Jan Hřebejk

Jan Hřebejk (; born 27 June 1967) is a Czech film director and actor. His films are known for their reflection on Czech history, family life, and morality.

Life and career Born in Prague, Hřebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) from 1987 to 1991, majoring in screenplay and dramaturgy. He was at FAMU alongside Petr Jarchovský, who is also his classmate from high school and subsequently a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter. but didn't make the final shortlist.

Filmography Director Cinema Co všechno chcete vědět o sexu a bojíte se to prožít (1988) – student movie L.P. 1948 (1989) – short movie Nedělejte nic, pokud k tomu nemáte vážný důvod (1991) – short movie Big Beat (Šakalí léta, 1993) Cosy Dens (Pelíšky, 1999) Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat, 2000) – 73rd Academy Awards nomination Pupendo (2003) Up and Down (Horem pádem, 2004) Beauty in Trouble (Kráska v nesnázích, 2006) Teddy Bear (Medvídek, 2007) I'm All Good (U mě dobrý, 2008) Shameless (Nestyda, 2008) Kawasaki's Rose (Kawasakiho růže, 2009) Innocence (Nevinnost, 2011) The Holy Quaternity (Svatá Čtveřice, 2012) Honeymoon (Líbánky, 2013) Zakázané uvolnění (2014) The Teacher (Učitelka, 2016) Garden Store: A Family Friend (Zahradnictví: Rodinný přítel, 2017) Garden Store: Suitor (Zahradnictví: Nápadník, 2017) Garden Store: Deserter (Zahradnictví: Dezertér, 2017) State of Emergency (Výjimečný stav, 2024)

Television The Charity Ball ("Dobročinný večírek", 1992) Czech Soda ("Česká soda", 1993–97) – TV-series GEN: The Gallery of the Nation's Elite ("GEN: Galerie elity národa", 1993–94) – documentary Vladimír Jiránek by Jan Hřebejk ("Vladimír Jiránek pohledem Jana Hřebejka") GENUS ("GENUS", 1995–96) – documentary Michal Viewegh by Jan Hřebejk Vladimír Mišík by Jan Hřebejk Dominik Hašek by Jan Hřebejk 60 ("60", 1996) – documentary How's the Living ("Jak se žije", 1997) – short documentary TV-series Where Stars Fall ("Kde padají hvězdy", 1996) – TV series The Last Concert ("Poslední koncert", 1997) The Window ("Okno", 1997) – short The Good News ("Dobrá zpráva", 1997)

Opera Tomorrow There Will Be... ("Zítra se bude...", 2010)

Actor Co všechno chcete vědět o sexu a bojíte se to prožít (1988) – student movie Šeptej (1996) as Woody Year of the Devil ("Rok ďábla", 1996) Úžasný rokenrol v Čechách aneb Jeď, Honzo, jeď (2002) as himself Operace Hokejdo (2004) as himself Největší z Čechů (2010) as chair of the grant committee Rozmarná léta českého filmu (2011) – documentary, as himself

Other contributions Pějme píseň dohola (1990) – writer and narrator