Son-Mother – Trailer

Drama / 102min / 2019

Iran / Czech Republic

Production: Europe Media Nest, Filminiran
Director: Mahnaz Mohammadi
DoP: Askhan Askhani
Edit: Mohammadreza Muini

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Ever since Leila’s husband died, she had to take care of her 12-year-old son Amir and his little sister on her own, and provide a regular income without support. When the lovable, widowed bus driver Kazem proposes to her, she and her son are faced with making a serious decision – because this new marriage is tied to an impossible condition.

Národní třída – Trailer

Drama / 91min / 2019

Czech Republic / Germany

Production: Negativ (Pavel Strnad, Petr Oukropec), 42film
Director: Štěpán Altrichter
DoP: Cristian Pirjol
Edit: Jan Daňhel

VFX

Vandam likes to get in fights. One day a guy threatens to close down the local pub if Lucy, his love interest, doesn’t pay back her debts. Vandam has to fight for the woman he loves and the place he visits regularly.

Aladdin – Trailer

Adventure / Family / Fantasy / 128min / 2019

USA

Producer: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Guy Ritchie
DoP: Alan Stewart
Editor: James Herbert

VFX

A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future.

Hodinářův učeň – Trailer

Fantasy / 2019

Czech Republic / Slovakia

Production: Evolution films
Director: Jitka Rudolfová
DoP: Ferdinand Mazurek
Edit: Jakub Hejna

Data Manegement / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Hodinářův učeň is a fairy tale about the watchmaker’s apprentice Urban, who is on the daring journey to find the watch which can warn the owner of Death.

Forman vs. Forman – Trailer

Documentary / 78min / 2019

Czech Republic / France

Production: Kateřina Černá (Negativ)
Director: Helena Třeštíková, Jakub Hejna
DoP: David Cysař
Edit: Jakub Hejna

DCP

The Forman vs. Forman documentary summarises the life of the most famous Czech film director whose protagonists have always fought against institutions for freedom. The film is a collage of rare archive footage and autobiographic memories narrated by the director’s son Petr Forman.

Entre La Niebla (A Vanishing Fog)

Fantasy / Science Fiction / 80min / 2019

Colombia / Norway / US

Production: Schweizen Media Group, Cinemaven
Director: Augusto Sandino
DoP: Gio Park

VFX

At 5.000 meters above sea level, in the mountains of the Páramo, a strange and solitary youngman imagines a better fate far from home; the only way to break free will be ending the life of his own father.

Hra

Comedy / Drama / 93min / 2019

Czech Republic / Chile / France / South Korea

Production: Arizona Films, Film & Roll, Jirafa films
Director: Alejandro Fernández Almendras
DoP: Inti Briones
Edit: Alejandro Fernández Almendras

Data Manegement / VFX / Color Grading / DCP / Co-production

The world of Petr, a young theatre director in a small Czech town, starts falling apart when he decides to fulfill his dream – to direct an adaptation of a play based on Euripides Phèdre.

The Humorist

Drama / 100min / 2018

Russia / Latvia / Czech Republic

Producer: Artem Vasilyev, Andrey Saveliev, Aija Berzina, Alise Gelze, Artemio Benki
Production: Metrafilms, Tasse Film, Sirena Film
Director: Michael Idov
DoP: Alexander Šurkala
Editor: Michal Lánský

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading

It’s 1984. Boris Arkadiev is the most famous standup comedian in the U.S.S.R. and the most loved comic of the government. Caged by the system that censors him on one hand and public adoration on the other, he begins to slowly lose his mind. Pushed to the edge, Arkadiev begins to war against them the only way he knows how: one joke at a time.

My Granpa is an Alien – Trailer

Adventure / Family / 79min / 2019

Croatia / Luxembourg / Norway / Czech Republic / Slovakia / Slovinia

Production: Studio Dim / Zagreb
Directors: Dražen Žarković, Marina Andree Škop
DoP: Sven Pepeonik
Editor: Marina Andree Skop

VFX

In a single moment, the entire life of a girl Una is turned upside down; her grandpa is abducted by aliens and her mum collapses and ends up in a hospital. Una discovers that her grandpa is an alien himself whose spaceship hit the planet some time ago.

