPRESCI Jury Prize
Bratislava IFF 1997 (Slovak Republic) – Best Director Prize
Premiers Plans d’Angers 1997 (France) – Prix PROCIREP
Cottbus IFF 1977 (Germany) – Best Director Prize

Mme LE MURIE
Munich Festival of Film Schools 1993 (Germany) – Best Documentary
Nomination Best Documentary, Student Academy Awards (USA)