Jan Hřebejk

Biography

Jan Hřebejk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈɦr̝ɛbɛjk]; born 27 June 1967) is a Czech film director and actor. Born in Prague, Hřebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) from 1987 to 1991, majoring in screenplay and dramaturgy. He was at FAMU alongside Petr Jarchovský, who is also his classmate from high school and subsequently a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter. While at FAMU, Hřebejk directed and produced two short films, Co všechno chcete vědět o sexu a bojíte se to prožít (1988) and L. P. 1948 (1989),[1] from scripts written by his classmate Petr Zelenka. His professional directorial debut was a short film for Czech TV, Nedělejte nic, pokud k tomu nemáte vážný důvod (1991), also written by Zelenka. His films caught the attention of viewers and critics, and entered student film festivals. Also while still at FAMU, Hřebejk and Jarchovský wrote a comedy screenplay inspired by Hřebejk's background at a summer camp, entitled Pejme písen dohola. This screenplay was filmed in 1990 as a full-length feature by director Ondřej Trojan. In 1992, Hřebejk filmed a version of his FAMU g…

Directed

1. Cosy Dens (1999) — Director
2. The Teacher (2016) — Director
3. Divided We Fall (2000) — Director
4. Up and Down (2004) — Director
5. Shameless (2008) — Director
6. Pupendo (2003) — Director
7. Beauty in Trouble (2006) — Director
8. Veterán (2020) — Director
9. The Holy Quaternity (2012) — Director
10. Kawasaki's Rose (2009) — Director
11. I'm All Good (2008) — Director
12. Innocence (2011) — Director
13. Honeymoon (2013) — Director
14. Teddy Bear (2007) — Director
15. Big Beat (1993) — Director
16. Garden Store - Part 1: Family Friend (2017) — Director
17. Rédl (2018) — Director
18. Garden Store - Part 2: Deserter (2017) — Director
19. Garden Store: Suitor (2017) — Director
20. Icing (2014) — Director
21. Jak si nepodělat život (2019) — Director
22. Scene of the Crime Ostrava (2020) — Director
23. Boží mlýny (2021) — Director
24. State of Emergency (2024) — Director
25. Head Over Heels (2014) — Director
26. Pozadí událostí (2022) — Director
27. Živé terče (2019) — Director
28. Garbage, the City and Death (2012) — Director
29. Where Stars Fall (1996) — Director
30. The Case of the Exorcist (2015) — Director
31. The Winner (2023) — Director
32. Co všechno chcete vědět o sexu a bojíte se to prožít (1988) — Director
33. Pět mrtvých psů (2016) — Director
34. Místo zločinu Plzeň (2015) — Director
35. Místo zločinu České Budějovice (2023) — Director
36. Iveta: Kráska z Trebišova (2023) — Director
37. Pád domu Kollerů (2026) — Director
38. Česká soda (1998) — Director
39. Večne mladí (2024) — Director
40. My Freedom (2019) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Whisper (1996)
2. The Greatest Czechs (2010) — předseda grantové komise
3. Krásný ztráty (2000) — Self
4. Cesta na jihozápad (1989)
5. We love Czechia (2013) — Self
6. S Italem v kuchyni (2009) — Himself
7. Velmi uvěřitelné příběhy (1991)
8. Na Pavláska (2020) — Himself
9. Doupě Mekyho Žbirky (2019) — Self
10. Slnko v sieti (2006)