• Molodist International Film FestivalTeen Screen CompetitionNominated

Nasht / Leakage – Clip

Drama / 104min / 2018

Iran / Czech Republic

Producers: Majid Barzegar, Kaveh Farnam
Production: Europe Media Nest
Director: Suzan Iravanian
DoP: Ramzi Hibri, Sajad Avarand
Editor: Majid Barzegar, Suzan Iravanian

VFX

Crude oil coming out of a middle-aged woman’s body empowers her on one hand, but it also introduces uncertainty and paranoia into her life. When male paranoia is built up against her body’s malfunction, oil being gradually trivialized and just there to solve small family and immigration issues, the condition gets exacerbated, Foziye’s body stops producing it.

Dobrá smrť / The Good Death – Trailer

Documentary / 83min / 2018

Slovakia / Czech Republic / Austria / France

Producers: Dagmar Sedláčková (Masterfilm)
Director: Tomáš Krupa
DoP: Ondrej Szollos
Editor: Peter Kudlicka

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Janette has an incurable disease. She knows she can’t conquer death but she would like to be in control of how and when she dies. Now she is preparing for assisted suicide in Switzerland.

Čertí brko / The Magic Quill – Trailer

Fantasy / 99min / 2018 / Czech Republic / Slovakia

Producer: Punk Film (Ondřej Beránek, Martin Hůlovec)
Co-producer: Česká televize
Director: Marek Najbrt
DoP: Martin Žiaran
Edit: Pavel Hrdlička ml.

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

The story of Čertí brko (The Magic Quill) takes us to the small town Pytlov. Its inhabitants have no idea that their actions are closely watched by the local hell’s unit and written down by the flawless magic quill. Until the day it stops writing.

• Czech Lion AwardsBest MakeupWinner
• Slnko v sietiBest Supporting ActorWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest ScenographyNominated
• Czech Lion AwardsBest CostumesNominated

Ulaskawienie / Pardon – Trailer

Drama / 100min / 2018 / Poland / Czech Republic / Slovakia

Producer: Jan Jakub Kolski, Paweł Kosuń, Agnieszka Janowska, Aleksandra Michael
Co-Producer: Mimesis Film, Sentimental, Lower Silesia Film Competition, Podkarpackie Film Commission, TVP, Magiclab
Director: Jan Jakub Kolski
DoP: Julian Kernbach
Edit: Konrad Sniady

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

A story of parents of a soldier told from a perspective of their 17-year-old grandson Janek. A film was written into the dramatic history of post-war Poland, that still remains universal in its story – a struggle of two parents to regain their dignity and balance in life after losing their child.

• Polish Film FestivalBest ActressWinner
• Polish Film FestivalBest Costume DesignWinner
• Polish Film FestivalBest ScreenplayWinner
• Polish Film FestivalBest FilmNominated
• CamerimageMain CompetitionNominated
• Montréal World Film FestivalBest Film - World CompetitionNominated

Důvěrný nepřítel / Intimate Enemy – Trailer

Thriller / 108min / 2018

Czech Republic / Slovakia

Producer: Ester Honysová (Bohemia Motion Picture)
Coproduction: Katarína Vanžurová, Ľubomír Slivka (Attack Film), RTVS, Jaroslav Sedláček (Česká televize)
Director: Karel Janák
DoP: Martin Šácha

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Andrej works as a programmer at the international company developing the intelligent houses which might represent a revolution in housing. The house is controlled by the voice and it is supposed to take care of the safety and luxury for its residents. Andrej, accompanied by his wife ambitious sculptress Zuzana, moves into the house to finalize it. But what looked like a fairytale, slowly but surely, turns into the nightmare.

King Skate – Trailer

Drama / 82min / 2018

Czech Republic

Producer: Kateřina Černá (Negativ)
Coproduction: Česká televize
Director: Šimon Šafránek
DoP: Jiří Chod
Edit: Šimon Hájek

Color Grading / DCP

The first feature-length documentary about the rise of skateboarding in Czechoslovakia presents a gripping tale of the search for freedom in a society stifled by the communist regime. Unique archive shots set to a driving punk soundtrack introduce us to the cult masters of the board and their never-ending party ride through the grey days of Normalization.

