Known For
Directing
Born
Jun 23, 1969
Place of Birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Credits
16 titles
David Ondříček
Biography
Director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most distinctive post-revolution Czech directors. He debuted with the film Whisper (Šeptej, 1996) followed by Loners (Samotáři, 2000), which was produced by his own company Lucky Man Films. Next came the comedy One Hand Can't Clap (Jedna ruka netleská, 2003) and the film Grandhotel (2006), which premiered at the Berlinale film festival. His film In the Shadow (Ve stínu, 2012) took all of the main awards at the Czech Film Critics’ Awards and at the annual Czech Lion Awards, and was the Czech Republic’s nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2013, David Ondříček received Variety magazine’s 10 Directors to Watch award, which recognizes the most noteworthy directors of the previous year. His recent film Zátopek (2021) was also selected as Czech Republic entry for the Oscars 2022.
Known For
Filmography
Kluci to vidí jinak než holky
Director
The Masterplan
Self
King of Shumava: Phantom of the Dark Region
Director
Zátopek
Director
Dukla 61
Director
Anthropoid
Executive Producer
Zátopek
Screenplay
Lost in Munich
Producer
In the Shadow
Director
Grandhotel
Director
One Hand Can't Clap
Director
Loners
Director
Whisper
The Hit
Schoolboy
A Story of Love and Honor
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