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David Ondříček (b. 1969)

Birthplace:
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Born:
June 23, 1969

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1996  Whisper
2000  Loners
2003  One Hand Can't Clap
2006  Grandhotel
2012  In the Shadow
2016  Zátopek
2021  Zátopek

Producer:
1996  Whisper
2000  Loners
2003  One Hand Can't Clap
2006  Grandhotel
2012  In the Shadow
2015  Lost in Munich
2016  Zátopek
2021  Zátopek

Screenplay:
1996  Whisper
2000  Loners
2003  One Hand Can't Clap
2006  Grandhotel
2012  In the Shadow
2015  Lost in Munich
2016  Zátopek
2021  Zátopek

Writer:
1996  Whisper
2000  Loners
2003  One Hand Can't Clap
2006  Grandhotel
2012  In the Shadow
2015  Lost in Munich
2016  Zátopek
2021  Zátopek

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
2018  Dukla 61
2022  King of Shumava: Phantom of the Dark Region

Writer:
2018  Dukla 61
2022  King of Shumava: Phantom of the Dark Region

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