• Czech Lion AwardsBest DocumentaryNominated
• Czech Lion AwardsBest Film PosterNominated
• Czech Film Critics' AwardsBest DocumentaryNominated

Rekonstrukce / Reconstruction – Trailer

Fiction / 16min / 2018

Czech Republic

Producer: Dagmar Sedláčková (MasterFilm), Ondřej Novák
Director: Ondřej Novák, Jiří Havlíček
DoP: Šimon Dvořáček
Edit: Šimon Hájek

Color Grading / Deliveries

Olda (17) is an accused waiting for his trial in a detention center for juveniles. The monotone prison life is slowly intertwined by testimonies about his brutal assault of a homeless man. Gradually he recalls pieces of the police reconstruction when he had to replay the whole assault. However, his memory is just as imperfect and incomplete as the effort to understand the unreasonable violence.

• Locarno FestivalPardi di domaniNominated

Chvilky / Moments – Trailer

Drama / 95min / 2018

Czech Republic / Slovakia

Producer: Viktor Tauš (HEAVEN’S GATE), Michal Kollár (Fog’n’Desire Films)
Coproduction: Česká televize, KFS production
Director: Beata Parkanová
DoP: Martin Douba
Edit: Alois Fišárek

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

It might seem that Anežka’s life is not her own – her entire family want to get involved in every aspect of it. The young woman tries to please everyone, but she is gradually losing what is most important – herself. This confident debut deftly captures the pitfalls of life in and outside the family unit.

• KVIFFEast of the WestNominated
• Czech Lion AwardsBest Actress in Leading RoleNominated
• Czech Film Critics' AwardsBest Actress in Leading RoleNominated
• Czech Film Critics' AwardsDiscovery of the YearNominated

Fuga / Fugue – Trailer

Drama / 100min / 2018

Poland / Czech Republic / Sweden

Producer: Agnieszka Kurzydło (MD4), Jonas Kellagher (Common Ground Pictures Gothenburg), Karla Stojáková (Axman Production)
Co-Producer: Anna Spisz (Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund), Jarosław Perduta (Odra-Film), Mikael Fellenius, Katarina Krave (Film I Väst)
Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
DoP: Jakub Kijowski
Edit: Jaroslaw Kaminski

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Alicja suffers from memory loss and has rebuilt her own free-spirited way of life. Two years later, she returns to her former family to assume against her will her role as wife, mother, and daughter. Her estranged husband and son do not recognize this woman who looks familiar and yet behaves like a stranger.

• Polish Feature Film FestivalDirecting a feature-length début or career second filmWinner
• Silver Méliès AwardBest Feature Length FilmWinner
• Cannes Film FestivalSemaine de la CritiqueNominated
• European Film AwardsEFA Feature FilmSelected

Nic jako dřív / Nothing Like Before – Trailer

Documentary / 92min / 2018

Czech Republic

Producers: Tereza Polachová, Hanka Kastelcová, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková, Tomáš Hrubý
Director: Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská
DoP: Lukáš Kokeš
Edit: Klára Tasovská
Grading Magiclab: Vladimir Bobenič

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

They are 19 years old, lead normal teenage lives, and attend the same school in a small Czech border town. The film portrays Teo, Renata, Anicka, and Nikola at a time when looming adulthood is beginning to cast an anxious shadow over their carefree high school existence. Each of them faces a momentous challenge whose outcome will change their life forever.

• Czech Lion AwardsBest DocumentaryNominated
• Czech Film Critics' AwardsBest DocumentaryNominated
• Czech Film Critics' AwardsBest Audiovisual WorkNominated

Bille – Trailer

Family drama / 103min / 2018

Latvia / Czech Republic / Lithuania

Producer: Devini Studio, Master Film, Magiclab, Studia 2
Director: Ināra Kolmane
DoP: Jurģis Kmins
Edit: Michal Lánský, Anna Ryndová

VFX / Grading / DCP / Co-Producer

Bille tells a story about a childhood and the world of a child in 1930s pre-war Latvia. On the colorful and prosaic historical background, we’re going to learn that personal relationships and dreams of children are the same as they were then. The girl has a dream to break out of poverty and the grip of inferiority; it is Bille’s personal path towards growth.

