18-01-2022

Occupation and Zátopek Dominate Czech Lion Nominations for 2021

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    PRAGUE: The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) has announced the nominations for the 29th annual Czech Lion awards. Occupation and Zátopek scored thirteen nods each, followed by The Man with Hare Ears, Bird Atlas and Emma in Love, with eleven, nine and eight nominations respectively. A total amount of 25 films will vie in 19 categories.

    The awards ceremony, hosted by Jiří Havelka, will take place on 5 March in Prague’s Rudolfinum, with a live broadcast on Czech Television and the CT1 channel.

    The Czech/Slovak coproduction Zátopek directed by David Ondříček is Czech Republic's candidate for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The biopic of the Czech Olympic champion Emil Zátopek was produced by Lucky Man Films in coproduction with the Czech Television, the Barrandov StudiosOlife EnergyAccolade HoldingALEF NULAInnogy Ceska RepublikaT-mobileSebreAzyl Production and Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska.

    Michal Nohejl’s debut, the tragicomical drama Occupation was produced by Unit and Sofa in coproduction with the Czech Television and PFX. The film was supported by the Czech Film Fund.

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    Full list of nominations:

    Best Feature Actors’ Film:

    Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovak Republic)
    Directed by Olmo Omerzu
    Produced by endorfilm, producer Jiří Konečný
    Coproduced by Punkchart FilmCvinger Film, the Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre, RTV Slovenia (RTVS), the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Emma in Love / Chyby (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Jan Prušinovský
    Produced by Offside Men, Czech Television, PubRes, producers Jan Prušinovský, Ondřej Zima
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    The Man with Hare Ears / Muž so zajačími ušami (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Martin Šulík
    Produced by TITANIC s.r.o., In Film Praha, producers Rudolf Biermann, Martin Šulík
    Coproduced by RTVS and the Czech Television 
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund

    Occupation / Okupace (Czech Republic)
    Produced by Unit and Sofa, Czech Television and PFX, producers Jan Hlavsa, Julie Žáčková
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund

    Zátopek (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by David Ondříček
    Produced by Lucky Man Films in coproduction with the Czech Television, Barrandov Studios, Olife Energy, Accolade Holding, ALEF NULA, Innogy Ceska Republika, T-mobile, Sebre, Azyl Production and Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska , producers Kryštof Mucha, David Ondříček

    Best Documentary Feature:

    Intensive Life Unit / Jednotka intenzivního života (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Adéla Komrzý
    Produced by Pavla Janoušková Kubečková

    At Full Throttle / Láska pod kapotou (Czech Republic , Slovakia)
    Directed by Miro Remo
    Produced by Vít Janeček, Miro Remo

    Heaven / Nebe (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tomáš Etzler, Adéla Špaljová
    Produced by Jan Macola

    A New Shift / Nová šichta (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jindřich Andrš
    Produced by Augustina Micková, Miloš Lochman, Karel Chvojka

    Dreams about Stray Cats / Sny o toulavých kočkách (Czech Republic, USA, France)
    Directed by David Sís
    Produced by Vít Bělohradský, Kateřina Bělohradská

    Best Director:
    Olmo Omerzu for Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků
    Jan Prušinovský for Emma in Love / Chyby
    Martin Šulík for The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Michal Nohejl for Occupation / Okupace
    David Ondříček for Zátopek

    Best Actress in a Leading Role:
    Alena Mihulová in Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků  
    Anna Kameníková in Božena
    Pavla Gajdošíková in Emma in Love / Chyby

    Eliška Křenková in Two Ships / Marťanské lodě (Czech Republic, Norway)
    Directed by Jan Foukal
    Produced by TV Nova , Czech Television, Storm Films AS

    Martha Issová in Zátopek

    Best Actor in a Leading Role:
    Miroslav Donutil in Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků  
    Jan Jankovský in Emma in Love / Chyby
    Miroslav Krobot in The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Martin Pechlát in Occupation / Okupace
    Václav Neužil in Zátopek

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
    Eliška Křenková in Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků  
    Eva Hacurová in Emma in Love / Chyby

    Denisa Barešová in The Swap / Kukačky (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Biser A. Arichtev
    Produced by the Czech Television, Dramedy Productions

    Zuzana Mauréry in The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Antonie Formanová in Occupation / Okupace

    Best Actror in a Supporting Role:
    Martin Pechlát in Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků  
    Oldřich Kaiser in The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Otakar Brousek in Occupation / Okupace

    Hynek Čermák in Case Roubal / Případ Roubal (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tereza Kopáčová
    Produced by TV Nova

    Robert Mikluš in Zátopek

    Best Screenplay:
    Roman Vojkůvka for Emma in Love / Chyby

    Ivan Arsenjev for My Sunny Maad / Moje slunce Mad (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Michaela Pavlátová
    Produced by Negativ, Sacrebleu Productions, BFilm.cz, Innervision, Gao Shan and Slovakia’s Plutoon
    Occupation by Michal NohejlSupported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Centre

    Marek Leščák, Martin Šulík for The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Marek Šindelka, Vojtěch Mašek for Occupation / Okupace
    David Ondříček, Alice Nellis, Jan P. Muchow for Zátopek

    Best Cinematography:
    Lukáš Milota for Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků  

    Jakub Halousek for Blood Kin / Lidi krve (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Miroslav Bambušek

    Martin Štrba for The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Jan Baset Střítežský for Occupation / Okupace
    Štěpán Kučera for Zátopek

    Best Film Editing:
    Jana Vlčková for Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků  
    Michal Böhm for Emma in Love / Chyby
    Šimon Hájek for At Full Throttle / Láska pod kapotou
    Petr Turyna for Occupation / Okupace
    Jarosław Kamiński for Zátopek

    Best Sound:
    Pavel Rejholec, Viktor Ekrt for Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků  
    Jan Čeněk, Régis Diebold for My Sunny Maad / Moje slunce Mad
    Pavel Rejholec, Viktor Ekrt for The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Sandra Klouzová, David Titěra, Roman Sečkař for Occupation / Okupace
    Pavel Rejholec, Jakub Čech for Zátopek

    Best Music:
    Petr Ostrouchov for American Chick / Amerikánka
    Directed by Viktor Tauš

    Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine for My Sunny Maad / Moje slunce Mad

    Krzysztof A. Janczak  for Even Mice Belong in Heaven / Myši patří do nebe (Czech Republic, Poland, France, Slovakia)
    Directed by Jan Bubeniček, Denisa Grimmova
    Produced by Fresh Films & Hausboot, Animoon, Les films du Cygne, CinemArt, EC1 Łódź City of Culture, Canal + Poland S. A.
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Polish Film Institute, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA, Eurimages

    La Petite Sonja, Hank J. Manchini for Occupation / Okupace
    Beata Hlavenková  for Zátopek

    Best Stage Design:
    Petr Kunc for Božena

    Milan Býček for Kryštof (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Zdeněk Jiráský
    Produced by Slovakia‘s ALEF FILM & MEDIA , Czech Fulfilm, Czech Television, RTVS, UN FILM , FULLHOUSE Production Group, Barrandov Studios
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund

    František Lipták for The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Tomáš Svoboda for Occupation / Okupace
    Jan Vlasák for Zátopek

    Best Costume Design:
    Katarína Štrbová Bieliková for Božena
    Katarína Hollá for The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Josefina Bakošová for Occupation / Okupace
    Kateřina Štefková for Zátopek

    Simona Rybáková for The Crimes of Greater Prague / Zločiny Velké Prahy (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jaroslav Brabec
    Produced by the Czech Television

    Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
    Martin Valeš for Božena
    Jana Bílková for Emma in Love / Chyby
    Martin Jankovič, Katarína Horská for The Man with Hare Ears / Muž se zaječíma ušima
    Jana Dopitová for Occupation / Okupace
    Jana Dopitová for Zátopek

    Best Television Film or Miniseries:
    American Chick / Amerikánka – main producer Viktor Tauš – main maker Viktor Tauš
    Božena – main producer Michal Reitler – main maker Lenka Wimmerová
    Case Roubal / Případ Roubal – main producer Pavel Berčík, Ondřej Zima, Michael Bütow – main maker Tereza Kopáčová

    Best Television Drama Series:
    The Swap / Kukačky – main producers Filip Bobiňski, Petr Šizling, Jan Lekeš – main maker Biser A. Arichtev
    The Defender / Ochránce – main producer Michal Reitler – main makers Tereza Kopáčová, Tomáš Feřtek, Matěj Podzimek
    The Crimes of Greater Prague / Zločiny Velké Prahy – main producer Jan Lekeš – main maker Jaroslav Brabec

    Best Animated Film:

    My Sunny Maad / Moje slunce Mad
    Director, artist Michaela Pavlátová – producers Kateřina Černá, Petr Oukropec

    Even Mice Belong in Heaven / Myši patří do nebe
    Directed by Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubeníček
    Producers Vladimír Lhoták, Alexandre Charlet – artists Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubeníček, Jan Kurka

    Red Shoes / Rudé boty
    Director, artist Anna Podskalská – producer Mária Môťovská

    Best Short Film:

    Love, Dad / Milý tati
    Directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen – producer Karolína Davidová

    The Last Day of Patriarchy / Poslední den patriarchátu
    Directed by Olmo Omerzu – producers Rok Biček, Jiří Konečný

    The Glory of Terrible Eliz / Příběh hrůzostrašné Eliz
    Directed by Eliška Kováříková, Adam Struhala – producers Barbora Skoumalová, Miloš Lochman

    Magnesia Award for the Best Student Film – non-statutory award:

    Wood for the Next Winter / Dřevo na příští zimu
    Directed by Karel Šindelář

    Still Awake? / Ještě nespíš?
    Directed by David Payne

    Love, Dad / Milý tati
    Directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen

    Progress / Postup práce
    Directed by Lun Sevnik

    Red Shoes / Rudé boty
    Directed by Anna Podskalská

    Awards presented at the press conference on 17th January 2022:

    Best Film Poster – non-statutory award:
    Aleš Najbrt, Jakub Spurný, Julie Vrabelová for Zátopek awarded poster
    Konstantinos Fragkoulis, Adéla Turková for Bird Atlas / Atlas ptáků
    Jan Poukar, Michaela Pavlátová for My Sunny Maad / Moje slunce Mad
    Jindřich Hoch for Occupation / Okupace
    Jan Němec for Wolves at the Borders / Vlci na hranicích

    Award of Film Fans – non-statutory award:
    Zátopek – David Ondříček (awarded director)