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Vojtech Jasný
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Director, Screenwriter Born: November 30, 1925 in Kelc, Moravia, Czechoslovakia Biography:Czech director "Vojtèch Jasný"'s films are noted for their fresh approach and concern for society. Born in Moravia, Jasný loved films from an early age and after spending most of WW II in a Nazi labor camp, he became one of the first to graduate from the Prague film school where he got his start directing short documentaries.
In 1954, Jasný and classmate "Karel Kachyna" directed "Dnes Vecer Vsechno Skonci"/Everything Ends Tonight. He then embarked upon a distinguished solo career with September Nights (1957), a key work in Czech New Wave cinema. Jasný became world famous the following year with his poetic feature "Touha"/Desire, but his best-known work is the Cannes' Special Jury Prize-winning satirical fairy tale "Az Prijde Kocour"/"The Cassandra Cat" (1963). In 1968, he again won a prize at Cannes for "Vsichni Dobri Rodaci"/"All My Good Countrymen," another satire on life in a small Czech town.... Full Biography
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