Daniel Němec

The year is 1764. For over a year, Josef has been leading a precarious life in Venice. He hopes to become an opera composer. The city, full of talented and already-established composers, seems closed to him. Looking for work as a violinist, he comes into the orbit of a rich young woman. Thanks to her, he gets the opportunity to play at salons. But his real opportunity arises when he becomes the lover of a libertine marquise. She teaches him worldly manners, rids him of signs of a provincial upbringing and introduces him to a hedonistic existence free from religious intolerance. Thus transformed, Josef gets an incan incredible commission: to write an opera for the San Carlo, Europe's largest theatre.

The Hanuliaks, a couple from Slovakia, have decided to bring up their son according to Kamevéda, a complex approach to developing the child’s motor abilities and intellect. Unique in its depth of focus, this reflection on child-rearing documents a year in the life of four-year-old Miško, where not a minute is wasted since there is no room for boredom and moments of rest are merely preparation for the next achievement.

전쟁이 막바지에 접어든 1940년대 독일, 엄마 로지와 단둘이 살고 있는 10살 소년 조조는 독일 소년단에 입단한다. 상상 속 친구 히틀러의 응원에 힘입어 소년단 생활을 시작한 조조는 나약한 모습으로 단원 사이에서 놀림거리가 되고 만다. 설상가상으로 조조는 수류탄 사고까지 일으키며 얼굴과 다리에 부상을 입는다. 그렇게 히틀러의 멋진 경호원이 되겠다는 부푼 꿈이 물거품으로 돌아갈 때쯤, 조조는 자신의 집 벽장 안에 숨어 지내던 유대인 소녀 엘사와 마주치게 되는데...

Theatre personality, musician, poet, writer, graphic artist, collector, self-professed clown, eternally young in spirit – all this is Jiří Suchý, one of the key figures of the domestic cultural scene over the last six decades. He has put on 97 plays at the Semafor theatre and has written the lyrics for 1,400 songs and the music for 500. Today, in an era beset by an onslaught of images that are often of questionable worth, this legendary figure’s tireless efforts to enrich the Czech language and its poetic nuances have been of inestimable value. Olga Sommerová lays before us Suchý’s prolific creative and civic journey through life with the subtle distinctiveness we have come to expect; she also demonstrates her singular flair for capturing exceptional moments.

A shock therapy of news coverage from the war front. Documentarist Jana Andert spent eight months with an elite Iraqi Army unit on the front lines of the battle for Mosul, occupied by Islamic State fighters from 2014 to June 2017. An unflinching report from a city in ruins, robbed of its soul by one of the worst catastrophes of modern times.

1945년, 2차 세계대전이 끝난 직후 체코슬로바키아의 왕립 공군 대위 에밀 말릭은 집으로 돌아온다. 그러나 에밀이 전쟁 중에 소련군 포로가 되어 비밀리에 했던 행적이 그를 옥죈다. 공산당 비밀경찰에 의해 협박받는 에밀은 가족과 함께 네덜란드로 이민을 갈 계획을 세운다.

자신감 넘치는 말썽꾸러기 마라와 어딘가 별난 헤두시는 자동차를 타고 눈밭을 향해 모험을 떠난다. 은 한겨울에도 차에 올라타 떠도는 이들에 관한 로드 무비로, 경찰서에 도착하기도 전에 끝이 난다. 영화는 형용하기 힘든 아이들 특유의 유대감과 새로운 경험을 향한 억누를 수 없는 욕망을 드러낸다. 설령 그것이 무엇인지 제대로 모를지라도.

The Defenestration of Prague, which took place on May 23, 1618, was the decisive historical moment that unleashed the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) between several Catholic and Protestant states and changed the course of European history forever.

The Defenestration of Prague, which took place on May 23, 1618, was the decisive historical moment that unleashed the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) between several Catholic and Protestant states and changed the course of European history forever.

Through unique artistic approach, the director reveals the world of autism - bringing the audience closer to the main characters - talented and creative children with a fascinating way of thinking.

In 1939, a group of Jewish teenagers has to leave for Denmark in order to escape from the fate of their parents, relatives and friends. They spend 4 years together in a unique oasis, which enables them to start their new lives.

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the Czech provinces, a handful of people come together: a paranoid prison guard, his hypochondriac neighbour and the latter’s silent, despairing wife, a lovesick nightclub manager and a stripper who is a single mum.

The film follows the staging of the opera Olimpiade while at the same time exploring the dramatic life of its composer Josef Mysliveček, a friend and teacher of W. A. Mozart.

The film follows the staging of the opera Olimpiade while at the same time exploring the dramatic life of its composer Josef Mysliveček, a friend and teacher of W. A. Mozart.

