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BIAŁY SMOK Production was established by a married couple, Beata Hrycyk-Mańkowska and Andrzej Mańkowski, and is engaged in film and theatre production. We have extensive experience in the field of production and organisation which has been gained during our many years of work with film and theatre.  We can, therefore, offer our clients individual ideas and scripts as well as professional development of any artistic projects created with the aid of film and theatre means.

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BIF Ltd. was established in 1993 as an independent production company owned by Jan Balzer (producer/production supervision) and Kateřina Schauerová (producer/production supervision).

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Bio Art Production Co. is a new production company founded in 2011. It focuses on the production and co-production of Czech audiovisual works of all kinds and genres, but mainly feature and documentary films. It focuses on implementation of audiovisual works by young authors, as well as exhibitions, concerts and occasional themed projections.

Bio Illusion Ltd. was founded in 2003. Its employees, however, have a longterm experience in the sphere of TV and movie production. The company offers complete production services for movie making, television production, commercials and music videos. Company is managed by Mr. Miloslav ŠMÍDMAJER, producer and director. He works as a documentary director for Czech Television, TV NOVA and other small production companies. He created a number of commercial spots for the TBWA agency. Since 1996 are most of his documentary films (collaboration with such personalities as Miloš Forman, Saul Zaentz, Miroslav Ondříček, Jan Hammer, Lucciano Pavarotti, Klaus Maria Brandauer etc.) realized in his own production studio PLUTO film & video. He acquiered experience with feature films as a director of Heureka Film company where he was in charge of dramaturgy, pre-production and realization of movies as Accumulator 1 (dir.: Jan Svěrák) or A Pin for the Butterfly (dir.: H. Kodicek, co-production with Channel Four and British Screen). In 2003 he returned to feature film production in his own company BIO ILLUSION Ltd. The comedy Jak básnící neztrácejí naději (The Poets Never Lose Hope) was premiered on 22nd January 2004 and became the 3rd most popular movie in 2004. The next feature film, a comedy by Mrs. Marie Poledňáková Jak se krotí krokodýli (Taming Crocodiles) occupied for 8 weeks from its premiere first place (12th January 2006) in movie chart. In shooting: • LUCKY FOUR SERVING THE KING (Čtyřlístek ve službách krále, popular comics characters in film, directed by Michal Žabka) • BELLA MIA (dramatic story about the clash of human arrogance with simple longing for life in harmony written by Marek Epstein, directed by Martin Duba) • NAZARETH As Long As Its Making Us Happy (NAZARETH Nekonečný rockový mejdan, new documentary about legendary rock band, directed by Miloslav Šmídmajer) Realised projects: • WAKING UP YESTERDAY (Probudím se včera, 2012, non-traditional high school comedy, directed by Miloslav Šmídmajer) • FAMILY (Rodinka, 2010, A loose continuation of the legendary television series from Fan Vavrincova, directed by Dušan Klein) • MILOS FORMAN: WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU… (Miloš Forman: Co tě nezabije…, 2009, feature documentary directed by Miloslav Šmídmajer) • IN THE ATTIC: WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY TODAY? (Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny?, 2009, animated fairy tale directed by Jiří Barta) • HELL WITH PRINCESS (Peklo s princeznou, 2009, fairy tale directed by Miloslav Šmídmajer) • A WEDDING ON A BATTLEFIELD (Svatba na bitevním poli, 2008, directed by Dušan Klein) • TAMING CROCODILES (Jak se krotí krokodýli, 2006, directed by Marie Poledňáková) • THE POETS NEVER LOSE HOPE (Jak básníci neztrácejí naději, 2004, directed by Dušan Klein) In development: • THE CHANCE (Jaromír Hanzlík a Jiří Mádl as castways on the desert island in great comedy written by Jaroslav Dietl) • I BLUELY LOVE YOU (Jedním slovem tě miluji modře, romantic comedy written by Jaroslav Papoušek’s script, author of famous films about the Homolkas family) • THE CINEMATOGRAPHER KING (O králi s klikou, fairy tale comedy by Dušan Klein) • MISS SARAJEVO (drama o vzdoru krásy uprostřed válečného běsnění, které podle skutečné události napsal Jiří Hubač) • TAKE IT EASY (teeneger comedy on the evergreen topic of first loves and letdowns) • CELEBRITIES Ltd. (Celebrity s.r.o., film adaptation of famous theatrical comedy written by Antonín Procházka) • SWANS (Labutě, deep human story about the common man with the heart od angel written by Roman Ráž) • THE FEAST (Žranice, bitter comedy written by Ladislav Pecháček, author of Poets) • THE COURT JESTERS (Dvorní šašci, film adaptation of famous novel written by Viktor Fischl) Etc. Realization of our own TV and video projects under the heading PLUTO film & video, which concentrates on making its own documentaries about famous personalities (M. FORMAN, L. BÍLÁ, M. ONDŘÍČEK, T. PIŠTĚK, M. KOŽENÁ, M. HORNÍČEK, J. HAMMER, N. AUERBACH, S. ZAENTS, ADRIANA SKLENAŘÍKOVÁ-KAREMBEU etc.).

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Bionaut Films focuses on the production of feature films, documentaries and animated films for young and demanding audiences. Its portfolio includes various documentaries, including Dust Games (dir. Martin Mareček, Audience Award, Best Documentary - Jihlava IDFF 2001), Searching for Ester (dir. Věra Chytilová), The Source (dir. Martin Mareček, Audience Award, Special Mention - One World IFF), Auto*Mate (dir. Martin Mareček, Audience Award - Jihlava IDFF 2010, Student Jury Award - Cinemambiente IFF 2009).