Jiří Brožek | |
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Jiří Brožek and Václav Havel (2008)
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Born |
Roudnice nad Labem Czechoslovakia |
March 11, 1947
Nationality | Czech |
Alma mater | Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
Occupation | film editor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Jiří Brožek (born March 11, 1947) is a Czech film editor.
During 1967‒1973 he attended Editing and Directing at FAMU. Then he started to work in Barrandov Movie Studios, from 1976 Brožek is self-emloyed. During the career he edited more than 100 feature films, variety of the TV production and many TV series.
He cooperated with Ladislav Smoljak (Ball Lightning, Waiter, Scarper!, Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping) Karel Kachyňa (Love Between the Raindrops, Forbidden Dreams), Jiří Menzel (Cutting It Short, The Snowdrop Festival, My Sweet Little Village), Věra Chytilová (Calamity, Wolf's Hole) or Václav Havel (Leaving).
Jiří Brožek was awarded eight Czech Lions for films Krvavý román (1993), Sekal Has to Die (1998), Anděl Exit (2000), Boredom in Brno (2003), Sluneční stát (2005), Pleasant Moments (2006), ...a bude hůř (2007) and Leaving (2011), twice he gained Slovak film award Slnko v sieti for Sluneční stát (2006) and Gypsy (2012). He is a member of Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) and honourable member of Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA).