Petr Zelenka

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-08-21 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague - Czechoslovakia

Petr Zelenka

Biography

Petr Zelenka (born 21 August 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech playwright and director of theatre and film. His films have been recognized at international festivals in Moscow and Rotterdam. In 2008, his film Karamazovi was the Czech Republic's official Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film. An early notable work is a black comedy, Tales of Common Insanity (2004) (Czech: Příběhy obyčejného šílenství), which he directed at Dejvické divadlo. He received the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Play. The play was later staged in other Czech theatres as well as in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany. It was also published i...

Production

2005

Wrong Side Up

as Director

1997

Buttoners

as Director

2011

Teremin

as Director

2011

Teremin

as Writer

2014

Dabing Street

as Director

2014

Dabing Street

as Writer

1991

Svědkyně

as Writer

2008

2005

Wrong Side Up

as Writer

2002

2002

2015

Lost in Munich

as Director

2015

2001

Powers

as Director

1996

2015

2008

2024

2024

2000

Loners

as Story

2000

Loners

as Screenplay

2020

Droneman

as Director

2020

Droneman

as Writer

2001

Powers

as Screenplay

2020

Droneman

as Producer

2019

2019

2022

Shadowplay

as Dramaturgy

1996

1997

Buttoners

as Story

1997

Buttoners

as Screenplay

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