CZECH REPUBLIC Production Lists - Febuary 25 2004

THE BEST FILMS OF OUR LIVES (NEJLEPSI FILMY NASEHO ZIVOTA)
(Negativ) Black comedy. A Tajik emigre comes to the US to show a stolen film at a film festival, an American crook is disowned by his daughter for acting in a porn movie when he was young, and two Japanese men decide to die the same death as the heroes of Easy Rider. Prod: Pavel Strnad. Dir: Petr Zelenka. Scr: Petr Zelenka. Shooting in 2005.
Contact: Pavel Strnad, Negativ, (420) 224 933 472

BORDERS (HRANICE)
(Negativ) Vladimir, who makes his living trafficking refuges across the Ukraine-Slovak border, follows his friend to the Czech Republic in the hope of making money in business. Prod: Pavel Strnad. Dir: Pavel Marek. Scr: Martin Rysavy, Pavel Marek. Shooting in 2004.
Contact: Pavel Strnad, Negativ, (420) 224 933 472

DON QUIXOTE IN BOHEMIA (DON QUIJOTE V CECHACH)
(what.ever! production) A fanciful journey undertaken by an actor-knight into the Czech spiritual and magical past, set against the background of modern consumer society. Dir: Otakaro Schmidt. Scr: Otakaro Schmidt, Bolek Polivka. Prod: Radek Auer (what.ever! production). Shooting in: 2004.
Contact: Radek Auer, what.ever! production, (420) 602 255 546

DWARFS (TRPASLICI)
(Vertigo Films) Tragi-comedy. Seven people are trapped in a snowed-in guesthouse in the mountains during the Christmas holidays. Dir: Karel Zalud. Scr: Karel Zalud. DoP: Tomas Novacek. Ed: Tonicka Jankova. Prod des: Stepan Kuklik. Shooting in 2004.
Contact: Vertigo Film, (420) 220 412 250

THE EYE (OKO)
(Happy Celluloid, Universal Studios). A thriller written by Czech author Iva Hercikova and purchased decades ago by Universal for Alfred Hitchcock. The story of an extraordinary love affair taking place in the wrong place at the wrong time. Prods: Milan Cieslar, Veronika Finkova. Scr: Iva Hercikova. Prod des: Jan Vlasak. Shooting in Czech Republic in 2004.
Contact: Happy Celluloid, (420) 602 218 960, celluloid@bon.cz

FACELESS (BEZ TVARE)
(KOKR Pictures) Co-prods: Barrandov Studios, Wild Bunch (France), Charlie's (Slovakia), HBO (US). An everlasting friendship with a limited life. Prods: Tomas Krejci, Petr Sizling (KOKR Pictures); Rudolf Biermann (In-Film Praha). Dir: Tomas Krejci. Scr: Tomas Krejci, Marek Epstein. DoP: Martin Sacha. Ed: Alois Fisarek. Prod des: Milan Bycek, David Bazika. Cost des: Klara Potuckova. Music: Ondrej Brousek. Main cast: Petr Forman, Linda Rybova. Shooting in 2004.
Contact: Tomas Krejci, KOKR Pictures, kokrpict@post.cz

A HUNTING ODYSSEY (MYSLIVECKA ODYSEA)
(Aurel Klimt, Martin Vandas, Studio Zvon) Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. A scouting party from outer space has found a new hunting ground. Feature-length film combines live action with stop-frame, studio and computer animation. Prod: Aurel Klimt, Martin Vandas. Dir: Aurel Klimt. Scr: Aurel Klimt. DoP: Radek Loukota.
Contact: Alena Vandasova, (420) 606 817 646

I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND (OBSLUHOVAL JSEM ANGLICKEHO KRALE)
(In Film Praha) Co-prod: Charlie's (Slovakia). Budget: $2.6 m. Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. Tragi-comedy based on the novel by Bohumil Hrabal. Exec prods: Rudolf Biermann, Tracey Harshmann. Prods: Rudolf Biermann, Woody Harrelson. Dir: Jan Hrebejk. Scr: Petr Jarchovsky. DoP: Jan Malir. Shooting in Prague, Plzen and Olomouc in autumn and winter 2004.
Contact: In Film Praha, (420) 224 237 439

