08-03-2021

Charlatan and Shadow Country Dominate 2021 Czech Lions

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    Charlatan by Agnieszka Holland Charlatan by Agnieszka Holland

    PRAGUE: Charlatan / Šarlatán by Agnieszka Holland was honoured with the statue for the best film, director and three others at the Czech Lion Awards. Six other categories, including screenplay and lead actress, were dominated by Shadow Country / Krajina ve stínu by Bohdan Sláma. Both films are historical dramas about ordinary people facing harsh circumstances.

    Caught in the Net won for best documentary. The film about predatory men on the internet was the most commercially successful domestic production of the year and historically the most successful Czech documentary.

    The public broadcaster Czech TV won the awards in the TV categories.

    The results were announced on 6 March 2021.

    Best Film:
    Charlatan / Šarlatán (Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia)
    Directed by Agnieszka Holland
    Produced by Marlene Film Production (Czech Republic), Film & Music Entertainment (Ireland), Madants (Poland), Furia Film (Slovakia), Czech Television (Czech Republic), RTVS (Slovakia), Barrandov Studio (Czech Republic)
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Polish Film Institute

    Best Director:
    Agnieszka Holland for Charlatan / Šarlatán

    Best Documentary:
    Caught in the Net / V síti (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák
    Produced by Hypermarket Film, Peter Kerekes
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Lead Actress:
    Magdaléna Borová for Shadow Country / Krajina ve stínu (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Bohdan Sláma
    Produced by Luminar Film (Czech Republic)
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Filmpark (Slovakia)
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation

    Best Lead Actor:
    Ivan Trojan for Charlatan / Šarlatán

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Petra Špalková for Shadow Country / Krajina ve stínu

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jiří Mádl for Droneman / Modelář (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia)
    Directed by Petr Zelenka
    Produced by Czech 0.7 km films
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Hangar Films, Punkchart Films, Fabula
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, South Moravian Film Fund, Film Foundation

    Best Screenplay:
    Ivan Arsenjev for Shadow Country / Krajina ve stínu

    Best Cinematography:
    Martin Štrba for Charlatan / Šarlatán

    Best Editing:
    Jan Daňhel for Shadow Country / Krajina ve stínu

    Best Sound:
    Radim Hladík ml. for Charlatan / Šarlatán

    Best Music:
    Jakub Kudláč for Shadow Country / Krajina ve stínu

    Best Scenography:
    Martin Kurel for Maria Theresa II / Marie Terezie II (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary)
    Directed by Robert Dornhelm
    Produced by Maya Production (CZ), MR-Film Gruppe (A), BETA Film GmbH (A)
    Coproduced by the Czech Television (CZ), ORF (A), MTVA (HU), RTVS (SK)
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Costumes:
    Zuzana Krejzková for Shadow Country / Krajina ve stínu

    Best Make-up:
    Adriana Bartošová and René Stejskal for Havel / Havel (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Slávek Horák
    Produced by Tvorba Films, Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund

    Best TV film or miniseries:
    Actor / Herec (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Peter Bebjak
    Produced by the Czech Television, D.N.A. Production (SK), RTVS (SK)

    Best TV Show:
    Rats / Zrádci (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Viktor Tauš, Matěj Chlupáček
    Produced by the Czech Television

    Best Animated Film:
    A Colourful Dream / Barevný sen (Czech Republic)
    Director, producer, designer Jan Balej
    Produced by Hafan Film
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund

    Best Short:
    Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon / Anatomie českého odpoledne
    Directed by Adam Martinec
    Producer Matěj Paclík
    Produced by Breathless Films, Studio FAMU
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund

    Best Student Film:
    Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon / Anatomie českého odpoledne