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 Eva Doležalová at the Bulgari premiere of her film, Serpentine in 2022 | |
| Born | Eva Doležalova May 5, 1991 |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Awards | Full list |
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Eva Doležalová (born May 5, 1991) is a award-winning Czech director, screenwriter, and producer.[1] She speaks English, French, Czech, Italian, Polish, and Spanish. Doležalová is signed with Ridley Scott’s Creative Group.[2]
In 2021, Doležalová was named in Forbes' prestigious 30 Under 30 feature.[3][4]
Early life
At the age of 10, Eva Doležalová[5] began acting in Czech films and theatrical productions as an actress and co-writer of plays. At 18, she moved to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. At that time, Eva worked on films with well-known directors such as Shane Black or Mike Figgis with whom she co-wrote and camera-operated a film Kudelksi.[6]
After completing her studies, Eva moved to Paris where she began to find her own artistic voice and realized her long-time dream for filmmaking, and started pursuing her writing and directing skills.[citation needed]
Career
Eva moved to Los Angeles in 2016, where she quickly completed her first short film, Sound of Sun, starring Sean Penn and Suki Waterhouse, released by NOWNESS. The film met with critical acclaim within the industry. Since then, Doležalová directed multiple commercials and short films such as Carte Blanche (Amazon release), starring Dylan Sprouse, Suki Waterhouse and Jack Kilmer for which she's received an Audience Award at the Mammoth Film Festival in 2019, and a Breakout Director Award in Capri Hollywood Film Festival in 2020.
Doležalová also earned the Best Director's Award (2021) for Maestro starring Clara McGregor and Karel Dobry at Independent Shorts Awards USA and Jury Prize for Best Drama.
In 2022 Doležalová directed Serpentine, a body-horror genre short film with Bulgari as the Official Partner and Sponsor, starring Barbara Palvin, Luke Brandon Field, and Soo Joo Park for which Doležalová earned Best Genre Short Film at Mammoth Film Festival in 2022.
From her newest work can be also seen Raven (2021) a poetic sci-fi short film about the end of the world and beginning of a new one. Portraying Ravens the engineered executioners that were designed to rid humankind of its very nature - humans.
Centre Pompidou Foundation in Paris screened Eva's trilogy of Transformational Shorts: Sound of Sun, Somnio, and Samice which was awarded by 7000 Art Company, France.
Doležalová is in the development of her first feature film with Wild Bunch Distribution and Vixens Films.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
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| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 2016 | Sound of Sun[7] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film | |
| 2016 | Good Looking[8] by Suki Waterhouse | Yes | No | Yes | Music Video, starring Jordan Barrett & Suki Waterhouse | |
| 2017 | Somnio[9] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film | |
| 2018 | Freak in My Head[10] by Suki Waterhouse | Yes | No | Yes | Music Video, starring Rainey Qualley, Ray Nicholson | |
| 2019 | Carte Blanche[11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film, starring Dylan Sprouse, Jack Kilmer, Suki Waterhouse, Johnny Whitworth | |
| 2019 | Butcher Boy[12] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film, starring Jack Kilmer & Camille Rowe | |
| 2019 | Les Inconnus: Escape[13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video & Commercial | |
| 2019 | Samice[14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film, starring Rainey Qualley, Ray Nicholson | |
| 2020 | Anima Us[15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film, starring Inja Zalta & Dave Davis | |
| 2020 | Polene | Yes | Yes | Yes | Commercial | |
| 2021 | Maestro[16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film, starring Karel Dobrý, Clara McGregor, Lucky Blue-Smith, Annica Lilljeblad | |
| 2022 | Serpentine[17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film, starring Barbara Palvin, Luke Brandon Field, Soo Joo Park | |
| 2022 | Raven | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film, starring Stanislav Majer, Barbora Podzimková, Hana Vagnerová, Adam Vacula | |
Awards and recognitions
Awards
| Year | Nominated Work | Category | Awarded by |
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| 2019 | Carte Blanche | Audience Award | Mammoth Film Festival |
| 2020 | Carte Blanche | Breakout Director Award | Capri Hollywood Film Festival |
| 2020 | Maestro | Jury Prize Best Director | Independent Shorts Awards |
| 2020 | Maestro | Jury Prize for Outstanding Achievement | Independent Shorts Awards |
| 2020 | Maestro | Platinum Award Winner for Best Drama Short | Independent Shorts Awards |
| 2020 | Maestro | Best Women Short | Cyrus Film Festival |
| 2022 | Serpentine | Finalist | Tribeca Film Festival for the X Award |
Recognitions
- 2019 - Recognition Award for Transformational Trilogy: Sound of Sun, Somnio, and Samice screened at the Centre Pompidou Foundation, Paris
- 2019 - Recognition Award for Philanthropy work with White Ribbon foundation against domestic violence towards women and children
References
- ^ "Eva Dolezalova". IMDb.
- ^ worldwidehttps://www.shootonline.com/news/eva-dole%C5%BEalov%C3%A1-signs-ridley-scott-creative-groups-rsa-films-black-dog-films
- ^ "Eva Doležalová".
- ^ "Forbes 30 pod 30 – ročník 2021".
- ^ http://byjournal.com/teller/1820/interview-eva-dolezalova/
- ^ "Kudelski (Short 2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Sound of Sun (Short 2016) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "GOOD LOOKING (Suki Waterhouse music video)". 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Somnio (Short 2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ https://vimeo.com/199113021 [dead link]
- ^ "Carte Blanche (Short 2019) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Butcher Boy (Short 2019) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Les Inconnus: Escape (Video 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Samice (Short 2019) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Anima Us (Short 2021) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Maestro (Short 2020) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16369410/ [user-generated source]