08-07-2012

PRODUCTION: Jiri Menzel Begins Filming Suknickari

By FNE Staff

    PRAGUE: Oscar winning director has started a two month shoot on Suknickari, (Womanizer or Skirt-chaser) his first film since I Served the King of England.

    The film is produced by MediaPro Pictures Praha (www.mediapropictures.cz) and coproduced by Nova TV (www.novatv.cz) and will be distributed by Bontonfilm (www.bontonfilm.cz). All three entities are owned by Central European Media Enterprises (www.cetb-net.com).

    Filming, which began on 30 June 2012, will take place on location around the Czech Republic. Menzel also wrote the comedy about love and opera, and a man's lifelong love for soprano opera singers. The cast includes Slovak actor Martin Huba, Czech actress Libuse Safrankova, and Jan Hartl.

    Production information

    Director, script: Jiri Menzel

    DoP: Jaromir Sofr

    Music : Ales Brezina

    Editor: Jri Brozek

    Sound: Radim Hladek

    MediaPro Pictures
    Kříženeckého nám. 1078/5
    152 00 Prague 5
    Czech Republic

    Phone: +420 234 023 017