Leaders Magazine No 2/2009

culture event Prof Věra Chytilová Awarded AMU Gold Medal Prof Ivan Vyskočil Pedagogue DAMU and Prof Věra Chytilová The Chair of the FAMU Directing Department more photos and electronic version available on www leadersmagazine cz Prof V Chytilová The Chair of the FAMU Directing Department and Prof M Klíma Interim Rector AMU On February 3 2009 the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague FAMU celebrated the legendary film director Věra Chytilová’s jubilee birthday with the presentation of the AMU Gold Medal IN COOPERATION WITH LEADERS MAGAZINE

125 event Xxx perex more photos and electronic version available on www leadersmagazine cz Prof V Chytilová The Chair of the FAMU Directing Department and E Zaoralová Art Director of Film Festival Karlovy Vary From left I Šlapeta Cameraman M Vondříček Cameraman and J Kallista Pedagogue of the FAMU Directing Department Prof V Chytilová The Chair of the FAMU Directing Department Doc M Jícha Pedagogue of Cinematography Department FAMU and J Myslík Chairman of Senate FAMU From left Mrs Wiener External Pedagogue FAMU Jan Wiener former Mayor General Airforce and Prof Věra Chytilová The Chair of the FAMU Directing Department A graduate of FAMU Věra Chytilová studied in the famous class at the directing department that went on to help create the world renowned Czech New Wave Known as the First Lady of Czech Cinema Věra Chytilová has led a distinguished and award winning career directing over 30 feature and documentary films including Daisies The Apple Game Panel Story Inheritance and Searching for Ester Currently she is a professor at FAMU and the chair of the FAMU Directing Department The medal was presented by the interim rector Miroslav Klíma and among those who congratulated her were the other two vice rectors Ivo Mathe and Karel Foustka the dean of FAMU Pavel Jech and the chairs of FAMU’s other departments In his remarks the dean thanked Věra Chytilová for her contribution to Czech culture and world cinema and for her moral courage artistic integrity and perseverance ideals that inspire her students and colleagues at FAMU Among those who went to celebrate this event at the Parnas Restaurant on the ground floor of FAMU’s Lazansky Palace were the actors from her films including Dáša Bláhová Miroslav Donutil David Vávra and Dáša Havlová cameramen Miroslav Ondríček Ivan Šlapeta and Marek Jicha producers Karel Kochman and Jan Balcar and many other personalities from the film and culture spheres including Eva Zaoralová Ivan Vyskočil Vladimír Opela and Drahomíra Vihanová From left P Jech Dean of FAMU Doc J Dvořák Chairman of Senate AMU Prof V Chytilová The Chair of the FAMU Directing Department and Ing V Jarošová Assistant to The Chair of the FAMU Directing Department

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