Biography (1)
Jana Ševčíková (b. 1953, Prague) studied documentary film at FAMU, graduating with the poetic ethnographic essay Piemule (1983). After falling out with Krátký film Praha executives, who forced her to make 19 cuts in an 18-minute documentary, she decided to become a freelance filmmaker. Before the regime change she was primarily earning a living as a cleaner. She has retained her professional independence to this day, directing and producing her own films. Her work… (more)
Gallery (3)
Český lev 2015 (2016)
Photo © Tomáš Martínek
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1986 |
Tulakóna (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Those Who Dance in the Dark |
| 2014 |
Lean a Ladder Against Heaven |
| 2008 |
Gyumri |
| 2002 |
Rite of Spring, The |
| 2001 |
Old Believers |
| 1992 |
Jakub |
| 1984 |
Piemule (student film) |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1986 |
Tulakóna (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Those Who Dance in the Dark |
| 2014 |
Lean a Ladder Against Heaven |
| 2008 |
Gyumri |
| 2002 |
Rite of Spring, The |
| 2001 |
Old Believers |
| 1992 |
Jakub |
| 1984 |
Piemule (student film) |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Those Who Dance in the Dark |
| 2014 |
Lean a Ladder Against Heaven |
| 2008 |
Gyumri |
| 2002 |
Rite of Spring, The |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Ceny české filmové kritiky 2015 |
Český lev 2015 |
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Actress
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2005 |
Q & A with Jana Sevcikova and Werner Herzog |