Biography
Bohdan Sláma (born 29 May 1967 in Opava) is a Czech film director. He studied at the Czech Technical University (ČVUT) and completed his studies in feature film direction at Prague’s FAMU in 1997 with his graduate film White Acacias (1996). His feature debut The Wild Bees (2001) drew on the poetic style of the 1960s Czechoslovak New Wave and won numerous awards at international film festivals (e.g. Tiger Award at Rotterdam and SKYY prize at San Francisco). Representing the Czech Republic, the film competed for an Oscar nomination and the European Film Award. The similarly atmospheric film Something Like Happiness (2005) took away seven Czech Lions and Best Film at San Sebastián. Further accolades followed for Country Teacher (2008), which won two Czech Lions, and Four Suns (2012), which competed at Sundance. Sláma has also shot several episodes of the series Blaník Office. He heads the department of film direction at FAMU.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
The End of the World
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Dry Season
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Dry Season
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2024
Mami, kúp mi psa
Role: Director
TV • 2021
Mami, kúp mi psa
Role: Creator
TV • 2021
Shadow Country
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
Ice Mother
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
Ice Mother
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2017
The Office Blanik
Role: Creator
TV • 2014
Four Suns
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012
Four Suns
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2012
The Country Teacher
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
The Country Teacher
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2008
Something Like Happiness
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2005
Something Like Happiness
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2005
Radhošť
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
The Wild Bees
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2001
The Wild Bees
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2001
Rychlé pohyby očí
Role: Assistant Director
MOVIE • 1998
Traps
Role: First Assistant Director
MOVIE • 1998