Who Will Watch the Watchmen? Czech Documentary After 1989 (a Brief Resume)
Who Will Watch the Watchmen? Czech Documentary After 1989 (a Brief Resume)
Author(s): Pavel BednaříkSubject(s): Media studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Czech contemporary documentary; Karel Vachek; Vit Klusak; Filip Remunda; FAMU; Czech Television;
Summary/Abstract: Pavel Bednařík’s paper emphasizes the new era of Czech documentary, focusing on several issues and topics from contemporary Czech docs. Introducing the new era of Czech documentaries since the 1990s, Bednarik’s text depicts the development of its social and political background, including a new upheaval in the auteur documentary approach at FAMU, and leading to inspiration by professor and filmmaker Karel Vachek. A case study follows on the successful film alliance between Vít Klusák and Filip Remunda producing the engaged “Czech Journal” for Czech Television within the new production scheme adopted aft er 2013.
Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
- Issue Year: 15/2014
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 51-60
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English