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Director - Country
Czech Republic
Vávra Roman
Battle for Life
A fascinating look at the colourful life of a community which in defiance of difficult circumstances lives life to the fullest. The village of Bystré is situated in a former textile region which is currently in deep crisis - unemployment in certain places has reached over 20% and young people are moving elsewhere.
Chaos
Documentary film made from previous footage is a collective reflection of crisis in Czech Television at the end of 2000 and early 2001.
Change of Mind
Rise of ecological group Hare Krishna in Městečko u Benešova.
In the 5th Row in Merta
Singer, musician, architect, director Vladimír Merta.
Once Upon a Time
About a shoemaker - grave digger at a cemetery. FAMU, Department of Documentary Film (3rd year)
Valdez: The Whale Paradise
A documentary on how the endangered world of whale is seen by film-makers and divers from a country that itself has nor ocean nor sea.
Trafačka - Temple of Freedom
Made since 2006 by means of the observational method, the documentary captures the development of a former transformer repair plant in Prague's Vysočany quarter, starting from the moment when a group of artists converted the plant into an alternative art centre. The documentary includes the life stories of tenants of an adjacent gallery house as well as archive material reminiscent of the socialist era and its five-year plans.
Azores under Water
A documentary shot during twelve trips to Azores. It shows the largest toothed animal of the planet – sperm whale and an endeavour of a group of Czech enthusiasts to shoot it.
A fascinating look at the colourful life of a community which in defiance of difficult circumstances lives life to the fullest. The village of Bystré is situated in a former textile region which is currently in deep crisis - unemployment in certain places has reached over 20% and young people are moving elsewhere.
Chaos
Documentary film made from previous footage is a collective reflection of crisis in Czech Television at the end of 2000 and early 2001.
Change of Mind
Rise of ecological group Hare Krishna in Městečko u Benešova.
In the 5th Row in Merta
Singer, musician, architect, director Vladimír Merta.
Once Upon a Time
About a shoemaker - grave digger at a cemetery. FAMU, Department of Documentary Film (3rd year)
Valdez: The Whale Paradise
A documentary on how the endangered world of whale is seen by film-makers and divers from a country that itself has nor ocean nor sea.
Trafačka - Temple of Freedom
Made since 2006 by means of the observational method, the documentary captures the development of a former transformer repair plant in Prague's Vysočany quarter, starting from the moment when a group of artists converted the plant into an alternative art centre. The documentary includes the life stories of tenants of an adjacent gallery house as well as archive material reminiscent of the socialist era and its five-year plans.
Azores under Water
A documentary shot during twelve trips to Azores. It shows the largest toothed animal of the planet – sperm whale and an endeavour of a group of Czech enthusiasts to shoot it.
Roman Vávra graduated from the University of Economics (VŠE) and FAMU, Dept. of Documentary Film. Filmography (documentary films): Hnutí mysli (12min., b/w, 16mm, 1992, FAMU, director, cinematographer, editor), Bratři a sestry (28 min., video, Czech TV, 1993, director), V páté řadě na Mertovi (40 min., color, 16mm, Czech TV 1993, director), Bylo nebylo – Hrobník (24min. color, 16mm, Czech TV 1994, director, cinematographer), Na cestě (38min., color, 16mm, Czech TV 1995, director, cinematographer), Bojovníci (40min., color, 16mm, Czech TV 1996, director, cinematographer), Bitva o život (50min, color, 16mm, 2000, Czech TV, Verbascum, director, cinematographer, with M. Janek, V. Janeček), Ota Pavel – Jak jsem se zbláznil (48 min.,video, Czech TV, 2002, director)
Karel IV.- Největší Čech (39 min, video, Czech TV, 2006, Czech TV, director, cinematographer), Azory pod vodou (26 min.,video, SaM, 2007, director, cinematographer, with S. Dlouhý).
Roman Vávra graduated from the University of Economics (VŠE) and FAMU, Dept. of Documentary Film. Filmography (documentary films): Hnutí mysli (12min., b/w, 16mm, 1992, FAMU, director, cinematographer, editor), Bratři a sestry (28 min., video, Czech TV, 1993, director), V páté řadě na Mertovi (40 min., color, 16mm, Czech TV 1993, director), Bylo nebylo – Hrobník (24min. color, 16mm, Czech TV 1994, director, cinematographer), Na cestě (38min., color, 16mm, Czech TV 1995, director, cinematographer), Bojovníci (40min., color, 16mm, Czech TV 1996, director, cinematographer) Feature films: Co chytneš v Žitě (100min, color, 35 mm film, 1998, FAMU, Czech TV, Verbascum, director, screenplay with J. Pozzi, M. Ryšavý) After FAMU: Documentary: Bitva o život (50min, color, 16mm, 2000, Czech TV, Verbascum, director, cinematographer, with M. Janek, V. Janeček) Ota Pavel – Jak jsem se zbláznil (48 min.,video, Czech TV, 2002, director) Karel IV.- Největší Čech (39 min, video, Czech TV, 2006, Czech TV, director, cinematographer) Azory pod vodou (26 min.,video, SaM, 2007, director, cinematographer, with S. Dlouhý) TV Series: Křížem krážem na cestě (video, Czech TV, director) Kultura. cz (video, Czech TV, director, cinematographer, 8 episodes) Neznámí hrdinové – To vás bude mrzet (26 min., video, Czech TV, 2008, director, cinematographer) GEN, Cestománie, 12 odvážných (video, Febio, director, cinematographer, 8 episodes) Feature films: Skříň (28 min., colorfilm 16mm, 2002, Czech TV, director, screenplay co-written with M. Macourek) Čert ví proč (100min., color, 35 mm 2003, Czech TV,Verbascum, director, screenplay co-written with M. Macourek, O. Šulaj) Drámo (29min, video, 2004, Czech TV) Projects in development: Patagonie (about whales and whale watchers, 2007, with S. Douhý) Írán (about contemporary Iran, 2007) Trafačka (a long-term project about young artists associated in the Ztohoven initiative, with S. Dlouhý)