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10 Czech Talents to Watch Highlight an Industry Growing in International Reach and Ambition
The Czech industry is growing more international in scope, with a rising generation crossing borders and boundaries to tell their stories.
Today’s rising talents — from diverse backgrounds, working across a range of styles and media — showcase an industry that’s increasingly embracing the world. The director’s upcoming feature debut, “Little Thief,” is a genre-defying mash-up that revolves around a gang of petty thieves who pull a series of insurance frauds during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Olmo Omerzu After premiering in Berlin and in San Sebastian’s New Directors sidebar with his first two films, the Slovenian-born director won the Crystal Globe for best directing at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival with 2018’s “Winter Flies.” His upcoming fifth feature, the family dramedy “Ungrateful Beings,” boasts an international cast led by Irish actor Barry Ward of “Bad Sisters” fame.
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