January 7, 2023
Rudi Dolezal: There was chemistry between Freddie and me
Austrian director and music producer with Czech name Rudi Dolezal was born in Vienna on 5. 2. 1958. He was studying law, media and political science. Despite the fact he studied classical music and from 9 years of age, has…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
December 11, 2022
Valerie Gobos: I am proud to say that I did not sleep my way to the top, so I did not get there quickly
American producer Valerie Gobos has Greek roots but was born and educated in Chicago. She attended art school where she befriended painting, drawing, sculpture, design and photography. She also worked as singer, dancer, model and actress, slowly working her way…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
November 12, 2022
Jim Sheridan: In the past, Oscar was awarded to film, which was very good, and it can still be watched after 30 years. Everybody who went to watch it knew it was a good film but that doesn´t happen these days.
Very special guest at Letní filmová škola in Uherské Hradiště was Irish film director, producer and scriptwriter Jim Sheridan. He was born in Dublin on 6. 2. 1949 and since college he was involved in student´s theatre. Almost whole 80´s…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
May 16, 2022
Mark Wood: The environment is running out of patience with the Human race
Mark Wood was born in 1966 in Coventry. He served in the British Army in the Second Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, and as a firefighter in the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. He subsequently became an explorer, and expedition leader where he has trained and…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
April 25, 2022
Kateřina Hager: Each documentary film topic has its own unique origin story
Film director and documentarist Kateřina Hager was born on February 28, 1977 in Prague. She originally studied acting at the Conservatory of Jaroslav Ježek but ended up graduating from sociocultural anthropology at the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University. She…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
March 9, 2022
Robert Redford - A remarkable artist who sought his own path
Actor, director, producer, script writer, activist, founder of independent film festival Sundance, Robert Redford, was born on 18. 8. 1936. In late 60´and whole 70´s he became the most popular actor around the World and became idol for millions of…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
February 14, 2022
Tian Tsering: I try and tried to do independent stuff my way
Chinese director Tian Tsering visited Zlín Film Festival for the second time. Few years ago, he won with his film Barley Fields on the other Side of the Mountains, this time he was a jury member. We knew nothing about…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
January 16, 2022
Bill Gerber: To be able to live and work in Hollywood you have to have a hippo skin. You are either born with it or have to learn and develop it.
Probably the most attractive foreign gust of Zlín Film Festival 2021 was an American film prod Bill Gerber. He not only managed various known bands such as DEVO, The Cars, Heaven 17, Scritti Politti etc but also produced such well…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
December 27, 2021
Susan Sarandon: I like that creative process, that interaction among people, film is a team work whose result can be influenced by many factors beyond my control
American actress Susan Sarandon was born on 4. 10. 1946 in New York to big family with Irish- Welsh roots that bred eight more offsprings. Susan studied philosophy, maths and dramatic art at Catholic University in Washington. It was here…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
October 31, 2021
Olivier Pairoux: I just follow and fulfil my dreams
During Zlín Film Festival we met by pure accident a man whose face was in film journal that very morning. Olivier Pairoux, Belgian director, about who we have never heard before, who screened here his new film SpaceBoy. He was…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
October 16, 2021
Heather Kessinger: Making photos was very isolating thing
We have never heard the name of this photographer and director before Febiofest started. But we got interested how she transferred from photographer to director so applied for making interview with her. When we met her, we addressed her wrongly…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
September 7, 2021
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
August 23, 2021
Artistic freedom MADE IN USA
Today´s world is fucking crazy, we don´t have to discuss about it. Activist bodies like Me Too or Black Lives Matter judge and execute, without giving a chance to “victim” comment or defend. They liquidate careers or destroy lives of…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
July 18, 2021
Sheela Sharma: I lost my mother, brother and hands at the same time
Sheela Sharma is a foot-paint artist from India. We picked her up since she lost her arms and almost a foot when she was only four in train accident. As if it wasn´t enough, she lost her mum and brother…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
July 4, 2021
Karel Zeman: Genius, who was ahead of his time
Since this year it will have been 111 years since the birth of our most famous and respected film director Karel Zeman and also 60 years since making his most talked about film Baron Munchausen, we decided to pay tribute…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
July 2, 2021
Paranoid Visions: We have always been under scrutiny, we are just a date
I was put in touch to Peter Jones from Rotatorvinyl by kind help of Pete Hollidai from The Radiators from Space. I then realized he is a founding member of anarcho-punk band Paranoid Visions who were put together already in…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
June 4, 2021
Monte Hellman: We learnt while we worked and I worked instinctively
This tribute article would not have been made if there was not that big... IF. If we wouldn´t prepare article about Jack Nicholson, we wouldn´t have hit the name Monte Hellman who was part at the birth of independent film…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
May 15, 2021
Story of top producer and agent Paul Kohner: From Teplitz on top of the Hollywood
Paul Kohner was born on 29. 5. 1902 in Teplitz, town on the North of Czechoslovakia. His parents Julius and Helen Kohner belonged to local Jewish community and Julius had nickname “Kino Kohner” since he run local cinema and published…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
May 3, 2021
Vladimir Bukovskij: This future didn´t work
I got a video via email, where ex-Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovskij compared former Soviet Union with current European Union. I liked it and tried to find out more. I realized that, sadly, he has died two years ago in England,…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
April 22, 2021
Eddie „The Eagle“ Edwards: It´s not important to win but take part and enjoy it
We are not sport fans but somehow the name Eddie Edwards has stuck into our mind in 1988 when Czechoslovakian TV showed spots from Olympic Games in Calgary. I always appreciated underdogs rather that firm number ones so despite finishing…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek
April 10, 2021
Jean Paul Belmondo - A genuine film legend
Everybody knows a name of this French actor, who was born on 9. 4. 1933. He wasn´t even 30 years old when he became a star almost overnight. Thanks to his fine look, charisma, attitude, sense of humour, sense for…
Written by Eva Csölleová, Vítek Formánek