07-01-2019

Jan Palach Tops Czech Critics‘ Awards Nods

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    PRAGUE: The Czech/Slovak drama Jan Palach directed by Robert Sedláček got six nominations for the Czech Film Critics‘Awards. The awards will be announced on 2 February 2019.

    Domestic / Domestik by Adam Sedlák collected four nominations. Winter Flies / Všechno bude by Olmo Omerzu was also nominated for the best film award.

    FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS: 

    Best Film:

    Domestic / Domestik (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Adam Sedlák
    Produced by  Shore Points
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Elekta Film, Soundsquare, UPP, sentimentalfilm
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Jan Palach (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Robert Sedláček
    Produced by Cineart TV Prague
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Arina, RTVS, Up&Up production
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund , the Prague Film Fund, the Ministry of Defence CR, the City of Prague, the City of Pardubice

    Winter Flies / Všechno bude (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia)
    Directed by Olmo Omerzu
    Produced by endorfilm
    Coproduced by Czech Television, Punkchart films, Koskino, Cvinger film
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Polish Film Institute, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Documentary:

    When the Was Comes / Až přijde válka (Czech Republic, Croatia)
    Directed by Jan Gebert

    King Skate (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Šimon Šafránek

    Nothing Like Before / Nic jako dřív (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská

    Best Director:
    Adam Sedlák for Domestic / Domestik
    Robert Sedláček for Jan Palach
    Olmo Omerzu for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

    Best Screenplay:

    Tomáš Pavlíček, Lucie Bokšteflová for Bear with Us / Chata na prodej (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tomáš Pavlíček
    Produced by  MasterFilm
    Coproduced by the Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA

    Eva Kantůrková for Jan Palach
    Petr Pýcha for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

    Best Actress:

    Tereza Hofová for Domestic / Domestik

    Jenovéfa Boková for Moments / Chvilky (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Beata Parkanová
    Produced by HEAVEN'S GATE
    Coproduced by Fog'n'Desire Films, the Czech Television, KFS production, RTVS
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA , the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Zuzana Bydžovská for Jan Palach

    Best Actor:

    Karel Dobrý for Hastrman (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Ondřej Havelka
    Produced by  První veřejnoprávní
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Barrandov Studio
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Film Foundation

    Martin Huba for Talks with TGM / Hovory s TGM (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jakub Červenka
    Produced by  Bedna Films
    Coproduced by Fantomas production, Karel Janeček
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Viktor Zavadil for Jan Palach

    Audiovisual Achievement:

    Jan Šulcek, Jakub Jurásek for the sound design of Domestic / Domestik

    Jan Švankmajer for the visual stylisation of Insect / Hmyz (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jan Švankmajer
    Produced by  Athanor
    Coproduced by the Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA, Eurimages, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Lukáš Kokeš for the cinematography of Nothing Like Before / Nic jako dřív

    Out of Cinema Award:
    David Ondříček, Jakub Režný, Matěj Podzimek for Dukla 61
    Ondřej Hudeček, Jon Weinbach for Nagano Tapes
    Jan Hřebejk, Miro Šifra for Rédl

    Innogy Award for the Discovery of the Year:
    Jakub Červenka for Talks with TGM / Hovory s TGM
    Beata Parkanová for Moments / Chvilky
    Viktor Zavadil for Jan Palach