Jan Svěrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈsvjɛraːk]) (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at FAMU. He and his films have received many awards, including the Academy Award, Crystal Globe, Golden Globe Award, and Tokyo Grand Prix. He lives in Prague. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Svěrák, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jan Svěrák has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1986. Signature works include Kolya, Five plums, Empties. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
