Milan Šteindler

Milan Šteindler (born 12 April 1957) is a Czech actor, screenwriter and film director. He is a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He won the Czech Lion Award for Best Director for his 1994 film, Thanks for Every New Morning. He obtained the Silver St. George Award for Directing at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival for the same film.

Together with David Vávra, he founded Sklep Theatre in Prague in 1971.

Along with Petr Čtvrtníček and Vávra, Šteindler wrote and directed the satirical television series Czech Soda.

Selected filmography

+ Year Title Functioned as Notes Actor Director Screenwriter Role 1985 My Sweet Little Village Turek's co-driver 1986 Rosa Luxemburg N/A 1988 Pražská pětka Supervisor 1989 A Hoof Here, a Hoof There Old man 1990 Vrať se do hrobu! Víta Jakoubek 1993 Stalingrad N/A 1993–1998 Czech Soda Various Television show 1994 Thanks for Every New Morning Member of StB police 1995 Brother of Sleep N/A 2000 Out of the City Hunter 2003 Mazaný Filip Psychiatrist 2004 Skřítek Slaughterhouse administrator 2005–2008 Dobrá čtvrť School janitor Television series – 14 episodes 2006 Rafťáci Dany's father 2007 Gympl Physics teacher Milan 2012 Goat Story 2 Voice

Awards and recognition Czech Lion Award for Best Director for Thanks for Every New Morning, 1994 Silver St. George Award for Directing, Moscow International Film Festival, 1995