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)
Director
Movies | |
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1986 |
Tulakóna (TV movie) |
Documentaries | |
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2022 |
Those Who Dance in the Dark |
2014 |
Lean a Ladder Against Heaven |
2008 |
Gyumri |
2002 |
The Rite of Spring |
2001 |
Old Believers |
1992 |
Jakub |
1984 |
Piemule (student film) |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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1986 |
Tulakóna (TV movie) |
Documentaries | |
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2022 |
Those Who Dance in the Dark |
2014 |
Lean a Ladder Against Heaven |
2008 |
Gyumri |
2002 |
The Rite of Spring |
2001 |
Old Believers |
1992 |
Jakub |
1984 |
Piemule (student film) |
Producer
Documentaries | |
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2022 |
Those Who Dance in the Dark |
2014 |
Lean a Ladder Against Heaven |
2008 |
Gyumri |
2002 |
The Rite of Spring |
Performer
Shows | |
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2016 |
Ceny české filmové kritiky 2015 |
Český lev 2015 |
Actress
Documentaries | |
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2005 |
Q & A with Jana Sevcikova and Werner Herzog |