Tomáš Janáček

Tomáš Janáček

Born 03/01/1989 (35 years old)
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Biography

Tomáš was born in Prague and studied Film Studies and Media Studies. In 2019, he completed his directing studies at FAMU. He writes and consults on screenplays, directs for TV, and occasionally publishes articles on culture.

His student films have participated in international festivals. With his graduation film The Night of the Agama’ he won the award for Best Feature Direction at FAMUFEST and was nominated for the Magnesia Award for Best Student Film. Several of his screenplays were supported by The Czech Film Fund.

Tomáš is teaching directing at a film-oriented high school, where he is in regular contact with young people. He is also teaching in both the directing and documentary departments at FAMU, where he is also studying for his PhD, focusing on multi-protagonistic and multi-perspectival narratives and the possible benefits of non-traditional narrative approaches in emphasizing the social and political meanings of a story.

Serial Killer

Actor

Documentaries
2020

Czech Journal (series)

 

The Czechs Are Excellent Mushroom Pickers (S06E04)

Short
2023

Dodo Story (student film)

2017

No One Lies (student film)

 

One Hour (student film)

2016

Jan, Jan! (student film)

2014

Daring young man (student film)

 

Food chain (student film)

Director

Music videos
2020

Miss Petty: Plastics feat. Sam

Short
2018

The Night of the Agama (student film)

2016

The Knights‘ Lexicon (student film)

2014

Anticorro Knife (student film)

 

Little guide to mushrooms (student film)

 

Malé černé (student film)

Screenwriter

Music videos
2020

Miss Petty: Plastics feat. Sam

Short
2018

The Night of the Agama (student film)

2016

The Knights‘ Lexicon (student film)

2014

Little guide to mushrooms (student film)

 

Malé černé (student film)