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Czech Republic
Švankmajer Václav
4 Things: The Test
A series subtitled The Films of Four Directors consist of four short films of recent FAMU graduates: the combined feature and animated film The Test and three documentaries Motorcycling, Things and Grandmother Němcová´s Diary. A shared theme is the relationship to things, the quotidian in uncommon form and an inspirational view of things around us and that somehow influence our lives. This combined (feature and animated film) is a light anecdote of what can happen to a driver that gets a punctured tire and quickly checks to make sure an accident didn´t happen. The film combine actor feature action, animation and crash dummie. Department of animated film, FAMU - 4th year.
4 Things
Full-length picture of four short films of four directors: Test: Václav Švankmajer, feature film Motocyklení: Markéta Válková, documentary Veci: Marta Hrubá, documentary Grandmother Nemcová's Diary: Jan Gogola ml., documentary Four short Czech films have made their way to the screen. They share a common theme: the things that are so ordinary that affect us all. The films are presented with just the right amount of humor and poetry. What they also have in common is an ambition to inspire the audience to think, rather than just be persuaded, as is so popular nowadays. Three documentaries and one feature film were originally planned for the screen. The films convince the audience that it is still worthwhile to go to the cinema to see documentaries and short films.
A series subtitled The Films of Four Directors consist of four short films of recent FAMU graduates: the combined feature and animated film The Test and three documentaries Motorcycling, Things and Grandmother Němcová´s Diary. A shared theme is the relationship to things, the quotidian in uncommon form and an inspirational view of things around us and that somehow influence our lives. This combined (feature and animated film) is a light anecdote of what can happen to a driver that gets a punctured tire and quickly checks to make sure an accident didn´t happen. The film combine actor feature action, animation and crash dummie. Department of animated film, FAMU - 4th year.
4 Things
Full-length picture of four short films of four directors: Test: Václav Švankmajer, feature film Motocyklení: Markéta Válková, documentary Veci: Marta Hrubá, documentary Grandmother Nemcová's Diary: Jan Gogola ml., documentary Four short Czech films have made their way to the screen. They share a common theme: the things that are so ordinary that affect us all. The films are presented with just the right amount of humor and poetry. What they also have in common is an ambition to inspire the audience to think, rather than just be persuaded, as is so popular nowadays. Three documentaries and one feature film were originally planned for the screen. The films convince the audience that it is still worthwhile to go to the cinema to see documentaries and short films.
Václav is a Prague-based filmmaker and artist. Graduated from FAMU in 2003. Filmography: 1998 – R.Y.B.A. 073. 1999 – Test. 2005 – Světlonoš. 2005 – Čarodějka. Exhibitions: 1995 Junior klub na Chmelnici, Praha – collage. 1996 kavárna Hermetica, Praha – collage. 1998 klub FAMU, Praha – drawing, collage. 2000 divadlo v Řeznické, Praha – painting, prints. 2002 A-Studio Rubín, Praha – painting, drawing, print, sculpture. 2003 Divadlo ponec, Praha – painting, collage, drawing. 2003 Vnitřní nepřítel - group exhibition, Goethe Institut, Praha – painting, monotype. 2004 Rodinný výlet s démony, group exhibition, Galerie Scarabeus, Praha – collage.