Filip Renč (born 17 August 1965) is a Czech

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, and actor.

Biograph

Filip Renč was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Since his childhood, he already proved his enthusiasm for movies and drama. As a young boy he appeared in several movies, including ''Julek'' (1980) and ''Leve kridlo'' (1983). During his studies at FAMU ( Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague) he created documentaries (Zapadákov, Srdíčko) for which he was awarded at the International film schools festival in 1987 and 1988. His debut movie ''Requiem for a Maiden'' was also a great success at the Czechoslovakian film festival FORUM in

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. In the following years he directed a number of successful movies, including ''From Subway with Love'' (2005) and his latest piece ''At Your Own Risk'' (2008) which has just recently been released. He directed not only movies but also TV commercials and even music videos. He also wrote screenplays which he later directed himself, such as ''The Rebels'' (2001), ''Válka barev'' (1993) and ''Requiem for a Maiden'' (1991). Filip Renč made numerous appearances as an actor, for an instance, in ''The Ride'' (1991) and even his own ''Requiem for a Maiden'' (1991).

Achievements

Renč achieved great success with his movie ''

Rebelové ''Rebelové'' (international title: ''Rebels'') is a 2001 Czech musical film. Plot The story, set in 1968, the year of the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion, features a planned escape to the West and the arrest of one of its central charac ...

''. In 2001, he won the Bonton Company Award and the Children's Jury Main Prize in the Feature Film - Youth category with this movie. The Rebels also won him the Audience Award in the Most Popular Film category and Filip Renč was nominated together with Daniel Dvořák for Best Art Direction at the

Czech Lion awards The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Fi ...

. His movie adaptation of Michal Viewegh's ''From Subway with Love'' (original title ''Román pro ženy''), was also well received by critics and by the public. In 2006, the movie ''From Subway with Love'' received two nominations - for the Best Film Poster and for the Best Supporting Actress ( Simona Stašová) at the Czech Lion Awards. This movie also won Filip Renč the Box Office Award in the same year.

Filmography

Direction

* 2016 The Devil's Mistress * 2008

Guard No. 47 ''Guard No. 47'' ( cz, Hlídač č. 47) is a 2008 Czech film by director Filip Renč. It is based on the 1926 Josef Kopta novel ''Guard No. 47'', and stars Karel Roden and Lucia Siposová. The film won three Czech Lion awards and four ''Golden ...

* 2008 At Your Own Risk * 2005 From Subway with Love * 2001

* 1999 Polojasno * 1993 Válka barev * 1991

Requiem pro panenku ''Requiem for a Doll'' (Czech: ''Requiem pro panenku'') is a Czech language, Czech psychological thriller / drama film inspired by a real-life tragedy that cost the lives of 26 mentally disabled girls. Released in 1992, it was the directorial de ...

Screenplays

* 2001

* 1993 Válka barev * 1991 Requiem for a Maiden

Acting

* 2007

Empties ''Empties'' ( cs, Vratné lahve) is a 2007 film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars in the film. It was released first in the Czech Republic in March 2007. The film is a comedy from the same te ...

* 2001 Dark Blue World * 1996 Kolya * 1991 The Ride * 1991 Reqiuem for a Maiden * 1986 Papilio * 1983 The Wanderings of Jan Amos * 1980 Julek * 1978 Leave Me Alone (Nechci nic slyšet)

References

Czech-Slovak Film Database

Osobnosti.cz

The Internet Movie Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Renc, Filip Living people 1965 births Film directors from Prague Male actors from Prague Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni