Princ Films has taken international rights to Slávek Horák’s “Havel,” a biopic about the Czech playwright, dissident and his country’s president Vaclav Havel, and will launch sales at the European Film Market.
The film recently received 14 nominations for the Czech Lion Awards, the leading Czech film awards, across all major categories including film, director, screenplay, and all acting categories. It also received two nominations for the Czech Film Critics’ Awards, best actor and actress.
“Havel” premiered at the Visegrad Cinema Days, run by the Kyiv Film Festival in the Ukraine, and went onto play a slew of festivals including Heartland (Indiana), where it was a finalist for best narrative feature, Montreal Independent, where Horák won best director, Rome Independent, where it won best feature, Warsaw, Tallinn Black Nights, São Paulo, Cottbus and Zagreb.
“Havel” stars Viktor Dvorák (“Three Brothers”) as Havel and follows the accomplished playwright and Czechoslovakia’s last President,...
The film recently received 14 nominations for the Czech Lion Awards, the leading Czech film awards, across all major categories including film, director, screenplay, and all acting categories. It also received two nominations for the Czech Film Critics’ Awards, best actor and actress.
“Havel” premiered at the Visegrad Cinema Days, run by the Kyiv Film Festival in the Ukraine, and went onto play a slew of festivals including Heartland (Indiana), where it was a finalist for best narrative feature, Montreal Independent, where Horák won best director, Rome Independent, where it won best feature, Warsaw, Tallinn Black Nights, São Paulo, Cottbus and Zagreb.
“Havel” stars Viktor Dvorák (“Three Brothers”) as Havel and follows the accomplished playwright and Czechoslovakia’s last President,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Havel The Made In Prague On/Off Festival is turning 24 with a hybrid edition, showcasing the latest films both in cinemas and online.
The festival will open with the UK premiere of Havel, a biopic about the charismatic playwright turned president set largely against the backdrop of the Seventies. It will also team up with the Polish Film Festival to present the UK premiere of Agnieszka Holland’s biopic Charlatan, about Czech faith healer Jan Mikolasek.
Jiri Havelka´s debut, Owners will also screen. Hailed as "the comedy of the decade", the action is set in a residents’ association meeting, where 12 homeowners must agree on building management. As the meeting progresses their characters, ranging between idealists, profiteers and manipulators, are revealed to hilarious but chilling effect. With a nod to Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men, this is a perceptive portrayal of contemporary Czech society.
Documentary is represented in the programme by Simon Sfranek's.
The festival will open with the UK premiere of Havel, a biopic about the charismatic playwright turned president set largely against the backdrop of the Seventies. It will also team up with the Polish Film Festival to present the UK premiere of Agnieszka Holland’s biopic Charlatan, about Czech faith healer Jan Mikolasek.
Jiri Havelka´s debut, Owners will also screen. Hailed as "the comedy of the decade", the action is set in a residents’ association meeting, where 12 homeowners must agree on building management. As the meeting progresses their characters, ranging between idealists, profiteers and manipulators, are revealed to hilarious but chilling effect. With a nod to Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men, this is a perceptive portrayal of contemporary Czech society.
Documentary is represented in the programme by Simon Sfranek's.
- 10/28/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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