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Petr Zelenka

Petr Zelenka

Director · Born 1967-08-21 · Prague - Czechoslovakia

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Biography

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. 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" c…

Directed

  1. Buttoners (1997) — Director
  2. Wrong Side Up (2005) — Director
  3. The Karamazov Brothers (2008) — Director
  4. Year of the Devil (2002) — Director
  5. Lost in Munich (2015) — Director
  6. Droneman (2020) — Director
  7. Dabing Street (2018) — Director
  8. Powers (2001) — Director
  9. Mňága – Happy End (1996) — Director
  10. Teremin (2011) — Director
  11. Czech Soda (1993) — Director
  12. Limity (2025) — Director
  13. In Treatment (2011) — Director
  14. Visaci zamek 1982 - 2007 (1993) — Director
  15. Pes baskervillský (2019) — Director
  16. Dabing Street (2014) — Director
  17. Elegance molekuly (2024) — Director
  18. Mimořádné Ceny Neuron: Odvaha měnit budoucnost (2020) — Director
  19. GENUS (1995) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Buttoners (1997) — úchyl na ulici č. 2
  2. Darkness (2009) — Lojzik
  3. Garden Store - Part 2: Deserter (2017) — Ládík
  4. Mňága – Happy End (1996)
  5. Vytoč mého agenta (2024) — Petr Zelenka
  6. Čechomor 30 let (2019)