Prominent Czech film director, screenwriter and dramaturg, known as a collaborator of Ján Kadár. He also became famous abroad with The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze), which was awarded an Oscar for best foreign-language film in 1965.
One of the most famous Czech films, well known abroad as well. Soon after its release, it garnered numerous prestigious foreign and domestic awards, including an Oscar for best foreign-language film.
One of the most famous and widely acclaimed Czech directors, a prominent theatre director, active also as a theatre and film actor. In 1960s he was one of the most distinctive faces of the New Wave.
A film that was a watershed in Czechoslovak cinematography and foreshadowed the New Wave. It was the first Czechoslovak film to win an Oscar (1966).
Prominent animated film studio, closely connected with the so-called Czech school of animated film. It is the oldest and largest Czech studio of its kind and its works have been highly acclaimed internationally.
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