12-03-2018

Ice Mother Wins Big at Czech Lions

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    PRAGUE: Ice Mother, directed by Bohdan Sláma, won six Czech Lions including best film and best director at the 25th Czech Film and Television Academy Awards. Jan Svěrák’s Barefoot won in three categories.

    Films were competing in 17 categories, including two categories for television production, both with the Czech Television as the winner. The award for outstanding contribution to the Czech cinema went to Alois Fišárek, a famous film editor, who has worked with the best Czech directors.

    The Czech Film and Television Academy Awards were announced during a ceremony held at the Prague Rudolfinum concert hall on 10 March 2018.

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    Best Film: Ice Mother / Bába z ledu (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) 
    Directed by Bohdan Sláma 
    Ice Mother by Bohdan SlámaProduced by  Negativ
    Coproduced by Why Not Productions (FR), ARTILERIA (SK), Česká televize (CZ), Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (SK), Barrandov Studios (CZ), i/o post (CZ)
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages, CNC, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic

    Best Documentary: Červená (Czech Republic) 
    Directed by Olga Sommerová 

    Best Director: Bohdan Sláma for Ice Mother

    Best Leading Actress: Zuzana Kronerová for Ice Mother

    Best Leading Actor: Pavel Nový for Ice Mother

    Cervena by Olga SommerovaBest Supporting Actress: Petra Špalková for Ice Mother

    Best Supporting Actor: Oldřich Kaiser for Barefoot / Po strništi bos (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark)
    Directed by Jan Svěrák
    Produced by Biograf Jan Svěrák
    Coproduced by Česká televizeinnogy, Phoenix Film, NovinskiRTVS
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund


    Best Screenplay: Bohdan Sláma for Ice Mother

    Best Cinematography: Vladimír Smutný for Barefoot

    Filthy by Tereza NvotováBest Editing: Jiří Brožek, Michal Lánský, Jana Vlčková for Filthy / Špína (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tereza Nvotová
    Produced by Moloko Film (CZ), BFILM (SK)
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Sound: Jakub Čech, Claus Lynge for Barefoot

    Best Music: Irena and Vojtěch Havel for Little Crusader / Křižáček (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy) 
    Directed by Václav Kadrnka 
    Coproduced by ARTILERIA (SK), Česká televize (CZ), innogyBarrandov Studio (CZ), i/o post (CZ), Tempesta Film (IT) 
    Supported by the Czech Film FundFilm Foundation of Czech TelevisionRWE and Barrandov Studio, Eurimages


    Best Art Direction: Aurel Klimt, Martin Velíšek, František Lipták for Lajka
    Directed by Aurel Klimt
    Produced by Studio ZVON
    Barefoot by Jan SvěrakCoproduced by Česká televizeBystrouškaUPP
    Supported by the Czech Film FundCreative Europe – MEDIA

    Best Costumes: Simona Rybáková for Milada (Czech Republic)
    Directed by David Mrnka
    Produced by Loaded Vision Entertainment
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund


    Best Make up: Andrea McDonald for Milada

    Best TV Film or Miniseries: Justice / Spravedlnost (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Peter Bebjak
    Produced by DNA Production
    Coproduced by the Czech Television

    Milada by David Mrnka, photo: www.loadedvision.comBest TV Drama Series: World under Your Head / Svět pod hlavou (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Marek Najbrt and Radim Špaček
    Produced by Bionaut
    Co-produced by the Czech Television, TV JOJ
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund

    Outstanding Contribution to Czech Cinema: Alois Fišárek