Director
David Ondříček
57 years · Prague, Czechoslovakia · 11 films
Director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most distinctive post-revolution Czech directors. He debuted with the film Whisper (Šeptej, 1996) followed by Loners (Samotáři, 2000), which was produced by his own company Lucky Man Films. Next came the comedy One Hand Can't Clap (Jedna ruka netleská, 2003) and the film Grandhotel (2006), which premiered at the Berlinale film festival. His film In the Shadow (Ve stínu, 2012) took all of the main awards at the Czech Film Critics’ Awards and at the annual Czech Lion Awards, and was the Czech Republic’s nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2013, David Ondříček received Variety magazine’s 10 Directors to Watch award, which recognizes the most noteworthy directors of the previous year. His recent film Zátopek (2021) was also selected as Czech Republic entry for the Oscars 2022.
Best known for
Filmography 11
Changes
2026 · Director, Screenplay
Zátopek
2021 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex
Zátopek
2016 · Screenplay, Director
Lost in Munich
2015 · Producer
In the Shadow
2012 · Producer, Director
On Plex
Grandhotel
2006 · Director, Producer
One Hand Can't Clap
2003 · Director, Screenplay
Loners
2000 · Director, Producer
Whisper
1996 · Actor, Director
The Hit
1981 · Schoolboy
A Story of Love and Honor
1978 · Actor