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Floex
Tomáš Dvořák, known professionally as Floex, is a contemporary Czech composer, clarinetist, producer, DJ, and multimedia artist. He is best known for his work with indie game studio Amanita Design. loex.cz Official website/ref> Dvořák released his debut album ''Pocustone'' in 2001 under the moniker Floex, which is a combination of the words "float" and "experiment". His work came to wider recognition, however, after composing the soundtrack for Amanita Design's award-winning adventure game ''Machinarium'', as well as the ''Samorost'' series. Biography Dvořák started playing clarinet at a young age and went on to study at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and in the studio of Michael Bielický. He first recorded electronic music in 1996 and released ''Pocustone'' in 2001 to critical acclaim. During the early 2000s, he created several live multimedia art installations including ''RGB''. He also began his collaboration with Amanita Design, starting with ''Samorost ...
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Machinarium
''Machinarium'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerry PlayBook, on 10 May 2012 for Android, on 6 September 2012 on PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network in Europe, on 9 October 2012 in North America and on 18 October 2012 in Asia, and was also released for PlayStation Vita on 26 March 2013 in North America, on 1 May 2013 in Europe and on 7 May 2013 in Asia. Demos for Windows, Mac and Linux were made available on 30 September 2009. A future release for the Wii's WiiWare service was cancelled due to WiiWare's 40MB limit. Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux and Android versions of this game were released along with Humble Indie Bundle for Android 4 on 8 November 2012, to customers who paid over the average price. The Windows Phone version was released on 22 March 2014. In 2017, the develop ...
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Amanita Design
Amanita Design is a Czech independent video game developing company founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský and headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic. The company has created award-winning games including ''Machinarium'', the ''Samorost'' series and '' Botanicula'', as well as educational and advertising minigames and animations, all using Adobe Flash. Clients include BBC, Nike and The Polyphonic Spree. History ''Samorost 2'' has won the Webby Award. In 2009, Amanita Design released the award-winning game ''Machinarium''. '' Botanicula'' was released in April 2012 as both a standalone purchase as well as the subject of the Humble Botanicula Debut. On 24 March 2016, they released ''Samorost 3'' (the follow-up to ''Samorost 2''). The studio's eleventh project was ''Chuchel'', which was released on 7 March 2018. On 18 May 2022, they announced a development of their first 3D adventure game - ''Phonopolis'', featuring hand-crafted assets and traditional 12 FPS stop-motion animation. Ga ...
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Samorost
''Samorost'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. The first game of the ''Samorost'' series was released in 2003 for free on the Amanita Design website. Two sequels were released, '' Samorost 2'' in 2005 and '' Samorost 3'' in 2016. The game was remastered and released on May 20, 2021, for Windows and macOS for free. iOS and Android ports were also made. Gameplay The player interacts with the world with a simple point and click interface directing a small, white-clad humanoid with a little cap and brown boots (called simply "gnome" by Dvorsky). The goal of the ''Samorost'' games is to solve a series of puzzles and brain teasers. The puzzles are sequentially linked forming an adventure story. The game contains no inventory or dialogue, and the solving of puzzles mainly consists of clicking on-screen elements in the correct order. Solving a puzzle will immediately transport the player character to the next screen. The game features surrealis ...
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Denovali Records
Denovali Records is an independent record label founded in 2005. The program of Denovali covers ambient, electronica, experimental, drone, jazz, modern composition & sound art. Since 2007 Denovali curates and organizes international music festivals. In line with the start of the label activities in 2005 Denovali opened an online record store also featuring records from other record labels. Current artists (selection) * Ah! Kosmos *Bersarin Quartett * Birds Of Passage *Blackfilm *Blueneck * Celeste *Contemporary Noise Sextet *Dictaphone *Elektro Guzzi *Ensemble Economique *Field Rotation *Floex *Franz Kirmann * Fogh Depot *Greg Haines *Hidden Orchestra *John Lemke *Kuba Kapsa *Lento *Les Fragments De La Nuit *Mario Diaz De Leon *Matthew Collings *Michael Vallera *Moon Zero *Multicast Dynamics *N *Nadia Struiwigh *Never Sol *Omega Massif *Oneirogen *Origamibiro *Orson Hentschel *Paco Sala *Pan & Me *Philipp Rumsch *Piano Interrupted *PetrelsPrairie*Ricardo Donoso * Robin Schlochte ...
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Samorost 3
''Samorost 3'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It is the third video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to '' Samorost 2''. It is the first game in the series that is full-length and with high-definition graphics. The story takes place across five planets and four moons. The game was originally scheduled for 2015. ''Samorost 3'' has sold over 300,000 units as of February 2017. Development The development started in 2010. ''Samorost 3'' was developed by a team of about six people. Developers drew artistic inspiration from animated films by Czech directors like Karel Zeman, Jan Švankmajer, Jiří Barta or Břetislav Pojar. Another source of inspiration were films by Russian animator Yuriy Norshteyn. The game consists of 45 screens that were changed many times during development. Another important part of development was sound recording. It was created by people making weird noises in microphones. These people include Bára ...
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Pilgrims (video Game)
''Pilgrims'' is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Amanita Design. The game was released for Windows, Linux, and iOS on 6 October 2019. ''Pilgrims'' is one of the first games distributed through Apple Arcade. Development The game was developed by a team led by Jakub Dvorský. It was in development for two years. The idea for the game came from a card mini-game found in ''Samorost 3''. Gameplay ''Pilgrims'' is a point-and-click adventure game. The player controls an adventurer who wants to take a boat ride, but the owner of the boat refuses to take him until he catches a bird for her. He is eventually joined by other characters (a crone, a devil, a robber and a princess). Each of them has a problem that the player has to solve in order to get the elusive bird, but also an ability to help him with his quest. The world is made up of a collection of scenes which can be traversed using a world map. While looking at a scene, the player can click on objects to pick the ...
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Samorost 2
''Samorost 2'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. Released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 8 December 2005, the game is the second video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to ''Samorost''. In 5 November 2020 the game received an update with enhanced visuals, brought fullscreen support & replaced level codes with a level select system. This version also received IOS & Android ports. Plot The game starts when Aliens land at Gnome's house and steal his berries. They are interrupted by Gnome's dog who is then kidnapped by Aliens. Gnome spots aliens leaving with his dog and sets up to save it. He lands with his Polokonzerva airship on alien's planet. He manages to infiltrate alien's underground base and finds the dog who is held by alien's leader for joy. Gnome saves the dog and together they escape the planet but their airship runs out of fuel and crashes on another planet. They venture through the planet and eventual ...
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Je Suis Karl
''Je suis Karl'' is a German drama film directed by Christian Schwochow from a screenplay by Thomas Wendrich. The film stars Luna Wedler and Jannis Niewöhner. The film had its worldwide premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival. Cast The cast include: * Luna Wedler as Maxi * Jannis Niewöhner as Karl * Milan Peschel * Elizaveta Maximova as Isabel * Marlon Boess as Pankraz * Veronika Bellova as Emotions in Audience * Aziz Dyab * Daniela Hirsh as Guilia * Melanie Fouche as Ines Baier * Hendrik Voss as Eric Release On February 11, 2021, Berlinale announced that the film would have its worldwide premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An in-person event has also been tentatively scheduled for June, pending the resolution of the COVID-19 issu ... in the ''Berlinale Special'' section, in March 2021. References ...
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Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ...
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Czech Male Composers
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republ ...
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Czech Composers
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republ ...
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