• Lielais KristapsBest Feature FilmWinner
• Lielais KristapsBest Lead ActressNominated
• Lielais KristapsBest Actress in Supporting RoleNominated
• Lielais KristapsBest Actor in Supporting RoleNominated
• Lielais KristapsBest CameraNominated
• Lielais KristapsBest Production DesignNominated
• Lielais KristapsBest ComposerNominated
• Lielais KristapsBest CostumesNominated

Tlumočník / The Interpreter – Teaser

Drama / Comedy / Road Movie / 113min / 2018

Slovakia / Czech Republic / Austria

Producer: Rudolf Biermann
Director: Martin Šulík
DoP: Martin Štrba
Edit: Olina Kaufmannová

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

The heroes of the movie are two old men who travel across Slovakia to know the truth about their own past. During the journey, they get into bizarre situations, meet diverse people, and gradually make up a mosaic-like image of the world that changes on the outside, but in the depths, it hides unresolved conflicts.

• Slnko v sietiBest FilmWinner
• Slnko v sietiBest ActorWinner
• Slnko v sietiBest ScreenplayWinner
• Slnko v sietiBest DirectorWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest FilmNominated
• Czech Lion AwardsBest DirectorNominated
• Czech Lion AwardsBest ScreenplayNominated
• Czech Lion AwardsBest CinematographyNominated

Hendi & Hormoz – Trailer

Drama / 88min / 2018

Iran / Czech Republic

Director: Abbas Amini
DoP: Ashkan Ashkani
Grading Magiclab: Braňo Daniš

Color Grading

Hendi & Hormoz takes place on Iran’s Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf, where hematite deposits in the soil turn the ocean waves blood-red. 16-year-old Hormoz is married to Hendi after he promises that he can work as a miner. But the young man finds closed doors instead of a job. When Hendi becomes pregnant unexpectedly, Hormoz is forced to make an ill-advised pact with a smuggler.

• BerlinareGeneration 14plus - Best FilmNominated

Lerd / A Man of Integrity – Trailer

Drama / 118min / 2017

Iran / Czech Republic

Producer: Mohammad Rasoulof
Co-producers: Rozita Hendijanian, MagicLab, MediaNest
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
DoP: Ashkan Ashkani
Editors: Mohammadreza Muini, Meysam Muini

VFX / Color Grading

Reza leads a simple life along with his wife and sole son, somewhere in a remote village in Northern Iran. Nearby, a private company with close links to the government and local authorities has taken control of nearly every aspect of the regional life. It is under their pressure that many villagers have themselves become local rings of the larger network of corruption.

• IFF RotterdamLimelight
• CannesUn Certain RegardWinner
• Chicago IFFSilver Hugo Best ScreenplayWinner
• Asia Pacific Screen AwardsBest FilmNominated

Neptun / Neptune – Trailer

Video art / 2018

Czech Republic

Director: Adéla Babanová
DoP: Lukáš Hyksa
Edit: Hedvika Hansalová
Grading Magiclab: Braňo Daniš

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Benji the Dove – Trailer

Adventure / Drama / 2017

USA

Producer: Erlingur Jack Gudmundsson
Director: Kevin Arbouet
DoP: Gunnar Auðunn Jóhannsson
Edit: Stefanía Thors

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

A tender tale of four boys who are rapidly coming to terms with school, bullies, friendship, and loyalty. Not to be limited by a poor upbringing, they tap their immense creativity and imagination to create The Order of the Red Dragon, a brotherhood of knights determined to fight injustice with justice. It’s terribly exciting, and life is one big adventure. But when fissures appear in the friendship, their adventure turns dark, and they are forced to face real-world dilemmas and muster all they’ve got to save each other.

• Golden Door Film FestivalBest Local FilmWinner

Anna – Trailer

Short / Drama / 19 min / 2017

Czech Republic / USA

Producer: Jiří Mádl
Co-Producers: Blake Sturcke, Blanka Příborská, Michal Koblas
Director: Petra Příborská
DoP: Lukáš Milota
Editor: Jakub Vansa

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Having spent her childhood in communist Czechoslovakia, Anna, now an immigrant in New York City, struggles to pursue her dream of higher education in the U.S.