SHIKOTAN
(Simply Sirena) Co-prods: Dinoterium (Russia), Pandora (Germany). Budget: Euros 1.8m. Int'l sales: Fortissimo. Melodrama. Exec prods: Blanche Neumann, Artemio Benki. Co-prods: Yelena Yatsura, Karl Baumgarther. Dir: Vlad Lanne. Scr: Vlad Lanne, Igor Kopytov. Shooting from April to August 2004.
Contact: Blanche Neumann, Simply Sirena, (420) 221 411 699

SUBSTITUTE (SUPLENT)
(Bionaut Production) The Institute for the Sharing of Personal Problems prepares its staff for the role of 'substitute': people who have the ability to perfectly metamorphose into the characters of their clients and their problems. But Oscar, the perfect candidate for this profession, begins to lose his self-assurance when he takes on a client named Frederik. Prod: Vratislav Slajer. Co-prod: Krystof Mucha. Dir: Martin Krejci. Scr: Vojtech Masek, Martin Krejci. DoP: Stepan Kucera. Ed: Filip Malasek. Shooting in 2004.
Contact: Bionaut, (420) 222 517 908.

THE TALL MAN, THE WIDE MAN AND THE SHARP-EYED MAN (DLOUHY, SIROKY A BYSTROZRAKY)
(Luxor Film) Co-prods: Czech Television, Slovak Television, Barrandov Studios, GF Studios (Sweden), Univeral Production Partners, AG Studios (Slovakia). Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. Czech fairytale about an old king who wants to hand his kingdom over to the crown prince. Exec prod: Karla Stojakova. Prod: Premysl Prazky. Dir: Hynek Bocan. Scr: Hynek Bocan, Jiri Just, Stefan Uhrik, Hana Cielova. DoP: Jaroslav Brabec. Ed: Dalibor Lipsky. Prod des: Jiri Sternwald. Cost des: Theodor Pistek. Shooting in the first half of 2004 in the Czech Republic, Sweden and Slovakia.
Contact: Premysl Prazky, Luxor Film, (420) 267 072 031/(420) 267 073 615

THE THIRD SEX (TRETI POHLAVI)
(Jakubisko Film) Budget: $4.5m. Int'l sales: DG Lubell, Tanner Propp (US), Jakubisko Film (Europe). Dist: Bontonfilm (Czech Rep). Renowned director Juraj Jakubisko returns to film in this comedy, with which he aims not only to make the audience laugh, but also to contemplate life. Dir: Juraj Jakubisko. Scr: Juraj Jakubisko. DoP: Jan Duris. Cost des: Jaroslava Pecharova. Shooting in Prague and Mexico.
Contact: Jakubisko Film, (420) 296 236 353

THE VRANA AFFAIR (PROBLEM VRANA)
(Luxor Film) Co-prods: Czech Television, Barrandov Studios. Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. A film set in an elite private school dealing with conflicts between theories of personal freedom. Exec prod: Karla Stojakova. Prod: Premysl Prazky. Dir: Tomas Barina. Scr: Rudolf Merkner, Tomas Barina. Shooting in Czech Republic. Release date: 2005.
Contact: Premysl Prazky, Luxor Film, (420) 267 072 031, (420) 267 073 615

ADVERSE WINDS (PROTIPOLY)
(Simply Sirena) Co-prod: Non Stop (Russia). Budget: Euros 3m-3.5m. Int'l sales: Fortissimo. Melodrama. Exec prods: Mathieu Bonpoint, Blanche Neumann. Co-prod: Yelena Yantsura. Dir: Artemio Benki. Scr: Artemio Benki, Armelle Verenka, Gilles Taurant. DoP: Igor Luther. Cost des: Armelle Verenka. Shooting from Jan to April 2004.
Contact: Blanche Neumann, Simply Sirena, (420) 221 411 699

CAVIAR SPIRIT (DUSE JAKO KAVIAR)
(Happy Celluloid) Co-prod: Profilm. Tragicomedy. Three siblings are looking for the right person to come into their lives, but this merely leads to them fumbling through life while repeating the same mistakes. Prods: Milan Cieslar, Jana Vlckova. Dir: Milan Cieslar. Scr: Milan Cieslar. DoP: Jiri Machane. Ed: Milan Cieslar. Prod des: Vaclav Novak. Cost des: Evzenie Razova. Main cast: Karolina Kaiserova, Tatiana Vilhelmova, Vilma Cibulkova, Jan Budar, Alice Vesela.
Contact: Happy Celluloid, (420) 257 315 087

