Ondřej Provazník

Ondřej Provazník was born in Prague, where he studied journalism at Charles University and scriptwriting at FAMU. He works as a director and scriptwriter and frequently collaborates with fellow director Martin Dušek, with whom he co-directed two successful feature documentaries, A Town Called Hermitage (2007) and Coal in the Soul (2010). In 2019 he directed his live-action feature debut Old-Timers (also co-directed with Dušek). The film won the 2019 Czech Film Critics’ Award for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor, the Czech Lion Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and the Best World Cinema Award at the 2020 Phoenix Film Festival. He is currently developing his second feature film, Highlight.