Name Petr Zelenka Role Playwright | Spouse Klara Lidova | |
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Education Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Parents Bohumila Zelenkova, Otto Zelenka Awards Crystal Globe, Czech Lion Award for Best Screenplay Movies The Karamazov Brothers, Wrong Side Up, Buttoners, Year of the Devil, Loners Similar People Ivan Trojan, David Ondricek, Martin Mysicka, Miroslav Krobot, David Novotny | ||
The brothers karamazov introduction by director petr zelenka
Petr Zelenka (born 21 August 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech playwright and director of theatre and film. His films have been recognized at international festivals in Moscow and Rotterdam. In 2008, his film Karamazovi was the Czech Republic's official Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film.
Contents
- The brothers karamazov introduction by director petr zelenka
- Jak byc dobrym scenarzysta petr zelenka
- Career
- Selected films
- References
Jak byc dobrym scenarzysta petr zelenka
Career
An early notable work is a black comedy, Tales of Common Insanity (2004) (Czech: Příběhy obyčejného šílenství), which he directed at Dejvické divadlo. He received the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Play. The play was later staged in other Czech theatres as well as in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany. It was also published in English and translated to Russian. For his film Mnâga – Happy End he won the 1996 Findling Award at the Filmfestival Cottbus.
In 2005 Zelenka adapted the comedy as a film, released as Wrong Side Up, which won two movie festival awards in 2006 and was nominated for six other awards. His second most notable play is Teremin, inspired by the life of Russian inventor Léon Theremin.
His 2008 film, Karamazovi, was the Czech Republic's official Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film.
His 2010 election advertisement "Přemluv bábu a dědu" caused controversy as critics believed it was offensive against elder people and "an imperfect copy of Sarah Silverman's stand-up video."