• Dhaka International Film FestivalBest Short FilmWinner
• Fort Lauderdale International Film FestivalBest Short NarrativeWinner
• Worldfest-Houston International Film FestivalSilver Remi AwardWinner

Nejsledovanější / Following – Teaser

Documentary / 91 min / 2017

Czech Republic

Producer: Jindřich Trčka
Director: Jiří Sádek
DoP: Antoan Pepelanov
Editor: Krasimira Veličková
Grading Magiclab: Braňo Daniš

Data Management / Color Grading / DCP

A time-lapse documentary, capturing one year in the lives of six of the most popular Czech youtubers.

Masaryk / A Prominent Patient – Trailer

Drama / Biopic / 106 min / 2017

Czech Republic / Slovakia

Producer: Rudolf Biermann
Production: In Film
Co-producers: Czech television, RTVS, ZDF, Arte.
Director: Julius Ševčík
DoP: Martin Štrba
Editor: Marek Opatrný

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Set in 1939, Jan Masaryk escapes to America to forget his personal and political betrayal. Being the flamboyant son of the first president of Czechoslovakia Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, he struggles to live a normal life as he works as the Czechoslovak ambassador in London just before the outbreak of the second world war.

• Berlinale IFFBerlinale Special
• Czech Lion AwardsBest FilmWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest DirectorWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest ScreenplayWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest ActorWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest Supportin ActorWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest SoundWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest CinematographyWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest MusicWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest EditingWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest Art DirectionWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest CostumesWinner
• Czech Lion AwardsBest Make-upWinner

Špína / Filthy – Trailer

Drama / 87min / 2017

Czech Republic / Slovakia

Producer: Miloš Lochman, Peter Badač
Production: moloko film, B Film
Director: Tereza Nvotová
DoP: Marek Dvořák
Editor: Jiří Brožek, Michal Lánský, Janka Vlčková

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Lena is a 17-year old girl, experiencing her first love, secret nighttime adventures, and magical mornings at the river in Bratislava. Her dream world is shattered after being raped by her math teacher. Lena must set out on a journey that is not simply about coming of age, but a struggle with herself. It is Lena who must grow up and realize that she is not the one who deserves punishment and should feel guilty.

• Czech Lion AwardsBest EditingWinner
• Art Film FestivalAudience AwardWinner
• Art Film FestivalBest Female PerformanceWinner
• Exground FilmfestBest FilmWinner
• FEST New Directors/New Films FestivalBest Feature FilmWinner
• Nòt Film FestBest DirectorWinner
• Nòt Film FestBest Performance by an ActorWinner

Trilogie Zahradnictví / Trilogy Garden Store – Teaser

Drama / Comedy / 3x115min / 2017

Czech Republic / Slovakia / Poland

Producer: Viktor Tauš
Production: Fog’n’Desire Films
Co-producers: Czech television
Director: Jan Hřebejk
DoP: Bartek Cierlica
Editor: Vladimír Barák

Data Management / VFX / DCP

A historical chronicle covering the 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s, tells the story of a Czech family whose members are trying to recover the consequences of WWII and at the same time face the dramatic changes in society after 1948.

Jak básníci čekají na zázrak – Intro

Comedy / 111 min / 2016

Producer: Miloslav Šmídmajer
Production: Bio Ollusion
Director: Dušan Klein
DoP: Peter Beňa
Editor: Libor Merta

Menandros & Thaïs – Trailer

Adventure / 129 min / 2016
Czech republic / Austria

Producers: Anna Tydlitátová, Ondřej Cikán
Production: Die Gruppe
Co-producers: FAMU, Nutprodukce, MagicLab
Directors: Ondřej Cikán, Antonín Šilar
DoP: Šimon Dvořáček
Editor: Zuzana Walter

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

An experimental, feature-length adventure-movie based on a novel by Ondřej Cikán. A kidnapped bride. A distraught hero. Odysseys through surreal worlds. Menandros and Thaïs are freshly married, but the wedding day ends bloodily. Thaïs is abducted by pirates. Searching for her, the bridegroom becomes a bloodthirsty monster, his horse grows wings, a witch promises him to another woman, King Xerxes unmans him, but everything comes to an happy end. Or does it?

