D1film

Filmmaker, producer and mentor. He graduated from the School of Philosophy of the Charles University in Prague (film studies) and from FAMU (documentary). His creative interest consist in considering transversal aspects of reality – science, politics, society and thought. He contributes to various papers and web media. He has curated film programs in 90ies (in Prague’s Roxy, Archa Theater and historical retrospectives at several editions of IFF Karlovy Vary). Between 2002 and 2021 taught at FAMU as an associate professor, there he co-found and beginning years directed FAMU Center for Audiovisual Studies Between 2012 and 2015 he worked as the Head of FAMU International, English section of FAMU, since its establishment in 2012 he has been leading international FAMU Summer Campus. Together with his wife, acknowledged Slovak director and producer Zuzana Piussi, they formed D1film production, since 2015 they focus on producing films with socially relevant topics, in 2019 they formed sister company VIRUSfilm in Slovakia. In 2023 he initiated and co-found Atlas Cinema company, which re-opened recently closed traditional central Prague’s Atlas Cinema and he runs it with his family and friends.
His special interest is educational and producing activity in Burma (Myanmar) within FAMU Burma project, which he has led since 2006. He co-operates as a development advisor with Czech TV, as a writer he contributes to various papers and webmedia.

Co/producer’s filmography:
Lichens Are The Way (CZ/SK 2024, 43 min., dir. Ondřej Vavrečka / World premiere: CPH:DOX 2024 NEW:VISION – Special Mention Award)
Olympic Halftime (CZ/SK 2023, 77 min., dir. Haruna Honcoop / World premiere: Ji.hlava IDFF 2023, official selection)
The Unbalanced (CZ/SK 2022, 79 min., dir. Zuzana Piussi / World premiere: Black Nights IFF Tallin 2022, official selection)
The Ordeal (CZ/SK 2021, 79 min., dir. Zuzana Piussi / World premiere: Ji.hlava IDFF 2021, Minor Award)
At Full Throttle (CZ/SK 2021, 85 min., dir. Miro Remo / World premiere: IFF Karlovy Vary 2021 – Main competition)
Housing Against Everyone (CZ/SK 2021, 95 min., dir. Tomáš Hlaváček / World premiere: One World IDFF Prague – Minor Award)
Five Hundred Plateaus (CZ 2020, 6 min., dir. Andrea Slováková / World premiere: Festival des cinémas différents et expérimentaux de Paris, 2020)
University and Freedom (CZ 2019, 70 min., co-dir with Zuzana Piussi)
The Siege (CZ / SK 2019, 69 min., co-dir with Zuzana Piussi)
Peasant’s Common Sense (CZ 2017, 79 min., co-dir with Zuzana Piussi)
Czech Allah (by Zuzana Piussi, CZ, 2017, 91 min.)
Difficult Choice (by Zuzana Piussi, CZ-SK 2016, 70 min.)
Transferrence (by Zuzana Piussi, CZ-SK 2014, 57 min.)
The Monk (by The Maw Naing, CZ-MM 2014, 93 min.)
Race To The Bottom (by Vít Janeček, CZ 2011, 83 min.)
Great Opportunity (by Vít Janeček, 2010, 63 min.)
The Adventure of Anna Barbora – an Interplay (by Vít Janeček, 2008, 57 min.)

Director’s filmography:
University and Freedom (CZ 2019, 70 min., co-dir with Zuzana Piussi)
The Siege (CZ / SK 2019, 69 min., co-dir with Zuzana Piussi)
Peasant’s Common Sense (CZ 2017, 79 min., co-dir with Zuzana Piussi)
Treating History (CZ 2013, 83 min.)
Race To The Bottom (CZ 2011, 82 min.)
Great Opportunity (CZ 2010, 64 min.)
Ivetka And The Mountain (CZ 2008, 82 min.)
The Adventure of Anna Barbora – an Interplay (CZ 2008, 57 min.)
History of Jaroslav Šabata (CZ 2008, 79 min.)
Rules of The Game – Defining The Space (CZ 2004, 98 min.)
​Battle for Life (CZ 2000, co-dir with Miroslav Janek and Roman Vávra, 88 min)
Fungus (CZ 2000, 57 min.)
In the Center of Cinema, Safe At Home (co-dir with Petr Marek, 1997, 48 min.)
Family In The Desert (CZ-SK 1994, 57 min.)