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'''Petr Václav''' (born 11 June 1967) is a Czech [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]] whose films have received many awards, both in the [[Czech Republic]] and internationally. He has lived in [[Paris]] since 2003 and holds both French and Czech citizenship.
'''Petr Václav''' (born 11 June 1967) is a Czech [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]] whose films have received many awards, both in the [[Czech Republic]] and internationally. He has lived in [[Paris]] since 2003 and holds both French and Czech citizenship.


==Life and Works==
==Life and works==
Václav was born in [[Prague]] and graduated from [[cz:Filmová a televizní fakulta|FAMU]]. His short documentary ''Paní Le Murie'' (''Madame Le Murie'') of 1993 was nominated for FAMU's Student Academy Award and won a prize for best documentary at the [[Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München|Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen]] (Filmschoolfest) in Munich. Václav´s first feature film, ''Marian'' (1996) won the Silver Leopard and [[FIPRESCI]] Award at the [[Locarno International Film Festival]] and other prizes at film festivals in [[Angers]], [[Thessaloniki]], [[Belfort]], [[Cottbus]], [[Bratislava]] and [[Tehran]]. His second feature, ''Paralelní světy'' (''Parallel Worlds'') of 2001 was written in collaboration with the French screenwriter [[Marie Desplechin]]<ref name=PP>{{cite web|author=Category: Cinema |url=http://www.praguepost.com/cinema/38620-roma-drama-headed-to-cannes#ixzz314fz69zP |title=Roma drama headed to Cannes - PRAGUE POST &#124; The Voice of Prague |publisher=Prague Post |date= |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> and selected for presentation at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]].
Václav was born in [[Prague]] in a family of music composer Jiří Václav (1940-2020) and film conductor Ljuba Václavová. He graduated from [[Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague|FAMU]]. His short documentary ''Paní Le Murie'' (''Madame Le Murie'') of 1993 was nominated for FAMU's Student Academy Award and won a prize for best documentary at the [[Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München|Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen]] (Filmschoolfest) in Munich. Václav´s first feature film, ''Marian'' (1996) won the Silver Leopard and [[FIPRESCI]] Award at the [[Locarno International Film Festival]] and other prizes at film festivals in [[Angers]], [[Thessaloniki]], [[Belfort]], [[Cottbus]], [[Bratislava]] and [[Tehran]]. His second feature, ''Paralelní světy'' (''Parallel Worlds'') of 2001 was written in collaboration with the French screenwriter [[Marie Desplechin]]<ref name=PP>{{cite web |url=http://www.praguepost.com/cinema/38620-roma-drama-headed-to-cannes#ixzz314fz69zP|title=Roma drama headed to Cannes - PRAGUE POST &#124; The Voice of Prague|publisher=Prague Post|accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> and selected for presentation at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]].


The film ''[[The Way Out (2014 film)|Cesta ven]]'' (''The Way Out''), released in France as ''Zaneta'', premiered at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name=PP/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-blue-is-warmest-color-698087 |title=Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Star Adele Exarchopoulos Set to Return to Croisette |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2014-04-22 |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> It won seven [[Czech Lion]] awards for the year 2014, including best film, best director, and best screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://art.ihned.cz/c1-63573180-nejlepsim-filmem-roku-je-cesta-ven-socialni-drama-ziskalo-sedm-ceskych-lvu|title=Nejlepším filmem roku je Cesta ven. Sociální drama získalo sedm Českých lvů|date=21 February 2015|publisher=[[Hospodářské noviny]]|language=Czech|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>
The film ''[[The Way Out (2014 film)|The Way Out]]'', released in France as ''Zaneta'', premiered at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name=PP/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-blue-is-warmest-color-698087 |title=Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Star Adele Exarchopoulos Set to Return to Croisette |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2014-04-22 |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> It won seven [[Czech Lion]] awards for the year 2014, including best film, best director, and best screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://art.ihned.cz/c1-63573180-nejlepsim-filmem-roku-je-cesta-ven-socialni-drama-ziskalo-sedm-ceskych-lvu|title=Nejlepším filmem roku je Cesta ven. Sociální drama získalo sedm Českých lvů|date=21 February 2015|publisher=[[Hospodářské noviny]]|language=cs|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>


