AMÁLIE KOVÁŘOVÁ – Director
Amálie Kovářová (1992) studied directing at FAMO in Písek. After school she started working for the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, where she made short documentaries, reports and promotional spots. Her interest in politics led her to collaborate on the project Opinions. In January 2018, she started filming her first activist videos and subsequently discovered the Chvilka pro Andrei challenge.
She emailed Mikuláš Minář, they met the next day and Amálie became a member of the newly emerging movement Million Moments for Democracy the same day. Thanks to this, she was very close to the main protagonists of the film and could catch a glimpse into the core of the movement and the stories of the initiators themselves. She decided to leave the association in the autumn of 2022 in order to have some distance while completing this film. The film was selected for the prestigious DOK.incubator workshop, which allowed her to consult with top editors from around the world. This film is her feature debut.
JIŘÍ KONEČNÝ – Producer
Jiří Konečný (1973) is a film producer focused on the production of quality films for cinemas. His films were screened at many international festivals including Berlinale, Cannes or Venice and won more than 100 awards. Nine of his films have been selected as national Academy Award nominees. In 2008, he was selected as a Producer on the Move in Cannes.
He is a member of the European Film Academy (EFA), the Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) and the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA). He is a member of the board of directors of the Czech Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA), a member of the Presidium of the Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) and teaches at FAMU in Prague. Among his films are Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Bird Atlas, Borders of Love or Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?