Štěpán Uždil

Czech Republic

Štěpán Uždil

director

Grew up in Broumov. He graduated from SPŠST Panská in Prague in the field of film and television production. Currently is studying for a Master's degree in Directing and Screenwriting at Tomas Bata University in Zlín. He also completed a half-year Erasmus study program in Hungary at the SZFE Film and Theater School. During his studies, he directed a number of festival-awarded films:

Eugen (2018) - A young man runs from a busy city to a small cottage in the countryside so that he can finish his work in peace. He gets a mystical company that eagerly demands his attention.

Rozpitej (2019) - Documentary probe into the creative environment and life of painter Jiří Bakala. Over the years, students authentically capture the effects of the creative and personal crisis of a regional painter.