Július Matula

Július Matula (1943), a screenwriter and director, started his career as a professional sportsman. He later graduated in directing at FAMU. His first job included working as an assistant to other filmmakers at Barrandov Studios. He co-directed the film A Motive for Murder (1974), but the first feature film he directed himself was Let's Talk About It Next Summer (Řeknem si to příští léto, 1977). His other works include the children's film Indians from Větrov (Indiáni z Větrova, 1979), the drama The Man on the Line (Muž na drátě, 1986), the fairy tale He's No Chicken (Nebojsa, 1988) and a film from the sport environment called Why Did We Lose? (Stupně poražených, 1988).

Zlín Film Festival