CHAMPIONS (MISTRI)
(Negativ) Co-prods: Barrandov Studio, Czech Television. Backers: Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography. Dist [Czech Republic]: CinemArt. A film about illusions, about people who long for something, who love and cheat, and who sometimes believe in nonsense. But despite their various situations, they all pin their hopes on the Czech hockey team's dogged fight to win the World Championship. Prods: Milan Kuchynka, Pavel Strnad. Dir: Marek Najbrt. Scr: Benjamin Tucek, Robert Geisler, Marek Najbrt. DoP: Miloslav Holman. Ed: Pavel Hrdlicka. Prod des: Milan Bycek. Cost des: Andrea Kralova. Main cast: Leos Noha, Klara Meliskova, Jiri Ornest, Jan Budar, Josef Polasek.
Contact: John Riley, Negativ (420) 606 659 725

CHOKING HAZARD
(Brutto) Dist (Czech Republic): Bontonfilm. A zombie comes stalking out of a forest smelling of needles, decay, and blood. A group of men must stand alone against it, without hope of help, without a chance in this most desolate, godforsaken spot in Bohemia. Prods: Marek Dobes, Narek Oganesjan. Dir: Marek Dobes. Scr: Stepan Kopriva. DoP: Martin Preiss. Ed: Michal Hyka. Prod des: Katerina Koutska. Cost des: Hana Kralikova. Music: Frantisek Fuka. Main cast Jaroslav Dusek, Jan Dolansky, Anna Fialkova, Kamil Svejda, Eva Janouskova.
Contact: Marek Dobes, Brutto, brutto@volny.cz

CORRIDOR OR LIFE IN STEAM (KORIDOR, ANEB ZIVOT POD PAROU)
(Verbascum) A sentimental grotesque that takes place in trains, in train stations and along the rails that service them, where real characters mix with fictional ones. Prod: Richard Nemec. Dir. Miroslav Janek. Scr: Miroslav Janek. DoP: Miroslav Janek. Ed: Tonicka Jankova. Shooting from autumn 2003.
Contact: Richard Nemec, Verbascum, (420) 224 930 077

HAPPINESS (YOU ARE MY HAPPINESS) [STESTI (TY JSI MOJE STESTI)]
(Cineart TV Prague, Negativ) Co-prod: Czech Television. Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. A story set in a northern Bohemian town against a backdrop of tower blocks, factories, high-voltage cables and concrete flyovers, in a landscape ravaged by open-cast coal mining. Monca loves Standa, a local ice-hockey star. She's his woman and one day he'd like to have kids with her. But how is Standa supposed to stay faithful with all these girls around the place' Prods: Viktor Schward (Cineart TV Prague), Pavel Strnad (Negativ). Dir: Bohdan Slama. Scr: Bohdan Slama. DoP: Divis Marek. Ed: Jan Danhel. Prod des: Petr Pistek, Jan Filip Novotny. Cost des: Zuzana Krejzkova. Main cast: Tatiana Vilhelmova, Pavel Lisak, Ana Geislerova, Marek Daniel, Iva Janzurova. Shooting from 2003 to 2005.
Contact: Helena Hejcova, press agent, Cineart TV Prague, (420) 261 711 108, (420) 261 711 044, (420) 261 711 046

THE IMP (SKRITEK)
(Vorelfilm, Cineart TV Prague) Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. The village family previously seen in the film Out Of The Town has moved up in the world to the local town. The story is a succession of gags, sketches and tragic-comic situations, culminating in a police chase and an unexpected shoot-out. Prod: Tomas Vorel. Dir: Tomas Vorel. Scr: Tomas Vorel. DoP: Marek Jicha. Music: MiG 21. Prod des: Petr Pistek. Cost des: Blanka Tesarova. Main cast: Eva Holubova, Bolek Polivka, Ivana Chylkova, Tomas Hanak, Barbora Munzarova.
Contact: Tomas Vorel, Vorelfilm, (420) 608 889 353

MEN SHOW (PANSKA JIZDA)
(Major K International) Dist (Czech Republic): Bontonfilm. A family comedy about how banal worries can force people to see the world in a new light. Prod: Martin Kotik. Dir: Martin Kotik. Scr: Tomas Koncinsky, Petr Nepovim, Martin Kotik. DoP: Miroslav Cvorsjuk. Ed: Zdenek Rygl. Prod des: Petr Smola. Cost des: Iveta Trmalova. Main cast: Martin Dejdar, Josef Abrham, Petr Martinak,Vladimir Skultety.
Contact: Martin Kotik, Major K International, (420) 281 914 984

