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Current AffairsNew documentary depicts actor Jiří Voskovec’s life in US
A new documentary that will premiere in Czech cinemas next week depicts the
lesser known part of the life of the Czech-born actor Jiří (or George)
Voskovec. In his homeland, he is best known as the co-founder and co-star
of Prague’s pre-war avant-garde theatre troupe, the Liberated Theatre.
Having spent the war in exile in New York, Jiří Voskovec again moved to
the US after the 1948 communist takeover of Czechoslovakia. The new film,
entitled My Father George Voskovec, follows his daughter Gigi retracing her
father’s life, from the difficult beginnings through his career on
Broadway and in Hollywood, to his passing away in 1981, at the age of 76.
Jan Richter saw the documentary and spoke to its director, Libuše
Rudinská. More
One on OneAmir Bar-Lev – an American documentary filmmaker with Czech influences
Amir Bar-Lev first presented his documentary Fighter – a film that
portrays the well-known Czech émigrés Jan Wiener and Arnošt Lustig –
at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2008. This year, the
American documentary filmmaker, whose second film My Kid Could Paint That
got caught up in a media controversy, came back to the festival as
president of the documentary competition jury. He speaks about what first
sparked his interest film and documentaries, what his role as a jury
president entails, and when he first visited the Czech Republic. More
Current AffairsFilm about politicians shot by mentally disabled people wins top documentary prize
The Pavel Koutecký Award for best Czech documentary went this year to the
film Earthlings, Who Are You Voting For? The movie shows, among other
things, what happens when a group of mentally handicapped people come up to
politicians in the middle of an election campaign and ask them questions
they might not be ready for. Directed by an experienced filmmaker Linda
Jablonská, parts of the movie were in fact shot by her students at a
workshop run by Inventura, a Prague based NGO that supports people with
learning disabilities. RP spoke to the film’s director, Linda Jablonská. More
Current AffairsExhibit on Sir Nicholas Winton’s children kicks off in London and Prague
Saturday saw the opening of an unusual exhibit held in both Prague and in
London, honoring Sir Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of nearly
700 Jewish children by train from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to London
in 1939. The exhibit, organized by director and photographer Jaroslav
Brabec and Olga Menzelová, wife of the well-known Czech director Jiří
Menzel, tells the stories of those who later came to be known Winton’s
children. In attendance were some of them, as well as Sir Nicholas himself,
who celebrated his 102nd birthday last week. Czech Radio correspondent Jan
Jůn, who attended the event in London, describes the mood. More
Current AffairsNew documentary opens up sensitive chapter in country's post-war history
In the run-up to the 66th anniversary of the end of WWII Czech public
television featured a documentary throwing more light on events that have
received little publicity in the past – the atrocities committed on
German civilians in post-war Czechoslovakia. The subject has been avoided
for years, but film director David Vondráček says Czechs need to hear
about what happened and face up to events they may not be proud of. More
Czech LifeHuman rights documentaries a hit with Czech teenagers: Roughly half of the country’s schools participate in the One World project
Every year, the colorful One World film festival – which just took place
in Prague – turns the spotlight on human rights, screening scores of
often fascinating documentaries from all corners of the globe. It also
directly addresses young people, lending eye-opening DVDs to around half
the schools in the Czech Republic, and holding special screenings for
pupils. More
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