Filip Renč (born 17 August 1965) is a Czech
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...
,
screenwriter
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...
, and
actor
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.
Biograph
Filip Renč was born in
Prague
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, 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 (
) 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
Bratislava
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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
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and even
music videos
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. 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''. 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
Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers.
He is the most published Czech author of all time, with over a million books sold. In 1993 he earned the prestigious Jiří Orten award for Czech writers 30 years old or you ...
'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
Simona Stašová (born 19 March 1955) is a Czech stage, film and television actress. Since making her theatre debut in 1976, she has acted on stage in theatres and appeared in numerous films and television productions. Stašová has won multiple ...
) 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
* 2008 At Your Own Risk
* 2005 From Subway with Love
* 2001
Rebelové
* 1999 Polojasno
* 1993 Válka barev
* 1991
Requiem pro panenku
Screenplays
* 2001
Rebelové
* 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
''Dark Blue World'' ( cs, Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 film by Czech director Jan Svěrák, the Academy Award-winning director of '' Kolya'', about Czech pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The s ...
* 1996
Kolya
''Kolya'' ( cs, Kolja) is a 1996 Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig. ''K ...
* 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 DatabaseOsobnosti.czThe Internet Movie Database
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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