Renowned cameraman Šofr to celebrate 70th birthday

Renowned Czech cameraman Jaromír Šofr will celebrate70th birthday on Sunday. The cameraman, who studied at Prague’s FAMU film academy, has lensed features for directors like Věra Chytilová and worked with the late Jaromír Jireš and Karel Kachyňa. He also shot the famous O slavnosti a hostech (A Report on the Party and the Guests) directed by Jan Němec and Closely Watched Trains directed by Jiří Menzel - awarded the 1967 Oscar for Best Foreign-language film.

Author: Jan Velinger