Vavra directed his last full length film in 1989, but directed a short film in 2003. His more than 50 films include the acclaimed 1967 Romance for Bugle, and Venice film festival winner Panenství (Virginity).
He is also noted for his tenure on the faculty of FAMU, where he taught for 50 years.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.