Karel Smyczek

Karel Smyczek (born 31 March 1950) is a Czech film director, actor and screenwriter. His film Why? was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.

On 22 January 2025, the Czech Film and Television Academy announced, that he would be awarded the Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, together with Czech film music conductor Mario Klemens.

Selected filmography Director Year Film Notes 1980 Housata 1983 Sněženky a machři 1987 Krajina s nábytkem Why? Golden Kingfisher - Plzeň Film Festival Záhada zlatého servisu 1992 Kocourkov 1994 Bylo nás pět1997 Srdeční slabosti Lotrando a Zubejda Award of the City of Zlín - Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth1998 Poklad pana H. Vše pro firmu

Actor Year Film Role Notes 1960 Zlé pondělí Pavel Vítovec Holubice Michal 1962 Pohádka o staré tramvaji Chemist 1964 Láska nebeská Jirka 1976 Den pro mou lásku Customer in gallery 1985 Co je vám, doktore? Specialist 1987 Why? Reporter 1988 Útěk ze seriálu 1997 Lotrando a Zubejda Wanderer

Writer Year Film Notes 1987 Why? story 1994 Bylo nás pět screenplay 1997 Lotrando a Zubejda technical screenplay 1998 Vše pro firmu co-screenplay