About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1969-06-23
Place of birth:
Prague, Czechoslovakia
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David Ondříček

Overview

Director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most distinctive post-revolution Czech directors. He debuted with the film Whisper (Šeptej, 1996) followed by Loners (Samotáři, 2000), which was produced by his own company Lucky Man Films. Next came the comedy One Hand Can't Clap (Jedna ruka netleská, 2003) and the film Grandhotel (2006), which premiered at the Berlinale film festival. His film In the Shadow (Ve stínu, 2012) took all of the main awards at the Czech Film Critics’ Awards and at the annual Czech Lion Awards, and was the Czech Republic’s nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2013, David Ondříček received Variety magazine’s 10 Directors to Watch award, which recognizes the most noteworthy directors of the previous year. His recent film Zátopek (2021) was also selected as Czech Republic entry for the Oscars 2022.

Known for

Acting
1981 The Hit Actor Schoolboy 59
Average
1978 A Story of Love and Honor Actor 59
Average

Directing
2022 King of Shumava: Phantom of the Dark Region Directing Director 69
Fair
2021 Zátopek Directing Director 59
Average
2018 Dukla 61 Directing Director 68
Fair
2016 Zátopek Directing Director N/A
N/A
2012 In the Shadow Directing Director 59
Average
2006 Grandhotel Directing Director 59
Average
2003 One Hand Can't Clap Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Loners Directing Director 60
Fair
1996 Whisper Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2022 King of Shumava: Phantom of the Dark Region Writing Writer 69
Fair
2021 Zátopek Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2016 Zátopek Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
2012 In the Shadow Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1996 Whisper Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
2021 Zátopek Production Producer 59
Average
2016 Anthropoid Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2015 Lost in Munich Production Producer 59
Average
2012 In the Shadow Production Producer 59
Average
2000 Loners Production Producer 60
Fair