Biography
Jan Svěrák (1965, Žatec) is one of the most internationally successful Czech directors of our time also thanks to his student mystification documentary Oil Gobblers (Ropáci, 1988), which won the student's Academy Award, and feature film Kolja (1996), which apart from an Oscar for the best non-English speaking film got a BAFTA nomination and the European Film Award. He is the son of Zdeňek Svěrák, an actor ans screenwriter, and he collaborated with his father on his feature debut The Elementary School (Obecná škola, 1991, Oscar nomination), as well as on a war story The Dark Blue World (Tmavomodrý svět, 2001). Jan Svěrák graduated from the Film and TV School of Performing Arts in 1988 as a documentary director and has demonstrated his interest in original confrontation with Hollywood mainstream production, for example by his documentary Space Odyssey II. (Vesmírná odysea II, 1986). He is the director of action comedy Accumulator (Akumulátor I, 1994), roadmovie The Ride (Jízda, 1994 - the Crystal Globe at IFF KV) and a documentary about his father, called Daddy (Tatínek, 2004). His films Empties (Vratné lahve,2006),, Kooky (Kuky se vrací, 2010) and Three Brothers (Tři bratři, 2014) have also seen great succes.
Festival krátkých filmů Praha
Director
Movies | |
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2022 |
Bethlehem Light |
2017 |
Barefoot |
2014 |
Three Brothers |
2010 |
Kooky |
2007 |
Empties |
2001 |
Dark Blue World |
1996 |
Kolya |
1994 |
Accumulator 1 |
The Ride |
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1991 |
The Elementary School |
Documentaries | |
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2013 |
Proso - opereta DJC (concert) |
2010 |
Film o filmu: Mamas & Papas II - Jak se točily velryby (TV movie) |
2004 |
Daddy |
1986 |
Vesmírná Odysea II (student film) |
1985 |
Však su vinař (student film) |
1984 |
Sbohem, nádražíčko (student film) |
Shows | |
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1992 |
Písničky divadla Sklep |
Theatrical recording | |
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2012 |
České nebe: Cimrmanův dramatický kšaft |
Short | |
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1988 |
Oil Gobblers (student film) |
Producer
Movies | |
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2022 |
Bethlehem Light |
2017 |
Barefoot |
2014 |
Three Brothers |
2010 |
Kooky |
2007 |
Empties |
Little Girl Blue |
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2001 |
Dark Blue World |
1996 |
Kolya |
Documentaries | |
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2004 |
Daddy |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2022 |
Bethlehem Light |
2017 |
Barefoot |
2010 |
Kooky |
1994 |
Accumulator 1 |
The Ride |
Documentaries | |
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2004 |
Daddy |
1985 |
Však su vinař (student film) |
Short | |
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1988 |
Oil Gobblers (student film) |
Actor
Movies | |
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2017 |
Barefoot |
2008 |
Guard No. 47 |
2007 |
At Your Own Risk |
2004 |
From Subway with Love |
2001 |
Dark Blue World |
The Rebels |
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1997 |
An Ambiguous Report about the End of the World |
1995 |
War of Colours |
1987 |
An Uncertain Season |
Series | |
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2012 |
Wonderful Times - a.f. |
Jugoslávie - a.f. (S04E03) |
Documentaries | |
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2022 |
Film o filmu Betlémské světlo (TV movie) |
2019 |
Czech Commercial: The Rise of Capitalism |
Svěrák a Uhlíř - padesát let spolu (TV movie) |
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The Judge over the Czech Way (TV movie) - a.f. |
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2017 |
Film o filmu: Po strništi bos (TV movie) |
Jan Svěrák: Lekcia filmu (TV movie) |
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2010 |
Film o filmu Kuky se vrací (TV movie) |
Film o filmu: Mamas & Papas II - Jak se točily velryby (TV movie) |
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2007 |
Film o filmu Tajnosti (TV movie) |
Film o filmu: Vratné láhve (TV movie) |
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2004 |
Daddy |
2001 |
Svět podle Svěráka - tmavomodrý (TV movie) |
2000 |
Sametová kocovina |
1998 |
V centru filmu - v teple domova (TV movie) |
1996 |
Film o filmu: Kolja |
1994 |
Film o filmu Akumulátor |
1989 |
Služební cesta podporučíka Svěráka |
Performer
Cinematographer
Documentaries | |
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2010 |
Film o filmu: Mamas & Papas II - Jak se točily velryby (TV movie) |
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