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Jan Svěrák
Directing
Born February 6, 1965 · Žatec, Protektorát Čechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]
Also known as Jan Sverák
Biography
Jan Svěrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈsvjɛraːk]) (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at FAMU. He and his films have received many awards, including the Academy Award, Crystal Globe, Golden Globe Award, and Tokyo Grand Prix. He lives in Prague. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Svěrák, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- KVIFF President´s Award — Outstanding Contribution to Czech Cinema · 2021
- Annual award ACFK · 2017
- Czech Lion — Best Director · 2007
- Czech Lion — Best Director · 2001
- Czech Lion — Best Director · 1996
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- Polish Academy Award — Best European Film · 2009 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1997 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1996 · nominated
