Jan Němec
Date of birth
12 July 1936Place of birth
Praha, ČeskoslovenskoDate of death
18 March 2016Place of death
Praha, Česká republikaAlternative names
Jan NĚMEC – FILM (název živnosti), JAN NĚMEC FILM (název živnosti), Jan Němec Film (název živnosti)Biography
Through Diamonds of the Night and his other 1960s films, Jan Němec (1936–2016) contributed to the international renown of Czechoslovak cinema. In August 1968 he recorded the first hours of the Soviet occupation of Prague and smuggled the images to the West, where he was subsequently forced to emigrate in 1974, after being blacklisted from working in film. On his return home after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he resumed his work in a free society which, however, required him to find a new style and approach to audiovisual expression. His work in the digital era is again distinguished by its originality and distinctive style, which was also recognised at the Locarno Festival. -mrš-
Filmography
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2016
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Role: hlas režiséra za kamerou
Heart Beat 3D
2010
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The Ferrari Dino Girl
2009
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Role: hlas
Landscape of My Heart
2004
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fotokamera a digitální kamera
Late Night Talks with Mother
2002
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Code Name Ruby
1996
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Awards
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Festival: 17. mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava
2013
Jihlava / Czech Republic
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Event: Ceny Trilobit Beroun 2011 Českého filmového a televizního svazu
2012
Beroun / Czech Republic
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Event: Zlatá medaile Akademie múzických umění
2011
Praha / Czech Republic
Gold Medal of the Academy of Performing Arts
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Festival: 21. mezinárodní filmový festival Alpe Adria Cinema Terst
2010
Terst / Italy
The Ferrari Dino Girl
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Festival: 3. mezinárodní festival česko-německo-židovské kultury Praha – Devět bran
2002
Praha / Czech Republic
Diamonds of the Night
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Festival: 54. mezinárodní filmový festival Locarno
2001
Locarno / Switzerland
Late Night Talks with Mother
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Event: Ceny ministra kultury a informací Československé socialistické republiky v oboru filmové tvorby
1968
Praha / Czechoslovakia
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Event: Ceny Trilobit 1966
1967
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Martyrs of Love
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Event: Ceny Trilobit 1966
1967
Praha / Czechoslovakia
The Party and the Guests
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Event: Umělecká soutěž k 20. výročí osvobození Československa
1965
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Diamonds of the Night