NEW BEINGS - THE INDIAN AND THE NURSE (NOVE BYTOSTI - INDIAN A SESTRICKA)
(Cineart TV Prague) Co-prod: Czech Television. Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. The spirit of an old Indian rituals awakes in a southern Bohemian meadow. Prod: Viktor Schwarz (Cineart TV Prague). Dir: Dan Wlodarczyk. Scr: Jan Stehlik. DoP: Alexandar Surkala. Prod des: Petr Fort. Shooting in 2003 and 2004.
Contact: Helena Hejcova, Cineart TV Prague, (420) 261 711 108

NON PLUS ULTRAS
(Lajka-film) Dist (Czech Republic): Falcon. A humorous if brief look at the lives of a few men, some of whom have grown prematurely old, others of whom have yet to grow up. The characters are real, they live among us. It's just that they no longer seem as enthusiastic about their favourite activity - soccer hooliganism - as they used to be. Prods: Lukas Maly, Jakub Sluka. Dir: Jakub Sluka. Scr: Jiri Popel. DoP: Jakub Dvorsky. Ed: Olga Kaufmanova. Prod des: Milan Bycek. Cost des: Barbara Bryndova. Main cast: Vladimir Dlouhy, David Novotny, Karel Zima, Matej Hadek, Michal Novotny.
Contact: Lukas Maly, Lajka-film, (420) 777 867

ON YOUR FEET (POSTAVI VAS NA NOHY)
(Czech Television Ostrava) A historical whodunit set in a small spa town in 1947, where a murderer is being hunted by the police against the sinister background of the imminent Communist takeover. Prod: Ales Jurda (Ceska televise Ostrava). Scr: Vladmir Fanta. Shooting in 2003-2004.
Contact: Ales Jurda, Czech Television Ostrava, (420) 596 201 251

POST-COITUM
(Jakubisko Film) Budget: EUR 0.9m. Int'l sales: D. G. Lubell, Tanner Propp (North Am); Jakubisko Film (Europe). Dist: Bontonfilm (Czech Republic). Satire. Four men times five women result in 20 mini-episodes which merge into a single story of love, relationships, and sex. Nothing remains hidden but the intimate regions of the human body. Prod: Deana Jakubiskova-Horvathova. Marcel Bystron. Scr: Marcel Bystron. DoP: Jan Duris. Ed: Alois Fisarek. Prod des: Pavol Andrasko. Cost des: Libuse Prazakova, Michaela Horejsi. Main cast: Franco Nero, Eva Elsnerova, Richard Krajco, Lucie Vondrackova, Mahulena Bocanova.
Contact: Jakubisko Film, (420) 296 236 353

SNOWBOARDERS (SNOWBOARDACI)
(Whisconti) Co-prod: Czech Television, DD Investment Group. Teen Comedy. Dist [Czech Republic]: Falcon (cinema), Bontonfilm (video, DVD). Teen comedy. The story of two cool dudes, three sex kittens, and four snowboarding pros played out in the mountains during the Christmas holiday. Prods: Pavel Melounek, David Prudky, Magdalena Sedlakova, Dalibor Dvoulety. Dir: Karel Janak. Scr: Karel Janak. DoP: Martin Sacha. Ed: Adam Dvorak. Prod des: Milan Bycek. Cost des: Katerina Mirova. Main cast: Vojta Kotek, Jiri Madl, Ester Geislerova, Jiri Langmajer, Pavla Tomicova. Shooting from Dec. 2003 - Feb. 2004.
Contact: Whisconti, (420) 224 922 856

SUSPICION (PODEZRENI)
(Blue Time). Dist (Czech Republic): Warner Bros. Contemporary drama. Twenty-year-old musician David one day starts investigating his roots to find his father, in the process uncovering the past of his mother and his entire family. Each of the four characters has something to hide from the rest. Prods: Lenka Kny, Martina Burget. Dir: Lenka Kny. Scr: Lenka Kny, Ondrej Provaznik. DoP: Adam Sikora. Ed: Olinka Kaufmanova. Prod des: Pavel Rample. Cost des: Pavla Michalkova. Main cast: David Kraus, Jana Krausova, Jan Triska, Boguslaw Linda, Karel Roden. Shooting from Nov. 2003 to June 2004.
Contact: Lenka Kny, Blue Time (420) 603 419 595/Martina Burget, (420) 602 210 404

