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Edgar G. Ulmer was born on 17 September 1904 in Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for The Naked Dawn (1955), The Black Cat (1934) and Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943). He was married to Shirley Ulmer and Joan Warner. He died on 30 September 1972 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Brecher was a 1900 graduate of the University of Heidelberg in Germany and then toured Austria and Germany acting on the stage. He also served as the chief director of the Stadts Theatre in Vienna before going to the U.S. in 1921. He became a naturalized American citizen on 9 May, 1927, along with his wife Essie and 8-year-old daughter Suse. In 1929, Brecher moved to Hollywood and appeared in foreign language versions of American films. He played in a number of horror films and espionage films during the 30s and 40s. Probably best remembered for his role in So Dark the Night (1946), Brecher died of a heart attack that same year.
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Aneta Kernová is an actress, film director and artist.
She studied acting school in the Czech Republic, portrayed a major role in a theatre in Philadelphia, directed over eight short films, that won awards at film festivals, acted in projects for Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Aneta created a video for an international campaign Masks4all that was featured on TV stations such as BBC, CNN, NBC and presidents or leaders of countries shared this video around the world.
Aneta's father is Slovakian and mother is Czech. Aneta travels the world and her work is inspired by surrealistic art.- Eva Leinweberová was born on 27 February 1973 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for The Invisibles (2014), Vzteklina (2017) and Men in Hope (2011).
- Veronica Varekova was born on 1 June 1977 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She has been married to Petr Nedved since July 2004.
- Nina Horáková was born on 23 December 1988 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Three Brothers (2014), Cesty domú (2010) and Detective (2011).
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- Writer
- Animation Department
Václav Mergl was born on 24 August 1935 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Václav is a director and writer, known for Homunkulus (1984), The Crabs (1976) and Laokoon (1970).- Stunts
- Actor
Daniel Bodlák was born on 9 June 1987 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. He is an actor, known for Barbarians (2020), Baaghi 3 (2020) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017).- Monika Pelcová was born on 18 December 1965 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for S certy nejsou zerty (1985) and Top star magazín (2008).
- Igor Bares was born on 15 April 1966 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Anthropoid (2016), Výlet (2002) and Fair Play (2014).
- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Iva Procházková was born on 13 June 1953 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is a writer and producer, known for Dark Blue World (2001), Cold Sunday (2012) and Kidnapped Home (2002). She is married to Ivan Pokorný.- Herta Worell was born on 20 September 1908 in Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Mädchen in Weiß (1936), Wolken am Himmel (1965) and Die lustigen Vagabunden (1940). She died on 5 April 1996 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Art Director
Frantisek Vystrcil was born on 9 November 1923 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. He was a director and art director, known for O místo na slunci (1959), Cosmodrome Y 1999 (1968) and Káta a Skubánek (1982). He died on 8 January 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Jarmila Svehlová was born on 11 February 1956 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Okres na severu (1981), Tunel Omega (1982) and Náhrdelník (1992).
- Hana Talpová was born on 5 May 1938 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Larks on a String (1969), The End of Agent W4C (1967) and Hvezda jede na jih (1959).
- Sandra Pogodová was born on 16 April 1975 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Helena (2012), An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World (1997) and Anglické jahody (2008).
- Kamil Krejcí was born on 18 October 1961 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Quantum of Solace (2008), The Undertaker (2013) and Jazz (1994).
- Lenka Rzepková was born on 6 March 1995 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. She is an actress, known for All or Nothing (2017), 10 Rules (2014) and Pustina (2016).
- Director
- Writer
- Actress
Vlasta Janecková was born on 2 July 1934 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was a director and writer, known for Strach (1956), Zizkovská romance (1958) and O líném Honzovi (1977). She was married to Petr Stepánek. She died on 27 February 2012 in Skvorec, Czech Republic.- Ludek Randár was born on 17 July 1958 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Muka obraznosti (1990), Do zubu a do srdícka (1986) and 3 Seasons in Hell (2009).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Julius Brandt was born on 5 March 1873 in Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Bohème - Künstlerliebe (1923), Spuk im Museum (1938) and Das Geheimnis des Abbe X (1927). He died on 26 December 1949 in Vienna, Austria.- Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Maryska was born on 17 March 1981 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is known for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Hellboy (2004) and Running Scared (2006).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Pavel Artemev was born on 28 February 1983 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. He is an actor, known for Astra, ya lyublyu tebya (2012), Intimate Parts (2013) and Razvod po raschyotu.- Pavel Kantorek was born on 17 May 1942 in Olomouc, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He died on 3 August 2017 in Toronto, Canada.
