David Ondříček
Directing
- Born
- June 23, 1969 (age 57) · Prague, Czechoslovakia
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
Behind the camera10
- 2026Changes Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2021Zátopek Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2016Anthropoid Executive Producer
- 2016Zátopek Screenplay, Director
- 2015Lost in Munich Producer
- 2012In the Shadow Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2006Grandhotel Director, Producer
- 2003One Hand Can't Clap Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2000Loners Director, Producer
- 1996Whisper