VATERLAND - A HUNTING LOGBOOK (VATERLAND - LOVECKY DENIK)
(Cineart TV Prague) Co-prod: Czech Television, Universal Production Partners - UPP, Ateliery Bonton Zlin. Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. Dist (Czech Republic): Bontonfilm. Fantasy thriller with elements of black comedy revolving around several cultural conflicts and a hunt. Returning to old family holdings after fifty years can be fun and adventurous, but it can be dangerous too. Only vestiges of the old world remain, and the new world is still taking shape. Prod: Viktor Schwartz (Cineart TV Prague). Dir: David Jarab. Scr: David Jarab. DoP: Marek Jicha. Ed: Jan Danhel. Music: Petr Haas, Jan Ponocny, Roman Zach. Prod des: Milan Popelka. Cost des: Sylva Hanakova. Main cast: Frantisek Rehak, Karel Roden, Petr Forman, Julio Martin (da Fonseca), Jose Figueiredo. Shooting from 2002 to 2004.
Contact: Helena Hejcova, Cineart TV Prague, (420) 261 711 108

AGAIN (NEVSTOUPIS DVAKRAT)
(Bionaut) Co-prod: SPI International, Zik Zak (Iceland). Dist: SPI International (Czech Republic). Two old friends meet up again and agree to go on a trip to the small town where they were born and raised. But the journey, intended as a trip down memory lane, turns out differently than they expected because nothing is at it used to be. Prod: Vratislav Slajer. Dir: Borkur Gunnarsson. Scr: Borkur Gunnarsson. DoP: Tony Gresek. Ed: Zdenek Marek. Main cast: Marketa Coufalova, Kaise Elramly, Martin Hoffman, Jean Loose, Jiri Ployhar. Shot in summer 2002.
Contact: Bionaut Production, (420) 222 517 908

ANGELS (ANDELE)
(Simply Sirena) Co-prod: Fabula Film (Slovenia). Budget: EURO 0.75m. Melodrama. Exec prod: Artemio Benki. Dir: Janja Glogovac. Scr: Janja Glogovac, Tomas Koncicky. Shot from Sept to Oct 2003.
Contact: Blanche Neumann, Simply Sirena, (420) 221 411 699

BOLERO
(Czech Television) Co-prod: Diamant Film Prague. Int'l sales: Czech Television. Dist: (Czech Republic): Bontonfilm. Psychological crime drama based on actual events. A group of university students who raped women find the past comes back to haunt them. Prod: Ivo Pavelek. Dir: F. A. Brabec. Scr: Marketa Zinnerova. DoP: F. A. Brabec. Ed: Boris Machytka. Prod des:Olga Rosenfelderova. Cost des: Jaroslava Pecharova. Music: Jan Jirasek. Main cast: Jiri Bartoska, Martin Stropnicky, Jan Potmesil, David Kraus, Bara Seidlova.
Contact: Czech Television Telexport, (420) 261 137 438

DUENDE
(what.ever! production) Co-prod: John Caulkins (Crack Film). A chronicle of life on Karoliny Svetle Street in Prague's Old Town. Real-life residents meet with actors in fictional stories shot in a semi-documentary style. The film, originally scheduled for shooting in autumn 2002, shows how the appearance of the street changed forever following the August 2002 floods, with additional stories added from Krakow, Poland, and Timisoara, Romania. Prod: Radek Auer. Dir: Sambor Wilk. Scr: Sambor Wilk, Vlastimil Tresnak. DoP: Michal Vojkuvka. Ed: Jakub Voves. Music: Varhan Orchestrovic Bauer. Main cast: Karel Dobry, Bohumil Klepl, Eva Holubova, Zuzana Stivinova. Shot in 2002-2003.
Contact: Radek Auer, what.ever! production, (420) 602 255 546

GOING ASTRAY (SEJIT Z CESTY)
(Vertigo Film) Co-prod: Grant MK. Belousek Junior is stuck in a career rut at his father's legal practice and equally bogged down in a long-term relationship with his phlegmatic girlfriend, which he should have ended at least five years ago. Excitement arrives in his life when he has to go to Prague to find a bohemian songwriter. Dir: Rudof Kral. Scr: Rudof Kral. DoP: Vladan Vala. Ed: Martin Knejp. Shooting in 2003-2004.
Contact: Vertigo Film, (420) 220 412 250

