Jan Svěrák

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-02-06 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Žatec, Protektorát Čechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]

Jan Svěrák

Biography

Jan Svěrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈsvjɛraːk]) (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at FAMU. He and his films have received many awards, including the Academy Award, Crystal Globe, Golden Globe Award, and Tokyo Grand Prix. He lives in Prague. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Svěrák, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

1996

Kolya

as Director

2007

Empties

as Producer

2007

Empties

as Director

2022

Bethlehem Light

as Director

2022

Bethlehem Light

as Screenplay

1994

Accumulator 1

as Director

2001

Dark Blue World

as Producer

2001

Dark Blue World

as Director

1991

1994

The Ride

as Director

2010

Kooky

as Director

2010

Kooky

as Producer

2010

Kooky

as Screenplay

1988

Oil Gobblers

as Writer

1988

Oil Gobblers

as Director

2014

Three Brothers

as Director

2004

Daddy

as Scenario Writer

2004

Daddy

as Director

1996

Kolya

as Producer

2007

Little Girl Blue

as Producer

2017

Barefoot

as Director

2017

Barefoot

as Writer

2014

Three Brothers

as Producer

1994

Accumulator 1

as Screenplay

1994

1994

The Ride

as Story

1994

The Ride

as Screenplay

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