Slovak musicologist Agata Schindlerová, now settled in Dresden, has spent years mapping out the forgotten destinies of Jewish musicians whose lives were irrevocably marked by the advance of nazism. Scenes from the lives of several of them are portrayed in the film In Silence (ballet dancer Alice Flachová, pianist and conductor Karol Ebert, composer, conductor and director of the Dresden Theatre Arthur Chitz, pianist Edith Kraus, and the vocal ensemble Comedian Harmonists), which draws a sharp contrast between the protagonists’ carefree existence working and making music during the pre-war era and the subsequent severe upheaval in their lives brought on by the proliferation of nazism.

The Way Out tells a story of a young Romani couple, Zaneta and David, the parents of little Janicka. Their efforts to live a decent and dignified life run up against the "Romani social trap," which is racism, the society's prejudices, exclusion from opportunities to obtain legal work, the lack of necessary qualifications, difficult communication with officials, debts and the miserable life conditions connected with the environment, lifestyle and traditional values of their ethnicity. David wants to protect his family, even at the expense of committing a crime. But Zaneta finds inner strength to defy the unfavorable situation in a different way. Will they overcome the existential problems that start to take apart their relationship? Is it worthwhile for them to continue to Honor their own values and family traditions? And will their "way out" be only another "escape" for them, or a promise to change their lives?

1980년 체코슬로바키아. 젊고 재능 있는 육상선수 안나는 올림픽 국가대표 출전을 목표로 훈련에 임한다. 최고의 기록을 내기 위해 코치와 의사는 그녀의 어머니의 협조 하에 안나 몰래 단백동화 스테로이드제를 처방한다. 매일 저녁 주사를 맞던 중 어느 날 진실을 알게 된 안나는 분노하며 약을 끊게 되고, 그 결과 달리기 기록이 나빠진다. 한편 그녀의 어머니는 남편이 서방으로 망명한 이래 온갖 불이익을 당하며 정부의 감시하에 있다. 안나를 올림픽 국가대표로 만드는 길만이 그녀를 철의 장막에서 벗어나게 하는 길이라 믿고 다시 스테로이드제를 비타민이라 속여 주입한다. 는 동서냉전기의 이데올로기 갈등이 스포츠계의 부정부패로 이어진 예를 보여주는 스포츠 휴먼드라마다. 인간을 기계처럼 만드는 도핑 시스템에 복종해야 하는 선수들의 모습은 올림픽 정신이 얼마나 변질되고 퇴색되었는지 보여주고도 남는다. 흥미진진한 스토리가 빛나는 작품으로 첫 장면과 마지막 장면의 조깅은 흔들리지 않는 스포츠 정신과‘ 페어 플레이’에 대한 질문으로 다가온다.

Agnieszha Holland takes Jacek Petrycki on a journey to the places of her youth; she tells him stories of experiences of the past. It is a dialogue of a famous director with the camera, behind which, there is her true friend.

President Wanted (Czech: Hledá se prezident) is a 2013 Czech documentary film about the first direct presidential election in the Czech Republic. It was directed by Tomáš Kudrna. President wanted follows candidates from the summer 2012 to January 2013. The film shows candidates behind scenes. The film also shows the most important moments in the campaign. It also follows candidates that didn't qualify for the election.

As every morning, men get on the tram to go to work. But on that day, to the rhythm of the tickets inserted in the ticket-stamping machine, the vehicle gets erotic and the conductress’ desire turns the reality into a surrealistic and phallic fantasy.

Flower Buds tells the story of the gradual breakdown of a family living in a small town. Each character lives according to his or her own ideals. Agata wants a happy life far from home, fully aware that her only hope is to escape and therefore betray those close to her. Honza believes in the purity and power of love, regardless of the circumstances under which it is born. Kamila looks confidently to the future and does not intend to accept the misery of the present. The only Jarda knows that he will not change the world or himself. Aware of his weakness, he does not even try. In his mind, of course, his addiction to slot machines, which has led to a nearly impossible situation, is as certain as most gamblers' belief of an imminent win. The real and convincing attempt to rescue his family comes when it is too late. It is just a futile gesture, a desperate last ditch effort.

Dubliner Steve and his Slovak girlfriend Tina try to rebuild their lives until Tina's sister Alzbeta arrives with a secret that will shatter any dreams the pair have of a happy future.

A documentary about army cooks and how the everyday needs of thousands of armed stomachs affect the victories and defeats of statesmen. The film is based on eleven meals based on recipes from the Second World War till the war in Chechnya; from France through the Balkans to Russia.

A Czech director wrestles with problems personal and political during the Prague spring of 1968.

Krystof, an architect whose main priority is his job, has been living for several years with Tereza, who has a somewhat different outlook on life. Their love story reveals the distinctness and contradictory nature of each person's subjective worlds and shows how the line between dream and reality differs in each and every one of us.

Chytilová’s highly impressive but little-known documentary provides a fascinating and atmospheric journey into a hidden culture, one in which she herself participated. Chytilová investigates the lives of three Czech photographers (Václav Chochola, Karel Ludwig, Zdeněk Tmej) from the 30s to the present, and also embraces the submerged world of 50s culture and the work of novelist Bohumil Hrabal and artist Vladimír Boudník.