06-03-2011

Radim Spacek’s Walking Too Fast Scoops Top Prizes at Czech Lions

By Anna Franklin
    PRAGUE: Radim Špaček's thriller about a Communist secret police agent was the clear winner at this year's Czech Lions (www.ceskylev.cz) sweeping the five top prizes including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Leading Actor. The Czech equivalent of the Oscars the annual event organized by the Czech Film and Television Academy (www.cfta.cz) was held at Prague's Lucerna Hall on Saturday, 5 March 2011.

    Spacek's thriller was a favourite going into the event with a record 13 nominations making it a contender in every category possible. The award for Best Actress went to Zuzana Bydzovska in Mamas and Papas directed by Alice Nellis while Best Documentary went to Helena Trestikova for her study of a drug addict Katka. Lifetime achievement award went to scriptwriter Zdeněk Svěrák.

    List of winners follows:

    Best Film

    Walking Too Fast produced by Bionaut films (www.bionaut.cz)

    Best Director

    Radim Špaček (Walkin Too Fast)

    Best Screenplay

    Ondřej Štindl (Walking Too Fast)

    Best Cinematography

    Jaromír Kačer (Walking Too Fast)

    Best Actress

    Zuzana Bydžovská (Mamas and Papas)

    Best Actor

    Ondřej Malý (Walking Too Fast)

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    Eliška Balzerová (Women in Temptation)

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    Vladimír Dlouhý in memoriam (Kajinek)

    Best Editing

    Alois Fišárek (Kuky Returns)

    Best Original Score

    Michal Novinski (Kuky Returns)

    Best Sound

    Pavel Rejholec, Juraj Mravec, Jakub Čech (Kuky Returns)

    Best Art Direction

    Jan Švankmajer (Surviving Life)

    Best Documentary

    Katka (dir. Helena Třeštíková)

    Published in Czech Republic
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