Archive/ 2011/ Jury

Marika Kupková

Head of Main Jury

Marika Kupková studied the Theory and History of Film and Audio-visual Culture as well as Modern Greek Language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University. In addition to lecturing, where she focuses on history of Czech cinema, she works as a curator at two art galleries: Galerie Kabinet and Galerie U Dobrého pastýře. She has also taken part in a project of the Moravian Gallery Brno called Czech Film Posters of the 20th Century.

Pavla Provazníková

Jury

Pavla Provazníková completed her studies at the private institute Písek Film College with the animated film Plavba (Sea Voyage) as her graduation piece. She also worked on a piece called Krátký Film (Short Film) at the Bratři v triku studios. Currently she is studying Animation at FAMU Prague Film Academy, where she completed her Bachelor's degree with the animated film Please Come In. Her work primarily involves 2D animation film technology and a wide range of artistic rendering and design of characters for 2D animated films.

Robert Sedláček

Jury

Robert Sedláček graduated from the Documentary Production section at FAMU Prague Film Academy and has dozens of documentaries to his credit. Czech audiences know him primarily as a director of fiction films. His feature debut Pravidla lži (Rules of Lies) wonm a Czech Lion award for screenplay. His following film, Muži v říji (Men in Rut), perfectly depicted the typical Czech character. His film Největší z Čechů (The Greatest Czechs) also explores the limits of Czech mentality. In 2011 he released drama Rodina je základ státu (Long Live the Family).

Rodrigo Morales

Jury

Rodrigo Morales is film and television director, who has worked in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, Sri Lanka and Iraq. As a journalist he worked for APTN, TVE and ZDF. He also lectured on film directing and documentary production at Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino in Bolivia, Instituto de la Imágen in Argentina and the Department of DocumentaryProduction at FAMU Prague Film Academy. Since 2007 he has been working at the Faculty of Theatre (DIFA) at the Janáček Academy for the Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno, where he teaches language and directing of audiovisual work.