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Jan Svěrák

Jan Svěrák

Director · Born February 6, 1965 · Žatec, Protektorát Čechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]

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Jan Svěrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈsvjɛraːk]) (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at FAMU. He and his films have received many awards, including the Academy Award, Crystal Globe, Golden Globe Award, and Tokyo Grand Prix. He lives in Prague. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Svěrák, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 14

2020s

  1. 2026

    Oil Gobblers

    Director

  2. FAMU 80 – Best of

    Director

  3. What a Way To Go

    Director

  4. 2022

    Bethlehem Light

    Director

2010s

  1. 2017

    Barefoot

    Director

  2. 2014

    Three Brothers

    Director

  3. 2010

    Kooky

    Director

2000s

  1. 2007

    Empties

    Director

  2. 2004

    Daddy

    Director

  3. 2001

    Dark Blue World

    Director

1990s

  1. 1996
  2. 1994

    The Ride

    Director

  3. Accumulator 1

    Director

  4. 1991

    The Elementary School

    Director

Produced 8

2020s

  1. 2026

    What a Way To Go

    Producer

2010s

  1. 2017

    Barefoot

    Producer

  2. 2014

    Three Brothers

    Producer

  3. 2010

    Kooky

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2007

    Little Girl Blue

    Producer

  2. Empties

    Producer

  3. 2001

    Dark Blue World

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1996

Wrote 8

2020s

  1. 2026

    Oil Gobblers

    Writer

  2. What a Way To Go

    Writer

  3. 2022

    Bethlehem Light

    Screenplay

2010s

  1. 2017

    Barefoot

    Screenplay

  2. 2010

    Kooky

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2004

    Daddy

    Scenario Writer

1990s

  1. 1994

    The Ride

    Screenplay

  2. Accumulator 1

    Screenplay

Acted in 7

2020s

  1. 2026

    Zdeněk Svěrák 90

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2008

    Guard No. 47

    Movie

  2. 2005

    From Subway with Love

    číšník

  3. 2001

    Rebels

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1997

    An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World

    Movie

  2. 1995

    Válka barev

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1988

    An Uncertain Season

    Movie

Appearances1

2000s

  1. 2004

    Daddy

    Self