Jiří Krejčík
Jiří Krejčík (26 June 1918 – 8 August 2013) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. Jiří Krejčík was born in 1918 in Prague, he began his film career as an extra for Barrandov Studios, during World War II. He then began creating short films and commercials. His first directorial feature film was 1947's A Week in the Quiet House (Týden v tichém domě), in which he wrote the screenplay based on the short stories of Jan Neruda.
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Jiří Krejčík
- Name
- Jiří Krejčík
- Born
- 26 June 1918
- Birthplace
- Prague, Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic)
- Died
- 8 August 2013
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, actor
- Nationality
- Czech Republic.
- Honours
- Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia, Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Klement Gottwald State Prize, Annual award ACFK and Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film.
- Languages
- Czech.
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Jiří Krejčík (26 June 1918 – 8 August 2013) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. Jiří Krejčík was born in 1918 in Prague, he began his film career as an extra for Barrandov Studios, during World War II. He then began creating short films and commercials. His first directorial feature film was 1947's A Week in the Quiet House (Týden v tichém domě), in which he wrote the screenplay based on the short stories of Jan Neruda.
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Jiří Krejčík (1918–2013) was a Czech actor, director and film director, among other activities. The actor was born and died in Prague.
Languages used include Czech. Jiří Krejčík received Annual award ACFK, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal and Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class, among others.
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Biography
In 1948, he directed Border Village (Ves v pohraničí) about a coal-mining village on the Czech border after World War II. He also wrote and directed different segments of the 1959 film Of Things Supernatural (O věcech nadpřirozených), which won him Special Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival. His other films of note are The Emperor and the Golem (Císařův pekař a pekařův císař) (1951), from which he was replaced, and Divine Emma (Božská Ema) (1979), which would be considered for the list of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. He would continue writing for film until 2003 and directing until 2010. He also acted in films, such as 1999's Cosy Dens (Pelíšky), as well as in television series. Krejčík died on 8 August 2013 in a Prague hospital.
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Key facts
• Name — Jiří Krejčík • Born — 26 June 1918 • Birthplace — Prague, Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic) • Died — 8 August 2013 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, actor
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Jiri Krejcik. His recorded language was Czech. He married Vlasta Krejčíková. 2 children are recorded: Jiřina Krejčíková and Jiří Krejčík.
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Jiří Krejčík is recorded as actor, pedagogue, screenwriter, recording supervisor and director.
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Jiří Krejčík died at Prague.
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Jiří Krejčík received Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia, Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Klement Gottwald State Prize, Annual award ACFK and Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film.
Awards
• Won: Locarno International Film Festival Special Mention for Of Things Supernatural (O vecech nadprirozených) (1959) • Won: Czech Lion Artistic Achievement Award (1999) • Won: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema (2005) • Nominated: Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival Best Czech Documentary Award for Graduation in November (Maturita v listopadu) (2000)
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