Born in 1976, Prague. Director, cinematographer, scriptwriter. In 2004, he graduated from FAMU, Department of Documentary Film. While at FAMU, he made several films that received 26 awards at local and international film festivals. Two of his student works were released as preview films. His very first documentary film Life at the Cemetery (Život na hřbitově, 1997) tells the story of three people whose lives become linked at a cemetery. ELFilm (2001) is an autobiographic short film detailing an unconventional love story. My Computer (Maj Kompjutr, 2002) is his thesis film about three friends (director, violinist and a sex-shop owner) who are addicted to computer games. Since 2006, he has focused mainly on narrative films (made-for-TV film Stop, 2007) and currently works on the development of his feature debut. Cinematographer for thirteen documentary films by director Olga Sommerová, e.g., Konec světa v srdci Evropy (2002) and Máňa po deseti letech (2003), also cooperated with director Igor Chaun on his documentary films Kráska a zvíře (2003) and Operace Hokejdo (2004). Selected filmography: 1997 – Life at the Cemetery / Život na hřbitově; 1999 – Homo Sapiens 2000; 2001 – ELFilm; 2002 – GEN: Aleš Valenta; 2002 – My Computer / Maj Kompjutr; 2004 – Praha Kulturní; 2006 – Pandurango (Maroko, Senegal); 2007 – Stop.
Czech Republic