VÁCLAV MARHOUL
Director
PROGRAM: IT’S SOMETIMES WINDY AT THE TOP
Václav Marhoul is a screenwriter, director and actor (member of the Sklep Theatre and the theatre group Pražská pětka), producer, enterpreneur, cultural organizer and manager. As a manager he has acted as the general director of the Film studio Barrandov, also as the manager of the artistic association Tvrdohlaví where he ran a sales gallery with the same name. He directed the movies Mazaný Filip and Tobruk, and his last film Nabarvené ptáče was released in cinemas in September of 2019. This film was nominated for the main competition at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded the UNICEF Student Award.
Annotation: IT’S SOMETIMES WINDY AT THE TOP
Klára Kolouchová is a Renaissance woman: the first Czech woman to climb Mount Everest, she also has a number of interesting highlights in her career as a manager: she worked for the British Ministry for several years, and after returning to the Czech Republic she joined a consultancy firm.
Vaclav Marhoul is currently experiencing a career peak with his latest film, The Colored Bird, which is winning awards at film festivals. Mr. Marhoul had to fight for the film‘s creation and it paid off – a piece was created which can change how we view life, maybe not at first or second glance, but certainly for those who endure to the end.
Although the world of film and alpine tourism is very different, Klára and Vaclav agree in many ways. Successful poeple must have DETERMINATION (it took Václav Marhoul 15 years to reach the world film market, and Klára Kolouchová overcame the 8,000 K2 called Mount Killer for the Third Time). They work with EMOTIONS (the director tries to wake people up with his films, and the climber has to do her best during her ascents). They owe their success to the TEAM who believed in their vision and helped them fulfill it.
In the moderated discussion, we will ask Klára and Václav what it feels like to be on top and how to gather strength for the next challenge, whether a climb or a film. We will find out whether“journey is a destination” for them, or if it is the culmination of placing the Czech flag on the top of the 8,000-meter peak or a ten-minute applause after the world premiere of the film.