Czech film wins prize at Sundance Film Festival

The Czech film Furiant or Peacock took a Short Film Special Jury Award for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. The film, directed by Ondřej Hudeček, describes the early days of the legend of the 19th century Czech theatre, Ladislav Stroupežnický. The festival screened 72 shorts that were selected from over 8,700 entries. The film Furiant was made in 2015 and has already been screened at the festivals Karlovy Vary and Toronto.

Author: Ruth Fraňková