Directing Methods and Artistic Practice (Jára Moravec)
The emerging generation of directors shares its work on an interconnected market in which hard-
working, talented filmmakers can, with a little luck, significantly reduce the time between their first
endeavors and dream jobs for leading international brands. Directors today must be capable of
quickly catching people’s attention, building a clearly identifiable style, and not letting up in terms of
working pace. Prague-based director Jara Moravec has spent the past several years compiling a
strong portfolio and working his way up to creating for the Stink Films, Kode Media, and Hamlet.tv
production companies, among others. What forms the foundation for his directing work, and what
habits and viewpoints are fundamental to his creative method? Moravec will discuss these subjects
in a lecture featuring a case study of one of his past projects.
The event will be in Czech with English translation.
- Czech Republic
- 2022, 90 min
Jara Moravec was born in Prague, Czech Republic, and spent his teenage years roaming the outskirts of the city on his BMX bike. That is also where he got his first experience with the camera. Later, he enrolled in a photography class, and after graduation Jara moved to London, where he started his directing career shooting music videos and commercials. After that, Jara moved to Berlin, and five years later he moved back to Prague, where he is based now. During this period, Jara experimented with photography, film, music, light installations, and performance to find his own voice, which has infused his work ever since. Since then, he has established himself as an international filmmaker, shooting campaigns for Adidas, Shell, and OnePlus, among others. Jara’s work ranges from music videos to commercials, and he has been actively developing his personal projects as well, winning festival awards and Vimeo staff picks for his specific style of visual narration, which mixes deadbeat humour wuith unusual camera techniques.