Notice concerning the operation of the Studio at FAMU building

Dear Students, in case you encounter any defect or failure of the Studio equipment (regardless of whose fault), it is your duty to report the defect immediately to Luboš Ballek, Adéla Kalná or Mgr. Fuxjäger. Otherwise the Studio is rather likely to be closed due to complete loss of operability and potential hazards of equipment […]

The Painted Bird has been awarded another prize

At CAMERIMAGE, Václav Marhoul’s and Vladimír Smutný’s film won the Bronze Frog and Fipresci Award under specific consideration of its cinematography. Our congratulations! EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2019 WINNERS!

Vojtěch Jasný died on November 15, 2019.

Vojtěch Jasný, an outstanding Czech scriptwriter and film director, died on November 15, 2019, aged 93. He was one of the leaders of the Czechoslovak New Wave, signed under All My Good Countrymen (1968) or The Cassandra Cat (1963) for which he won the Cannes Special Jury Prize. After the Russian invasion in 1968, Jasný […]

UK/UH Days of British Film and Culture

The UK/UH Days of British Film and Culture festival is called The Swinging London this year, so if you are interested, browse the festival program and make the trip to Uherské Hradiště’s Kino Hvězda on November 22 – 24, 2019! https://www.facebook.com/events/982847518717208/

Vladimír Smutný lauded at the Chicago International Film Festival!

It is our pleasure to share the news of Vladimír Smutný’s success at the 55th Chicago International Film Festival. The International Feature Film Competition jury, composed of Gabor Greiner, Tatiana Leite, Tetsuya Mariko, Cosmina Stratan and Jennifer Reeder awarded him the Award for Best Cinematography for The Painted Bird. The jurors discussed the film intensely […]

Send-off for Philip Matoušek

Dear members of Philip’s family, dear teachers, schoolmates and friends, we would like to invite you all to a screening of the films made by your fellow student and friend, Philip Matoušek, who died on July 5, 2019. His will be a send-off accompanied by the films he made at FAMU. The screening takes place […]

The Jaroslav Kučera Award for two of our students

Two of our fresh Masters, Jana Hojdová and Faraz Alam, have been awarded the prestigious Jaroslav Kučera Award for their extraordinary achievements demonstrated within their practical work file submitted for the final examination. Congratulations!

Information for Students

Dear Students, in view of due completion of your study obligations, it is absolutely necessary for you to check your KOS information and observe both the deadlines and any comments concerning your study modes. Should you have any doubt concerning any potential issue, please contact your supervisor, mentor or the Head of Department. Information from […]

Another award won by a CIN KK student!

Branko Avramovski, a CIN KK student, was awarded the Best Cinematography in Moscow Shorts August 2019 selection for Dora Šustić’s film Blooming (Pupanje). Congratulations!

Student Oscar is coming to FAMU

Daughter, a Czech short animated film by Daria Kashcheeva, won the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ student Oscar for best animated film from international schools. Kascheeva, a film director and student of Animation department of Prague’s Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), is the third Czech artist […]