Václav's film ''[[We Are Never Alone|Nikdy nejsme sami]]'' (''We Are Never Alone'') opened at the [[2016 Berlin International Film Festival]] (Berlinale) in the Forum category and won the Tagesspiel Readers' Jury Award. He is finishing a new French-Italian co-production, ''Skokan'', which is now in post-production.<ref>For information on this project, see [http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/112161-production-petr-vaclav-in-postproduction-with-skokan a 2016 article on the New Film Europe website].</ref>
Václav's film ''[[We Are Never Alone]]'' opened at the [[2016 Berlin International Film Festival]] (Berlinale) in the Forum category and won the Tagesspiel Readers' Jury Award. He is finishing a new French-Italian co-production, ''Skokan'', which is now in post-production.<ref>For information on this project, see [http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/112161-production-petr-vaclav-in-postproduction-with-skokan a 2016 article on the New Film Europe website].</ref>


His documentary [[Zpověď zapomenutého (Confession of the Vanished)|''Zpověď zapomenutého'' (Confession of the Vanished)]], which portrays the life of the Czech-Italian composer [[Josef Mysliveček]], was shown at the [[Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels|FIPA]] International Competition in Biarritz in 2016 and won the gold prize in its category (the ''FIPA d'or'').{{cn|date=March 2019}} It is also the winner of the 2016 Trilobit Award.<ref name="lidovky">Anon., [http://www.lidovky.cz/vancurovu-cenu-udelil-fites-reziseru-vojtechu-jasnemu-oceneny-byly-filmy-schmitke-a-zpoved-zapomenu-i65-/kultura.aspx?c=A160116_205122_ln_kultura_ele "Oceněny byly filmy Schmitke a Zpověď zapomenutého"], ''[[Lidové noviny]]'', Jan. 16, 2016.</ref>
His documentary ''[[Zpověď zapomenutého (Confession of the Vanished)|Zpověď zapomenutého]] (Confession of the Vanished)'', which portrays the life of the Czech-Italian composer [[Josef Mysliveček]], was shown at the [[Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels|FIPA]] International Competition in Biarritz in 2016 and won the gold prize in its category (the ''FIPA d'or'').{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} It is also the winner of the 2016 Trilobit Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lidovky.cz/vancurovu-cenu-udelil-fites-reziseru-vojtechu-jasnemu-oceneny-byly-filmy-schmitke-a-zpoved-zapomenu-i65-/kultura.aspx?c=A160116_205122_ln_kultura_ele|title=Oceněny byly filmy Schmitke a Zpověď zapomenutého|publisher=[[Lidové noviny]]|language=cs|date=2016-01-16}}</ref>


A biographical film based on the life of Mysliveček with the title ''Il Boemo'' is in development, in collaboration with the Czech conductor [[Václav Luks (conductor)|Václav Luks]], artistic director of the [[early music]] ensemble [[Collegium 1704]],<ref>http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/113781-production-petr-vaclav-in-final-development-with-big-budget-biopic-il-boemo</ref> with a planned release in 2020.<ref>http://www.mimesis.cz/il-boemo/ Mimesis Film announcement</ref>
A biographical film based on the life of composer [[Josef Mysliveček]] with the title ''[[Il Boemo]]'' was opened at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]] on 20 September 2022. It originated in a Czech-Italian-Slovak coproduction, music in a collaboration with the Czech conductor [[Václav Luks (conductor)|Václav Luks]], artistic director of the [[early music]] ensemble [[Collegium 1704]] and his soloists,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/113781-production-petr-vaclav-in-final-development-with-big-budget-biopic-il-boemo|title=PRODUCTION: Petr Vaclav in Final Development with Big Budget Biopic Il Boemo - FilmNewEurope.com|first=Denisa|last=Strbova|website=www.filmneweurope.com}}</ref><ref>https://film.moviezone.cz/il-boemo/ MovieZone.cz database</ref>


