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==Life and Works==
==Life and Works==
Vaclav 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. Vaclav´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]].
Vaclav 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. Vaclav´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]].


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)|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>


Vaclav'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>
Vaclav'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>


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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''). It is also the winner of the 2016 Trilobit Award. This documentary is a part of the development of a far more ambitious project: a biographical film based on the life of the composer Josef Mysliveček with the title ''Il Boemo'' that is being prepared in collaboration with the American musicologist [[Daniel E. Freeman]] and Czech conductor [[Václav Luks]], artistic director of the [[early music]] ensemble [[Collegium 1704]]. ''Il Boemo'' is considered to be in final development with a planned release date of 2018.<ref>The plans for the film are detailed in [http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/113781-production-petr-vaclav-in-final-development-with-big-budget-biopic-il-boemo a 2016 article on the Film New Europe website].</ref>

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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''). It is also the winner of the 2016 Trilobit Award. This documentary is a part of the development of a far more ambitious project: a biographical film based on the life of the composer Josef Mysliveček with the title ''Il Boemo'' that is being prepared in collaboration with the American musicologist [[Daniel E. Freeman]] and Czech conductor [[Václav Luks]], artistic director of the [[early music]] ensemble [[Collegium 1704]]. ''Il Boemo'' is considered to be in final development with a planned release date of 2018.<ref> The plans for the film are detailed in [http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/113781-production-petr-vaclav-in-final-development-with-big-budget-biopic-il-boemo a 2016 article on the Film New Europe website].</ref>


Vaclav 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.
Vaclav 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.


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

Petr Vaclav (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

Vaclav was born in Prague and 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. Vaclav´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 Cesta ven (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]

Vaclav's film 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.[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). It is also the winner of the 2016 Trilobit Award. This documentary is a part of the development of a far more ambitious project: a biographical film based on the life of the composer Josef Mysliveček with the title Il Boemo that is being prepared in collaboration with the American musicologist Daniel E. Freeman and Czech conductor Václav Luks, artistic director of the early music ensemble Collegium 1704. Il Boemo is considered to be in final development with a planned release date of 2018.[5]

Vaclav 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

  1. ^ a b Category: Cinema. "Roma drama headed to Cannes - PRAGUE POST | The Voice of Prague". Prague Post. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  2. ^ "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Star Adele Exarchopoulos Set to Return to Croisette". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  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. ^ The plans for the film are detailed in a 2016 article on the Film New Europe website.

External links

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