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25-03-2019

Winter Flies Wins Best Film at 26th Czech Lions

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    Winter Flies Wins Best Film at 26th Czech Lions photo: Nikola Lorinczova

    PRAGUE: Olmo Omerzu's road movie Winter Flies / Všechno bude is the big winner at the Czech Lions 2018. This Czech foreign-language Oscar entry collected six awards, including best film, best director and best script. Hastrman by Ondřej Havelka received four awards from 10 nominations.

    The Czech Film and Television Academy announced its winners at an award ceremony held at the Prague Rudolfinum concert hall on 23 March 2019.

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    Best Film:
    Winter Flies / Všechno bude (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia)
    Directed by Olmo Omerzu
    Produced by endorfilm
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Punkchart films, Koskino, Cvinger film
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Polish Film Institute, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Documentary:
    King Skate (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Šimon Šafránek

    Best Director:
    Olmo Omerzu for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

    Best Leading Actress:
    Jenovéfa Boková for Moments / Chvilky (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Beata Parkanová
    Produced by HEAVEN'S GATE
    Coproduced by Fog'n'Desire Films, the Czech Television, KFS production, RTVS

    Best Leading Actor:
    Karel Dobrý for Hastrman
    Directed by Ondřej Havelka
    Produced by První veřejnoprávní
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Barrandov Studio
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jan František Uher for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

    Best Screenplay:
    Petr Pýcha for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

    Best Cinematography:
    Diviš Marek for Hastrman

    Best Editing:
    Jana Vlčková for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

    Best Sound:
    Jan Šulcek, Jakub Jurásek, David Titěra for Domestic / Domestik (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Adam Sedlák
    Produced by Shore Points
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Elekta Film, Soundsquare, UPP, sentimentalfilm
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Music:
    Petr Wajsar for Hastrman

    Best Art Direction:
    Jan Švankmajer, Václav Švankmajer for Insect / Hmyz
    Directed by Jan Švankmajer
    Produced by Athanor
    Coproduced by the Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Costumes:
    Eva Kotková for Hastrman

    Best Make up:
    Zdeněk Klika for The Magic Quill / Čertí brko (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Marek Najbrt
    Produced by Punk Film 
    Coproduced by Trigon Production, the Czech Television, RTVS, Magic Lab, Barrandov Studio
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and Eurimages

    Best TV Film or Mini-Series:
    Dukla 61
    Directed by David Ondříček
    Produced by the Czech Television

    Best TV Drama Series:
    Dabing Street  
    Directed Petr Zelenka
    Produced by the Czech Television

    Outstanding Audiovisual Achievment:
    Martha Issová for TV miniseries Dukla 61

    Outstanding Contribution to Czech Cinema:
    Věra Plívová-Šimková