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- Producer
Ivanna Benesova is a professional Czech director and producer. She is not afraid of unconventional topics and her work is distinctive, controversial and often shocking.
Ivanna attracted public attention mainly from her documentary "How Porno Movies are Made" and from her movie debut "Abused", which was screened nationwide for six months.
She was employed as a director for Czech television broadcast TV Nova for two and a half years. Currently she has been working on many music videos and commercials.
Ivanna's trademark is always being exceptional, controversial and often shocking. That is also a reason why many of her projects are publicly known. She fearlessly uses unconventional themes and often uses new technologies and various special effects.
Originally she studied economics at Mendel's Agricultural And Forestry University in Brno. Later she transferred to a Film School in Pisek. Her first short movie, which was made in collaboration with students of Film School of Zlin, won a prize for best director at a film festival called Kryspin.
The most successful school project was a documentary "How Porno Movies are Made", which was screened nationwide in many art cinemas and clubs, and its English version participated in some foreign festivals, as well.
In her first year of school, Ivanna was hired as a director for the TV Broadcast company Nova. In the next two and a half years she devoted herself to a sport promos and short documentary movies.
During that time, she continued to work on her other private projects. After two years of hard work, her fictional documentary "Abused", was released in cinemas nationwide.
It was released nationwide with a distribution company founded by Ivanna specifically for this movie. It also found its way to some documentary festivals in the USA.
In the spring of 2012, Ivanna and her director of photography founded production company Orange. Its core business is making music videos and commercials. Among the best works is a music video for a song "Alternativa" by David Kraus, which was made completely in 3D, the first of its kind in the Czech republic. Other works include music clips "Syria" by Samer Issa, punk bands ZakázanÝ Ovoce, ATD etc. Besides her work as a filmmaker, she hosts a movie show on Radio Spin.
She also contributed as a journalist to many magazines and editorials and did some modeling, as well.
High public attention came also with her own Playboy pictures, which were taken in the center of Prague, amongst hundreds of tourists.
Still today, Ivanna stays a strong supporter in the fight against child abuse and cruelty.- Evelyn Opela was born on 4 February 1945 in Warnsdorf, Sudetenland [now Varnsdorf, Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Das blaue Palais (1974), Blankenese (1994) and Night Train to Venice (1993).
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Ursula Staack was born on 10 October 1943 in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia. She is an actress, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Unser Mann ist König (1980) and Männer ohne Bart (1971).- Jaromíra Mílová was born on 24 July 1961 in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for One Life (2023), Hon na kocku (1980) and Tretí patro (1985).
- Libor Jeník was born on 19 July 1972 in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Hrdý Budzes (2003), Vzteklina (2017) and Cesty domu (2010).
- Writer
- Music Department
Peter Kien was born on 1 January 1919 in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia. Peter is a writer, known for Theresienstadt 1942 (1942) and The Emperor of Atlantis (1977). Peter was previously married to Ilse Stranska.- Leos Sucharípa was born on 16 February 1932 in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Prátelé Bermudského trojúhelníku (1987), Larks on a String (1969) and Abenteuer mit Blasius (1975). He was married to Sucharípova, Helena. He died on 14 June 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Pavel Kudrna was born in 1961 in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Evita Nausová was born on 6 July 1971 in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Evita is a writer, known for Ordinace v ruzové zahrade (2005), The Banger (2020) and Extraktori (2023).