Jan Svěrák

Directing

Born: 1965-02-06
From: Žatec, Protektorát Čechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Jan Sverák

Biography

Jan Svěrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈsvjɛraːk]) (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at FAMU. He and his films have received many awards, including the Academy Award, Crystal Globe, Golden Globe Award, and Tokyo Grand Prix. He lives in Prague. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Svěrák, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations5 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

KVIFF President´s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Czech Cinema

2021
🏆 Won

Annual award ACFK

2017
Nominated

Polish Academy Award for Best European Film

Empties

2009
🏆 Won

Czech Lion for Best Director

Empties

2007
🏆 Won

Czech Lion for Best Director

Dark Blue World

2001
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language

Kolya

1997
🏆 Won

Czech Lion for Best Director

Kolya

1996
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Film

Kolya

1996