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Jiri Konecny
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Writer
Country:
Czech Republic
Jiří Konečný (1973) is Prague based film producer and owner of ENDORFILM, a company focused on producing films for cinema. His films were screened at numerous international festivals including Berlinale, Cannes and Venice and received more than 100 awards including Golden Bear, Silver Bear and Crystal Bear at Berlinale, Orizzonti Award For Best Screenplay in Venice, and Crystal Globe, Special Jury Award and Best Director Award at Karlovy Vary. Nine of his films were national candidates for Oscar.
He graduated from University of Economics in Prague and from FAMU in Prague. He is a graduate from EAVE in 2007 and Producer on the Move at Cannes in 2008. He is a member of European Film Academy (EFA), Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) and Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA). He is a member of Managing Board of Czech Audiovisual Producers’ Association (APA) and member of Presidium of Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA). He is a teacher at FAMU in Prague.
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