David Ondříček

Czech film director and screenwriter

David Ondříček
David Ondříček (2007)
Born	(1969-06-23) 23 June 1969 (age 54) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Martha Issová

David Ondříček (born 23 June 1969)^[1] is a Czech film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2021, he won the Best Director Czech Lion Award for Zátopek.^[2] His 2012 film In the Shadow won nine Czech Lion Awards.

Ondříček is the son of the late Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček.^[1] He attended the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague from 1987 to 1992.^[1] In 1999, Ondříček founded Lucky Man Films, a film production company.^[1]

Ondříček has two daughters (born 2012 and 2018) by fiancé Martha Issová.^[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Zátopek	director^[3]
2018	Dukla 61
2012	In the Shadow
2006	Grandhotel
2003	One Hand Can't Clap
2000	Samotáři
1996	Šeptej		this was Ondříček's debut film^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "David Ondříček: Kariéra, osobní život" [David Ondříček: Career, personal life]. eXtra.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ Chapman, Wilson (5 March 2022). "David Ondříček's 'Zátopek' Leads 2022 Czech Lion Awards With Eight Wins". Variety. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ Lodge, Guy (25 August 2021). "'Zátopek' Review: A Legendary Czech Olympian Gets an Appealingly Low-Key Biopic". Variety (Film review). Retrieved 7 May 2023.