Na Pavláska
2020 · TV Show
as Himself
Jan Hřebejk
1967-06-27
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Prague, Czechia
Jan Hřebejk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈɦr̝ɛbɛjk]; born 27 June 1967) is a Czech film director and actor. Born in Prague, Hřebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) from 1987 to 1991, majoring in screenplay and dramaturgy. He was at FAMU alongside Petr Jarchovský, who is also his classmate from high school and subsequently a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter. While at FAMU, Hřebejk directed and produced two short films, Co všechno chcete vědět o sexu a bojíte se to prožít (1988) and L. P. 1948 (1989),[1] from scripts written by his classmate Petr Zelenka. His professional directorial debut was a short film for Czech TV, Nedělejte nic, pokud k tomu nemáte vážný důvod (1991), also written by Zelenka. His films caught the attention of viewers and critics, and entered student film festivals. Also while still at FAMU, Hřebejk and Jarchovský wrote a comedy screenplay inspired by Hřebejk's background at a summer camp, entitled Pejme písen dohola. This screenplay was filmed in 1990 as a full-length feature by director Ondřej Trojan. In 1992, Hřebejk filmed a version of his FAMU graduate thesis, an interpretation of Egon Hostovský's Dobrocinny vecírek. This was followed by Big Beat, a rock and roll comedy set in the 1950s and Hřebejk's first major box office success. The film was written by Jarchovský, based on a story by Petr Šabach, and won four Czech Lion awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Hřebejk. In 1996, Hřebejk directed a children's TV series, Kde padají hvezdy, which was syndicated around Europe. The following year, Hřebejk and Jarchovský won awards from the Film and Television Association and the Literary Fund for their contribution to dramatic television programming, for three episodes they wrote for the TV series Bachelors. The writing and production team behind Big Beat subsequently reunited for two further films, Cosy Dens (Czech: Pelíšky; 1999) and Divided We Fall (Czech: Musíme si pomáhat; 2000), both of which became enormously successful within the Czech Republic. His 2009 film Kawasaki's Rose was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but didn't make the final shortlist.
Filmography
Doupě Mekyho Žbirky
2019 · TV Show
as Self
We love Czechia
2013 · TV Show
as Self
The Greatest Czechs
2010 · Movie
as předseda grantové komise
S Italem v kuchyni
2009 · TV Show
as Himself
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Slnko v sieti
2006 · TV Show
Krásný ztráty
2000 · TV Show
as Self
Whisper
1996 · Movie
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Velmi uvěřitelné příběhy
1991 · TV Show
Cesta na jihozápad
1989 · Movie
Crew Credits
Pád domu Kollerů
2026 · TV Show
Director
Místo zločinu Zlín
2026 · TV Show
Director
Narozeniny
2025 · Movie
Director
State of Emergency
2024 · Movie
Director
Večne mladí
2024 · TV Show
Director
Místo zločinu České Budějovice
2023 · TV Show
Director
The Winner
2023 · TV Show
Director
Iveta: Kráska z Trebišova
2023 · TV Show
Director
Pozadí událostí
2022 · TV Show
Director
Boží mlýny
2021 · TV Show
Director
Veterán
2020 · Movie
Director
Scene of the Crime Ostrava
2020 · TV Show
Director
My Freedom
2019 · Movie
Director
Živé terče
2019 · TV Show
Director
Jak si nepodělat život
2019 · TV Show
Director
Rédl
2018 · TV Show
Director, Creator
Garden Store - Part 1: Family Friend
2017 · Movie
Director
Garden Store - Part 2: Deserter
2017 · Movie
Director
Garden Store: Suitor
2017 · Movie
Director
The Teacher
2016 · Movie
Director
Pět mrtvých psů
2016 · TV Show
Director
Místo zločinu Plzeň
2015 · TV Show
Director, Creator
The Case of the Exorcist
2015 · TV Show
Director
Icing
2014 · Movie
Director
Head Over Heels
2014 · TV Show
Director
Honeymoon
2013 · Movie
Director
The Holy Quaternity
2012 · Movie
Director
Garbage, the City and Death
2012 · Movie
Director
Innocence
2011 · Movie
Director
Kawasaki's Rose
2009 · Movie
Director
Shameless
2008 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
I'm All Good
2008 · Movie
Director
Teddy Bear
2007 · Movie
Director
Beauty in Trouble
2006 · Movie
Director
Up and Down
2004 · Movie
Director
Pupendo
2003 · Movie
Director
Divided We Fall
2000 · Movie
Director
Cosy Dens
1999 · Movie
Director
Česká soda
1998 · Movie
Director
Trap
1997 · Movie
Director
Where Stars Fall
1996 · TV Show
Director
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GENUS
1995 · TV Show
Director, Writer
Big Beat
1993 · Movie
Director
Let's All Sing Around
1991 · Movie
Screenplay
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Co všechno chcete vědět o sexu a bojíte se to prožít
1988 · Movie
Director
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Sexta
· TV Show
Director
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Na tělo
· TV Show
Director