THE GREAT WATER (GOLEMATA VODA)
(The World Circle Foundation) Co-prods: Artis 3 (FYR Macedonia), The World Circle Foundation (Czech Republic), Artreal (Slovakia). Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. In present-day Macedonia, a politician is shot and wounded. As he hovers on the brink of death, his mind flashes back to his childhood and the days after World War II. Prods: Ivo Trajkov, Mile Arsovski, Vladimir Chrenovsky, Robert Jazadziski. Dir: Ivo Trajkov. Scr: Vladimir Blazevski, Ivo Trajkov. DoP: Suki Medencevic. Ed: Atanas Georgiev. Prod des: Kemal Hrustanovic. Cost des: Zaklina Krstevska. Music: Kiril Dzajkovski. Main cast: Sase Kekenovski, Maja Stankovska, Mitko Apostolovski, Nikolina Kujaca, Verica Nedevska. Shot in 2002 and 2003.
Contact: The World Circle Foundations, (420) 271 775 781

HAPPINESS (STESTI)
(Luxor) Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. A story of tender love between two young people set in the 1950s prison system. Prod: Premysl Prazsky. Dir. Petr Nikolaev. Scr: Jiri Stransky. DoP: Martin Duba. Prod. Des. Milan Bycek. Shot from Aug 2003 to Sept 2003.
Contact: Premysl Prazsky, Luxor, (420) 267 073 615

KING OF THIEVES (KRAL ZLODEJU)
(Charlie's) Co-prods: In Film Praha (Czech Republic), Slavia Capital o. c. p. (Slovakia), Charlie's (Slovakia), Lichtblick Filmproduction (Germany), Ivan Fila Filmproduction, MACT-Productions, WEGA Film. Dist [Czech Republic]: Bioscop. Co-prods: Rudolf Biermann (Charlie's), Helga Bahr (Lichtblick), Ivan Fila Filmproduction. Dir: Ivan Fila. Scr: Ivan Fila. DoP: Vladimir Smutny. Ed: Vladimir Smutny. Prod des: Horst Furcht, Martin Martinec, Viera Dandova. Cost des: Bettina Weiss, Jan Ruzicka, Janka Jankova. Main cast: Lazar Ristovski, Yasha Kultiasov, Katharina Thalbach, Julia Khanverdieva, Oktay Ozdemir.

Contact: Rudolf Biermann, Charlie's (421) 254 655 027/8

THE LAST SUMMER (POSLEDNI LETO)
(Negativ) Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. A summertime tragi-comedy about growing up. Prod: Katerina Cerna. Dir: Karin Babinska. Scre: Petra Vselova. DoP: Martin Douba. Ed: Adam Dvorak. Prod des: Martin Kurel. Cost des: Josef Cechota. Music: Ecstase - JP Muchow. Shot in Sept and Oct 2003.
Contact: Katerina Cerna, Negativ, (420) 224 933 755/(420) 777 235 697

SHARK IN THE HEAD (ZRALOK V HLAVE)
(Bionaut Production) Co-prod: Krystof Mucha. Backer: State Fund for Assistance and Development of Czech Cinematography. Prod: Vratislav Slajer. Dir: Maria Prochazkova. Scr: Maria Prochazkova. DoP: Martin Stepanek. Ed: Petr Mrkous. Main cast: Oldrich Kaiser. Shot from August to October 2003.
Contact: Bionaut Production, (420) 222 517 908

UP AND DOWN (HOREM PADEM)
(Total HelpArt T.H.A.) Budget: $1.2m. Backer: The Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography. Dist [Czech Republic]: Falcon.. Drama. Three interconnected, tragicomic stories about friendship, losing and finding love, and about parents and children rediscovering each other.. Prod: Ondrej Trojan. Dir: Jan Hrebejk. Scr: Petr Jarchovsky. DoP.: Jan Malir. Ed: Vladimir Barak. Prod des: Milan Bycek. Cost des: Katarina Holla. Main cast: Jan Triska, Petr Forman, Jiri Machacek, Natasa Burger, Emilia Vasaryova. Shot in July, August 2003.
Contact: Pavlina Fechterova, Total HelpArt T.H.A., (420) 267 073 007