David Ondříček

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-06-23 (55 years old)

Place of Birth Prague, Czechoslovakia

David Ondříček

Biography

Director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most distinctive post-revolution Czech directors. He debuted with the film Whisper (Šeptej, 1996) followed by Loners (Samotáři, 2000), which was produced by his own company Lucky Man Films. Next came the comedy One Hand Can't Clap (Jedna ruka netleská, 2003) and the film Grandhotel (2006), which premiered at the Berlinale film festival. His film In the Shadow (Ve stínu, 2012) took all of the main awards at the Czech Film Critics’ Awards and at the annual Czech Lion Awards, and was the Czech Republic’s nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2013, David Ondříček received Variety magazine’s 10 Directors to Watch award, which recognizes the most noteworthy directors of the previous year. His recent film Zátopek (2021) was also selected as Czech Republic entry for the Oscars 2022.

Known For

Director

2021
Zátopek

as Director

2018
Dukla 61

as Director

2016
Zátopek

as Director

2012
In the Shadow

as Director

2006
Grandhotel

as Director

2003
2000
Loners

as Director

1996
Whisper

as Director

Producer

2021
Zátopek

as Producer

2016
Anthropoid

as Executive Producer

2015
Lost in Munich

as Producer

2012
In the Shadow

as Producer

2000
Loners

as Producer

Writer

2021
Zátopek

as Screenplay

2016
Zátopek

as Screenplay

2012
In the Shadow

as Screenplay

1996
Whisper

as Writer

Actor