Kopecký Čestmír

The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver
This film essay is a visual collage based on the diary of Czech scriptwriter and director Pavel Juráček, who was among the most significant representatives of the Czechoslovak NEw Wave of the 1960s.

Granny
55 years old Tamara is fed up with men of her own generation, whom she perceivesas constant bitter wiseacres deprived of all ideals in life. She posts an online ad:"Mature, slightly kinky female is searching for boys aged 17–30", and receives 650 responses… from then on she's been busy sorting out the responses, choosing boysto date and meeting up with them. Soon she realizes that she replaces their mother,sex teacher, soul healer. Documentary film about a Grandma, who has more than just the ageing process to come to terms with…

Black and White in Colour
The film reveals how gypsy singer Vera Bila retains a deep attachment to Romany traditions both in her music and her way of life.

Old Vick
The story of a man who failed to escape the omnipresent civilization. Years ago Baťa have sent him to Africa as a purchaser of leather and he never came back. He talks about his many jobs and his narrative accompanies with moving pictures and photos he has made himself.

25 from the 1960s or the Czechoslovak New Wave
The two-part documentary feature represents a complex view of the phenomenon of the Czech and Slovak new wave cinema in the cultural, social and political context of the 1960s. The twenty five key films with commentaries of their authors and film historians offer the viewer a dramatic insight into the golden age of Czechoslovak cinema. The two films are a continuation of a TV series of personal portraits called The Golden Sixties which was based on individual interviews with the filmmakers. Unlike the TV series, the films show the Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s in its national, international and intergenerational context. (2 x 100 minutes)

From Cherries to Cherries
The director made the documentary film From Cherries to Cherries about her mother after the death of her father. Against the backdrop of one year in the garden, which the father used to take care of, mother and daughter are looking for emotional attachments to men in the family and their mutual relationship. Although the film's main theme is death of close relatives, the starting points are life itself, understanding and forgiveness.

Golden Sixties
Portraits of personalities of the Czechoslovak New Wave: 1. Miloš Forman (Miloš Forman) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Šec Zv: Jan Štindl 2. Otakar Vávra (Otakar Vávra) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Šec Zv: Peter Mojžiš 3. Juraj Herz (Juraj Herz) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 4. Miroslav Ondříček (Miroslav Ondříček) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 5. Věra Chytilová (Věra Chytilová) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 6. Albert Marenčin (Albert Marenčin) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Peter Mojžiš 7. Hynek Bočan (Hynek Bočan) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 8. Ladislav Helge (Ladislav Helge) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 9. Jiří Menzel (Jiří Menzel) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 10. Juraj Jakubisko (Juraj Jakubisko) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 11. Jan Kačer (Jan Kačer) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 12. Jan Švankmajer (Jan Švankmajer) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 13. Zdeněk Mahler (Zdeněk Mahler) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 14. Drahomíra Vihanová (Drahomíra Vihanová) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 15. Jan Schmidt (Jan Schmidt) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 16. Lubor Dohnal (Lubor Dohnal) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 17. Eduard Grečner (Eduard Grečner) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Peter Mojžiš 18. Karel Vachek (Karel Vachek) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Šec Zv: Jan Štindl 19. Jan Němec (Jan Němec) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 20. Igor Luther (Igor Luther) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 21. Stanislav Milota (Stanislav Milota) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 22. Ivan Balaďa (Ivan Balaďa) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Jan Štindl 23. Vojtěch Jasný (Vojtěch Jasný) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Šec Zv: Jan Štindl 24. Dušan Hanák (Dušan Hanák) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Štrba Zv: Peter Mojžiš Tr: 25. Vít Olmer (Vít Olmer) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Martin Šec Zv: Jan Štindl 26. Ivan Passer (Ivan Passer) R: Martin Šulík V: 2009 K: Ramūnas Greičius Zv: Peter Mojžiš

Jan Balabán - In His Own Words
A prominent Czech prose writer and winner of two Magnesia Litera awards, Jan Balabán died in his sleep at the age of almost 49. He left behind a family, several books and a whole range of image and sound recordings of his reflections on life and the world. An original portrait of Balabán through Balabán in the creative documentary by Petra Všelichová.

After studying at the Film and TV Faculty of the Prague Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU, Department of Organisation and Management), Čestmír Kopecký worked for a year at the Short Films corporation. He then worked at Czechoslovak Television (up to 1989) as a producer and then up to 1999 as the head of a production group. Since 2000 he has been an independent film and television producer. He has been involved in the following films which won in the category Best Film at the Czech Film Academy awards (Czech Lions): Díky za každé nové ráno (Thank You For Each New Morning) 1994; Záhrada (The Garden) 1995; Knoflíkáři (The Buttoners) 1997; Návrat idiota (The Return of the Idiot) 1999; Rok ďábla (The Year of the Devil) 2002; Nuda v Brně (Boredom in Brno) 2003; Karamazovi (The Karamazovs) 2008.

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Special Award of the Jury - Czech Film and Television Association 2009 (documentary series Zlatá šedesátá)