- Prinzessin Maria Eleonore von und zu Liechtenstein was born on 23 September 1937 in Sternberg, Moravian-Silesian Land, Czechoslovakia [now Sternberk, Olomouc, Czech Republic]. She died on 8 June 2002 in Binningen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.
- Alice Snirychová was born on 16 February 1957 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992), The Raggedy Rawney (1988) and Kidnapped Home (2002).
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Jakub Smíd was born on 16 March 1984 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is a director and actor, known for Amanitas (2015), Red Tails (2012) and The Zookeeper's Wife (2017).- Rostislav Ctvrtlík was born on 9 November 1963 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Cerná fortuna (1991), Faust (2011) and Stúrovci (1992). He died on 6 March 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Bohuslav Sedlacek was born on 13 August 1928 in Drozdín, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. He was a composer, known for The Princess with the Golden Star (1959) and Písnicky z celuloidu (1979). He died on 26 May 2013 in Brno, Czech Republic.- Petra Minárová was born on 8 January 1978 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was previously married to Simon Leitner.
- Kristýna Coufalová was born on 17 October 1985 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Petr Kubes was born on 7 February 1966 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World (1997), Skoro uplne vymyslený film (2013) and Lezáky 42 (2010).
- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Actor
Lukás Procházka was born on 2 September 2002 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. He is a producer and actor, known for Papírové zdi (2019), Nespechej (2022) and Obrazy duse a tela (2022).- Marie Viková was born on 14 July 1935 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Hrozba (1978), Za vshím hledej zenu (2022) and Mesto nic neví (1976).
- Actor
- Sound Department
Borek Joura was born on 19 March 1991 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Kosnice (2012), Mirrors in the Dark (2021) and Zivot pro samouky (2023).- Veronika Janku was born on 30 January 1971 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Brothers (2023), Teambuilding (2018) and Three Brothers (2014).
- Vanda Rajnochová was born on 2 May 1977 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Svatba na bitevním poli (2008), Celebrity Ltd. (2015) and How Poets Wait for a Miracle (2016).
- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Pavel Taussig was born on 2 July 1949 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Kolya (1996), Vracenky (1991) and Kriminálka 5.C (2019). He died on 24 August 2023 in the Czech Republic.- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Director
Pavel Schnabel was born 1946 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, and grew up in Liberec (Reichenberg). He studied at the Film and Television Academy in Prague (FAMU) and emigrated in 1968. Pavel Schnabel has worked for many years as a freelance director and cameraman in Germany and has been awarded several international and German prizes and nominations for his films.
Prizes & Awards (Selection) 1977 "Prize of the Staff of the Film Festival in Oberhausen" 1978 Awarded by the Film Journalist Association - Oberhausen Film Festival. 1982 "Adolf Grimme Prize in Gold" "Film of the Month" - EDP; "Sesterce d'Argent" - Int. Festival Nyon; "Silver Prize" - Film Festival Chicago Honourable Mention by Young Socialists, Int. Film Festival Oberhausen 1982 Short Film Festival Oberhausen: Oberhausen Manifesto Award 1983 "Special Merit" - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Nomination, German Camera, Cologne 1984 1986 German Federal Film Prize: Gold Film Ribbon; French Short Film Award 1989 "Best Short" Barcelona Film Festival 1990 "Premio PuntuaL" Festival de Santander 1994 "Placa de Prata" - 23. International Film Festival Figueira da Foz 1994 1. Prize 21st Friedberger Film Days
Films (Selection) 1977 Homage to August Sander, 22 min. Documentary on the famous German photographer. "Prize of the Staff of the Film Festival in Oberhausen" 1977
1978 In the Midst of Germany, 10 min. A short film: German impressions after the fatalities in the prison of Stammheim. Awarded by the Film Journalist Association - Oberhausen Film Festival 1978.
