Winter Flies Wins Best Film at 26th Czech Lions

25-03-2019

Winter Flies Wins Best Film at 26th Czech Lions

By Anna Shevchenko

photo: Nikola Lorinczova

PRAGUE: Olmo Omerzu's road movie Winter Flies / Všechno bude is the big winner at the Czech Lions 2018. This Czech foreign-language Oscar entry collected six awards, including best film, best director and best script. Hastrman by Ondřej Havelka received four awards from 10 nominations.

The Czech Film and Television Academy announced its winners at an award ceremony held at the Prague Rudolfinum concert hall on 23 March 2019.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Best Film:
Winter Flies / Všechno bude (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia)
Directed by Olmo Omerzu
Produced by endorfilm
Coproduced by the Czech Television, Punkchart films, Koskino, Cvinger film
Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Polish Film Institute, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

Best Documentary:
King Skate (Czech Republic)
Directed by Šimon Šafránek

Best Director:
Olmo Omerzu for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

Best Leading Actress:
Jenovéfa Boková for Moments / Chvilky (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Beata Parkanová
Produced by HEAVEN'S GATE
Coproduced by Fog'n'Desire Films, the Czech Television, KFS production, RTVS

Best Leading Actor:
Karel Dobrý for Hastrman
Directed by Ondřej Havelka
Produced by První veřejnoprávní
Coproduced by the Czech Television, Barrandov Studio
Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation

Best Supporting Actor:
Jan František Uher for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

Best Screenplay:
Petr Pýcha for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

Best Cinematography:
Diviš Marek for Hastrman

Best Editing:
Jana Vlčková for Winter Flies / Všechno bude

Best Sound:
Jan Šulcek, Jakub Jurásek, David Titěra for Domestic / Domestik (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Adam Sedlák
Produced by Shore Points
Coproduced by the Czech Television, Elekta Film, Soundsquare, UPP, sentimentalfilm
Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

Best Music:
Petr Wajsar for Hastrman

Best Art Direction:
Jan Švankmajer, Václav Švankmajer for Insect / Hmyz
Directed by Jan Švankmajer
Produced by Athanor
Coproduced by the Czech Television
Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

Best Costumes:
Eva Kotková for Hastrman

Best Make up:
Zdeněk Klika for The Magic Quill / Čertí brko (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Marek Najbrt
Produced by Punk Film
Coproduced by Trigon Production, the Czech Television, RTVS, Magic Lab, Barrandov Studio
Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and Eurimages