Julius Ševčík (born 28 October 1978, in
Prague
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) is a
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
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* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
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director and screenwriter.
His 2016 film ''
A Prominent Patient
''A Prominent Patient'' ( cs, Masaryk) is a 2016 Czech-Slovak biographical drama film directed by Julius Ševčík. It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. It won twelve Czech Lions includi ...
'' won twelve
Czech Lion
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s. Ševčík studied directing at
and
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, t ...
.
In 2013 he was attached to direct
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American filmmaker. Known for his lucrative Cinema of the United States, Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. ...
's script ''
The Keys to the Street
''The Keys to the Street'' is a crime novel by British writer Ruth Rendell from 1996.
Synopsis
Against the will of her boyfriend, Alistair, Mary Jago volunteers to donate bone marrow. He beats her after finding out, so she breaks up with him a ...
'', adapted from
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford.The Oxford Companion ...
's novel.
Filmography
External links
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* https://mubi.com/cast/julius-sevcik
References
1978 births
Czech screenwriters
Film directors from Prague
Living people
Czech film directors
21st-century screenwriters
Male screenwriters
21st-century Czech writers
21st-century male writers
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
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