The Red Captain – Trailer

Thriller / Action / 2016
Czech republic / Slovakian republic / Poland

Producer: Viktor Tauš, Agnieszka Kurzydlo
Production: Fog’n’desire films, SOKOL KOLLAR, MD4
Co-producers: Czech television, S PRO ALFA, RTVS, Barrandov studios
Director: Michal Kollár
DoP: Kacper Fertacz
Editor: Lucie Haladová

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

1992. Three years after the fall of the Berlin wall; six months before the split of Czecho-Slovakia. Homicide detective Richard Krauz, 32 years old, is desperate to distinguish himself from the police of the previous regime. One notable notch in his belt is the capture of serial killer Ondrej “The Beast”. During grounds-keeping at an old cemetery, a corpse with a nail driven through its skull is disinterred.

• Tallinn Black NightsFirst Feature Film Competition

Až po uši v mechu – Teaser

Animated Short / 26 min / 2015
Czech republic

Producer: Pavla Janoušková Kubečková
Production: nutprodukce
Directors: Filip Pošivač a Bára Valecká
Animation: Bára Valecká
DoP: Václav Fronk
Editor: Lucie Haladová

VFX

A new animated short by creative duo Filip Pošivač a Bára Valecká explores an extraordinary world of Bertík and Josefka.

• Anifilm 2016Audience Award
• Chicago Int'l Children's Film FestivalAnimation Maters Section
• Ottawa Int'l Animation FestivalShort Animation for Children Section
• Holland Animation Film FestivalCompetition Shorts
• Monterrey Int'l Film FestivalInternational Short Films
• ANIMAFEST ZagrebFamily Program Section

The Red Spider – Trailer

Thriller / 95 min / 2015
Poland / Slovak republic / Czech republic

Producer: Agnieszka Kurzydło
Production: MD4
Director: Marcin Koszałka
DoP: Marcin Koszałka
Editors: Krzystof Komander, Marcin Koszalka

VFX

This feature debut by a leading Polish documentarist and cameraman was inspired by actual mass murders committed in the 1960s. A precisely constructed psychological thriller, the film delves into an intricate story of the fascination with evil that hides in places we would never expect.

• Karlovy Vary IFFOfficial Selection
• Cairo Critics WeekBest Film Award
• Chicago IFFNew Directors Competition
• Camerimage IFFMain Competition

Journey to Rome – Teaser

Spiritual Comedy / 90 min / 2015
Czech republic / Poland

Producer: Mikuláš Novotný
Production: Background Films
Co-producers: Czech television, FAMU, EasyBusyProductions, MagicLab
Director: Tomasz Mielnik
DoP: Jan Šuster
Editor: Šimon Hájek

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

There are as many stories in the world as there are people, and Vašek, a timid guard at a gallery who becomes a reluctant painting thief, hears plenty of them on his train trip to Rome. This multilevel comedy road movie (on a train) and quest for the meaning of life is director Tomasz Mielnik’s feature debut.

• Karlovy Vary IFFEast of the West
• Silk Road IFFOfficial Selection
• Cairo Critics WeekOpening Film
• Tallinn Black NightsPÖFF's Vitamin Boost

David – Trailer

Drama / 80 min / 2015

Czech republic

Producer: Veronika Kührová
Production: Sugar Division
Co-producers: MagicLab, FAMU
Director: Jan Těšitel
DoP: Marek Dvořák
Editor: Šimon Hájek

VFX / Color Grading / DCP

At age 20, David is increasingly aware of how his mental illness influences his parents’ behavior. So one evening he decides to run away to Prague where, alone, he has to face numerous tricky situations – as well as his own thoughts. This courageous and moody debut is crowned with a fine lead performance from Patrik Holubář.

• Karlovy Vary IFFForum of Independent
• Montréal IFFInternational Competition
• Sao Paulo IFFNew Filmmakers
• Warsaw IFFDiscoveries

Magiclab Showreel 2016

Editor: Šimon Hájek

Take a look at the latest MagicLab Showreel featuring some of our best work so far!