1981 Now... After All These Years, 60 Min., HR, ARD Co-Author: Harald Lüders Documentary. The fate of the Jews in the Hessian village of Rhina, once known as "Little Jerusalem". "Special Merit" - German Board of Film Classification "Adolf Grimme Prize with Gold" 1982 "Film of the Month" - Jury of the Protestant Press 1982 "Sesterce d'Argent" - Int. Film Festival Nyon 1982 "Silver Prize" - Film Festival Chicago 1982 "Special Merit" - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood 1983
1983 "Bonn, Return Ticket", 45 Min Co-Author: Harald Lüders Documentary. Impressions of the Federal Republic in 1982: Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in a "dialogue with the youth". "Special Merit" - German Board of Film Classification Honourable Mention by Young Socialists, Int. Film Festival Oberhausen 1982
1985 Producer and Cameraman The Violin, 16 Min. 35mm Script: Karel Steigerwald, Director: Rudolf Ruzicka Short Film. Story of a Jewish violinist in occupied Prague 1941. "Special Merit" - German Board of Film Classification French Short Film Award 1986 German Federal Film Award 1986: Gold Film Ribbon
1988 A Turkish Wedding 15 Min. Short Film about the impenetrability of the federal border. "Special Merit" - German Board of Film Classification "Best Shortfilm" Barcelona Film-Festival 1989 "Premio Puntual" Festival de Santander 1990
1991 Brothers And Sisters, 95 Min., SWR, ARD Documentary. The Weimar and the fall of communism from the GDR to the FRG. "Special Merit" - German Board of Film Classification Première: Forum at the Berlinale 1992
1994 Lisbon - Harbour Of Hope 70 Min., NDR /arte Documentary. For the thousands of refugees who fled National Socialism across Europe, Portugal was their salvation. Documentary. 23rd International Film Festival Figueira da Foz, 1994 "Placa de Prata" 21st Friedberger Film Days 1994, 1st Prize
1999 Out Of Time, 98 Min., HR /arte Documentary. Fifty years of European history wrapped in three biographies between East and West, West and East - before and after the fall of the Berlin wall. Première: Forum at the Berlinale 1999 34th International Film Festival Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), 1999
2000 Bodyguard Of Raphael, 60 Min., SWR/arte Co-Author: Andreas Schümchen Never a day without art: observations in the daily life of a museum security guard. Première: 15th Frankfurter Filmschau
2001 Producer and Cameraman: Exile At Bosporus, 90/60 Min., 3sat/ZDF/Goethe Institute InterNationes Director: Nedim Hazar Documentary. Offspring of German exiles, persecuted in Nazi Germany and immigrated to Turkey, recall the events and their experiences of exile.
2005 Producer and Cameraman: Roberto & Paolo, 59 Min., ZDF/arte, HessenInvest Film, Filmstiftung NRW, Motovun FF Director: Rajko Grlic Documentary. Two lives for Theatre on the Ruhr - with and about Roberto Ciulli and Paolo Magelli.
2007 A Life In The Saddle, 45 Min., A KraftWerk Production for arte/ZDF A collaboration with Dennis Timm (Idea, Research). "Discovering" the last Buckaroos in the USA.
2010 - 2015 Home Is Not A Place, 88 min. BKM/HessenFilm Documentary. Pavel Schnabel accompanies the artists of the Frankfurt street theatre "antagon" during a thrilling and tension-filled season.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Petr Novotný was born on 6 August 1947 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and writer, known for Sedm hladových (1988), Prátelé Bermudského trojúhelníku (1987) and Galasupersou (1984).- Zuzana Majerová Zahradníková was born on 28 June 1972 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jaroslav Hutka was born on 21 April 1947 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is a composer, known for Obcan Havel (2008), Výzva (2017) and Through a Labyrinth (1990).- Writer
- Actor
Franz Joseph Wagner was born on 7 August 1943 in Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic. He is a writer and actor, known for Das Ding (1978).- Zdenek Vévoda was born on 30 September 1986 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Saint Sebastian's Cry (2019) and Pestírna (2017).
- Barbora Sebestíková was born on 18 September 1991 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for The Quartette (2017) and Blue Code (2017).
- Karel Jencík was born on 7 April 1952 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Rudolf Tichácek was born on 18 January 1943 in Olomouc, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He died on 27 September 1982 in Munich, West Germany [now Germany].
- Karel Leschinger was born on 20 July 1925 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Road Back (1959).
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zdenek Lonícek was born on 10 September 1938 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Rumburak (1985), O svatební krajce (2003) and Mach, Sebestová a kouzelné sluchátko (2001). He died on 5 January 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Marek Heinz was born on 4 August 1977 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].