Ivan Pokorný (born in 1952 in the Czech Republic) is an actor.

Biography

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He graduated in Acting from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Fine Arts and in 1976-1983 and worked as an actor in various Czech theatres. He also had several roles in film and on television. In 1983 he emigrated to Austria, worked as a lecturer at the Vienna Conservatory and in 1984-1998 as a director in Austrian and German theatres.

In 1995 he decided to return to the Czech Republic and has been working mainly as a director of TV-films since then. He also makes documentaries and is particularly interested in themes connected with the cultural history of his country. In some projects he takes part as a producer or co-producer.

Filmography

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Year Film Note
1992 Big Arcanas of Erasmus
1992 Ape Year two parts
1993 Last Supper at the Bird Leg
1994 Journey to the Sun Island
1995 Peak of Venus
1996 The House of the last joy three parts
1997 Behind the Wall
1998 The War on the Third Floor
1999 Our Children
1999 Ghosts among us series
2000 Nobody had Diabetes
2000 Black Angels/Loser
2001 The Town without Breath
2002 Kidnapped Home
2002 The Death of Paedophile
2003 Agency Puzzle
2006 Ghetto No.1 documentary
2007 Power Relapse
2008 Expozitur series
2009 Kriminálka Anděl series - 2. season
2010 The Doc for the Special Falls
2010 Kriminálka Anděl series – 3. season
2011 Cold Sunday

Awards

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for the feature film Kidnapped Home Bonton Prize at the Zlin Festival 2002; First prize - Ostrov nad Ohří 2002 for the documentary Czech and German …

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