František Filip (26 December 1930 – 9 January 2021) was a
Czech
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film and television director.
Biography
During his studies at the
Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague () or FAMU is a film school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. It is the fifth oldest film school in ...
in the 1950s, he filmed his first documentary film. After graduation, he joined
Czechoslovak Television
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in 1954, where he remained until his retirement. However; even after retirement he still continued to work in television. During the span of his career, he directed about 600 film and television programs of various genres for viewers of all ages. In 2017, he was awarded the
Thalia Award.
Death
Filip died from
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
in
Prague
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on 9 January 2021, at the age of 90, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
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.
Filmography
Television series
* 1960 ''Jak šel Ferda do světa'' (puppet series for children)
* 1962 ''
Tři chlapi v chalupě
''Tři chlapi v chalupě'' is a Czechoslovak comedy television series produced by Czechoslovak Television, which also broadcast during period 1961–1963.It was the second Czechoslovak series after Rodina Bláhova. 18 episodes followed by a speci ...
''
* 1966 ''
Eliška a její rod''
* 1968 ''
Sňatky z rozumu''
* 1971 ''
F. L. Věk''
* 1974 ''
Byl jednou jeden dům''
* 1975 ''
Chalupáři''
* 1982 ''
Dobrá Voda''
* 1984 ''
Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka''
* 1986 ''
Zlá krev''
* 1988 ''
Cirkus Humberto
''Cirkus Humberto'' is a Czechoslovak television programme which was first broadcast in 1988. The programme was directed by František Filip.
Cast
* Jaromír Hanzlík
* Petr Haničinec
* Kathy Kriegel
* Josef Kemr
* Martin Růžek
* Jiři ...
''
* 1990 ''
Přísahám a slibuji''
* 1992 '
* 2000 ''
Pra pra pra''
Musical works
* 1978 ''
Polská krev''
* 1981 ''
Prodaná nevěsta
''The Bartered Bride'' (, ''The Sold Bride'') is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music. It ...
''
* 1983 ''Netopýr''
Other television productions
* 1962 ''
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti''
* 1967 ''
Lucerna''
* 1971 ''Kat nepočká''
* 1975 ''Lístek do památníku''
* 1976 ''Podnájemníci''
* 1977 ''
Ikarův pád''
* 1977 ''Paličova dcera''
* 1980 ''
Nezralé maliny''
* 1980 ''Scapinova šibalství''
* 1980 ''Utopím si ho sám''
* 1983 ''Tažní práci''
* 1995 ''Den, kdy unesli papeže''
Film
* 1964 ''Příběh dušičkový''
* 1966 ''Hrdina má strach''
* 1967 ''
Utrpení mladého Boháčka''
* 1969 ''Odvážná slečna''
* 1993 ''Jedna kočka za druhou''
* 1999 ''Nebát se a nakrást''
References
External links
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1930 births
2021 deaths
People from Písek
Czech film directors
Recipients of the Thalia Award
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
Burials at Olšany Cemetery
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