Václav is a member of the [[European Film Academy]] of Berlin and the [[Czech Film and Television Academy]]. He was a pensioner of the [[French Academy in Rome]] at the [[Villa Medici]] in 2010-11.
Václav is a member of the [[European Film Academy]] of Berlin and the [[Czech Film and Television Academy]]. He was a pensioner of the [[French Academy in Rome]] at the [[Villa Medici]] in 2010–11.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0904605|name=Petr Vaclav}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0904605|name=Petr Václav}}
*[http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/3317-petr-vaclav/ Petr Vaclav] at CSFD
*[http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/3317-petr-vaclav/ Petr Václav] at ČSFD
*[http://www.kauza3.cz/Zaujalo-nas/film-tvar-zizkova-famu-1989-rezie-petr-vaclav-12-min.html His 1989 student film about Prague]
*[http://www.kauza3.cz/Zaujalo-nas/film-tvar-zizkova-famu-1989-rezie-petr-vaclav-12-min.html His 1989 student film about Prague]
*[http://www.filmneweurope.com/fne-tv-interview/item/108400-czech-director-petr-vaclav Czech director Petr Vaclav, filmneweurope.com, June 13, 2014]
*[http://www.filmneweurope.com/fne-tv-interview/item/108400-czech-director-petr-vaclav Czech director Petr Vaclav, filmneweurope.com, June 13, 2014]
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 10 March 2024

Petr Václav
Background information
Born (1967-06-11) 11 June 1967 (age 56)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation(s)film director and screenwriter
Years active1993–present

Petr Václav (born 11 June 1967) is a Czech film director and screenwriter whose films have received many awards, both in the Czech Republic and internationally. He has lived in Paris since 2003 and holds both French and Czech citizenship.

Life and works[edit]

Václav was born in Prague in a family of music composer Jiří Václav (1940-2020) and film conductor Ljuba Václavová. He graduated from FAMU. His short documentary Paní Le Murie (Madame Le Murie) of 1993 was nominated for FAMU's Student Academy Award and won a prize for best documentary at the Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen (Filmschoolfest) in Munich. Václav´s first feature film, Marian (1996) won the Silver Leopard and FIPRESCI Award at the Locarno International Film Festival and other prizes at film festivals in Angers, Thessaloniki, Belfort, Cottbus, Bratislava and Tehran. His second feature, Paralelní světy (Parallel Worlds) of 2001 was written in collaboration with the French screenwriter Marie Desplechin[1] and selected for presentation at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

The film The Way Out, released in France as Zaneta, premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] It won seven Czech Lion awards for the year 2014, including best film, best director, and best screenplay.[3]

Václav's film We Are Never Alone opened at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in the Forum category and won the Tagesspiel Readers' Jury Award. He is finishing a new French-Italian co-production, Skokan, which is now in post-production.[4]

His documentary Zpověď zapomenutého (Confession of the Vanished), which portrays the life of the Czech-Italian composer Josef Mysliveček, was shown at the FIPA International Competition in Biarritz in 2016 and won the gold prize in its category (the FIPA d'or).[citation needed] It is also the winner of the 2016 Trilobit Award.[5]

A biographical film based on the life of composer Josef Mysliveček with the title Il Boemo was opened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on 20 September 2022. It originated in a Czech-Italian-Slovak coproduction, music in a collaboration with the Czech conductor Václav Luks, artistic director of the early music ensemble Collegium 1704 and his soloists,[6][7]

Václav is a member of the European Film Academy of Berlin and the Czech Film and Television Academy. He was a pensioner of the French Academy in Rome at the Villa Medici in 2010–11.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Roma drama headed to Cannes - PRAGUE POST | The Voice of Prague". Prague Post. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Star Adele Exarchopoulos Set to Return to Croisette". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Nejlepším filmem roku je Cesta ven. Sociální drama získalo sedm Českých lvů" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ For information on this project, see a 2016 article on the New Film Europe website.
  5. ^ "Oceněny byly filmy Schmitke a Zpověď zapomenutého" (in Czech). Lidové noviny. 16 January 2016.
  6. ^ Strbova, Denisa. "PRODUCTION: Petr Vaclav in Final Development with Big Budget Biopic Il Boemo - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com.
  7. ^ https://film.moviezone.cz/il-boemo/ MovieZone.cz database

External links[edit]

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