Gangster Ka Afričan – Trailer

Thriller / Action / 100 min / 2015

Producer: Adam Dvořák
Production: Movie
Co-producer: Czech television
Director: Jan Pachl
DoP: Marek Janda
Editor: Adam Dvořák

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading

Gangster KA is a true story based KrimiThriller inspired by the internationally renowned criminal ‪Radovan Krejčíř about one of the largest and most discussed embezzlements in the Czech Republic.

NAGANO – The Birth of Heroes – Teaser

Producer: Radko Janoušek
Production: Mia Film
Director: Pavel Sadílek

NAGANO – THE BIRTH OF HEROES is an engrossing story about the tough journey of the Czech hockey players dream for Olympic gold . But our story is not just about hockey itself , but also the great dream of a little boy who momentarily forgot who he really is .

MagicLab Showreel 2015

Editor: Šimon Hájek

Resort – Trailer

Documentary / 25 min / 2015

Producer: Mikuláš Novotný
Production: Background Films
Co-producers: UMPRUM, Česká televize
Director: Martin Hrubý
DoP: Lukáš Milota
Editor: Hedvika Hansalová

Color Grading / DCP

In the 1960s an architecturally unique resort built on the banks of Orlík reservoir became the secret getaway of the communist establishment, then later passed into the hands of notorious businessmen during the early days of unrestrained capitalism. Suffused with an air of mystery, this portrait captures the genius loci and turbulent history of a hidden summer paradise that was left off every map.

• Karlovy Vary IFFDocumentary Films Competition

Dodgeball – Teaser

Comedy / 95 min / 2015

Producer: Rudolf Biermann
Production: IN Film
Director: Petr Nikolaev
DoP: David Ployhar
Editor: Michal Hýka

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

An adaptation of a best-selling novel by Michal Viewegh is a comedy about friendship, fateful loves, beauty and ugliness, alcohol, and the search for human happiness. The plot revolves around three friends – Jeff, Skippy and Tom – whose ups and downs and relationship breakups keep bringing them back to a shared bachelor apartment.

The Red Captain – Teaser

Thriller / Action / 2016

Producer: Viktor Tauš
Production: Fog’n’desire films
Co-producers: Czech television, S PRO ALFA, RTVS, Barrandov studios
Director: Michal Kollár
DoP: Kacper Fertacz
Editor: Lucie Haladová

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading

1992. Three years after the fall of the Berlin wall; six months before the split of Czecho-Slovakia. Homicide detective Richard Krauz, 32 years old, is desperate to distinguish himself from the police of the previous regime. One notable notch in his belt is the capture of serial killer Ondrej “The Beast”. During grounds-keeping at an old cemetery, a corpse with a nail driven through its skull is disinterred.

• Tallinn Black NightsFirst Feature Film Competition

Gangster Ka – Trailer

Thriller / 100 min / 2015

Producer: Adam Dvořák
Production: Movie
Co-producer: Czech television
Director: Jan Pachl
DoP: Marek Janda
Editor: Adam Dvořák

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Gangster KA is a true story based KrimiThriller inspired by the internationally renowned criminal ‪Radovan Krejčíř about one of the largest and most discussed embezzlements in the Czech Republic.

• Czech Lion Awards2015

Magiclab Showreel 2014

Postproduction Company Showreel 2014

Icing – Teaser

Comedy / 77 min / 2014

Producers: Daniel Strejc, Vojtěch Frič
Production: Love.FRAME
Director: Jan Hřebejk
DoP: Martin Žiaran
Editor: Vladimír Barák

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Explosive conversational comedy based on the successful theatre play, which takes place one evening in a remote village pub, during an Ice Hockey World Championship match. What all can happen, when the kidnapped bride is getting drunk together with the best woman of the groom and experienced barmaid and the only one, who is able to stop and save everything, is not coming?

The Story of a God-Father – Trailer

Crime / Thriler / 90 min / 2013

Producers: David Rauch, Petr Nikolaev
Production: U.F.O. pictures
Director: Petr Nikolaev
DoP: David Ployhar
Editor: Adam Dvořák

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

The Godfather’s Story tells about the rise and fall of a person who worked his way up from dealing in digital watches to the position of a grey eminence of Czech politics. Two worlds collide in the film – the belief in the right of the stronger and smarter and the belief in justice. We follow the riveting duel between a representative of law and order and a person who changes the rules to suit himself. Police Inspector Cajthaml has dedicated his life to trailing the Godfather and he never lost his faith in the victory of justice.

Krásno – Trailer

Comedy / Crime / 120 min / 2014

Producers: Daniel Strejc, Vojtěch Frič
Production: Love.Frame
Director: Ondřej Sokol
DoP: Tomáš Sysel
Editor: Šimon Hájek

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

A black comedy with a touch of detective genre starts with the return of two main characters, childhood friends Michal and Adam, to their hometown, where Michal’s mother was found drowned in the lake Krasno some years ago. His father, whom Michal suspects to be somehow involved in his mother’s death, dies on the very day they return. Michal and Adam decide to get to the bottom of the mystery. The plots around the heritage and unexplained death bring a series of cynical, sometimes funny, but always tangled situation. The wheels of unstoppable disaster are turning faster and faster.

RINO – Teaser

Documentary / 95 min / 2015

Producer: Richard Malatinský
Co-producer: Czech television
Director: Jakub Wagner
DoP: Viktor Smutný
Editor: Šimon Hájek

Data Management / Motion Design / DCP

Karel Köcher is supposedly the most important communist agent to infiltrate the CIA. There are few reliable sources as to his activities, and so the filmmakers aim their camera primarily at the main protagonist. The result is an unconventional portrait that tells us more about a man living a double life than about any sensationalized spy activities. The mystery surrounding his actions also envelopes Köcher the individual: it is difficult to figure out what is going through the mind of someone so perfectly in control and capable of beating a lie detector.

• Ji.HlavaInternational Documentary Film Festival

To See the Sea – Trailer

Comedy / 90 min / 2014

Producer: Miloslav Šmídmajer
Production: Bio Illusion
Director: Jiří Mádl
DoP: Edita Kainrathová
Editor: Jakub Vansa

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

Tomas gets a camera and begins making a film about his family. His enigmatic father works from home. By hiding a camera in his office, Tomas discovers that on Tuesdays and Thursdays his father leaves the house. Courage and profound friendship lead Tomas and his best friend Haris to the final revelation and an unpredictable conclusion. The whole film is shot and edited as if by a twelve-year-old boy. This technique allows us to perceive the world through the eyes of a child.

• Czech Lion Awards2014
• Zlín IFFChildren's Jury Main Prize
• Motovun IFFBuzz&Teen Award
• Seoul Int'l Youth FFAudience Award
• The Czech Film Critics' AwardDiscovery of the Year
• Montreal Int'l Children's FFSpecial Jury Award

Lucky Four in the Service of the King – Trailer

Animation / Family / 90 min / 2013

Producer: Miloslav Šmídmajer
Production: Bio Illusion
Director: Michal Žabka
Editor: Luděk Hudec

Color Grading / DCP

The most famous characters from the Czech comics starring in their first film! King Rudolf and his kingdom are in danger, the philosopher’s stone is in the hands of the treacherous magician Kelly and the demon Zimozel is preparing an icy destruction for the whole world. Fifi, Myšpulín, Bobík and Pinďa face all this and more in this larger-than-life cinematic adventure in which their lives are on the line.

To the Woods – Trailer

Comedy / 110 min / 2012

Production: Vorelfilm
Producer: Tomáš Vorel
Director: Tomáš Vorel
DoP: Tomáš Vorel
Editor: Šimon Hájek

Data Management / VFX / Color Grading / DCP

To The Woods is the sequel to Tomas Vorel’s successful film Out of the City, released in 2000. It is a celebration of woods, water and hillsides, and of the animals that still live there. Pays tribute to Czech woodsmen and farmers who bravely face the natural elements and urban encroachment. It is full of flowers, animals and Czech movie stars.

• Czech Lion Awards2012

Binderiana

Director: Zdeněk Durdil