Saša Gedeon (born 29 August 1970) is a Czech film director, screenwriter, and actor. He graduated from the

Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Filmová a televizní fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze) or FAMU is a film school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Acade ...

in 1995.Buchar, Robert. "Saša Gedeon." ''Czech New Wave Filmmakers in Interviews.'' vols. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2004. 36. That year, he won the

Findling Award The Findling Award or short Findling (german: Findlingspreis) was a German film award donated by the umbrella organization of cultural cinemas and film clubs Verband für Filmkommunikation. It was founded in 1982 in GDR and was awarded on sever ...

for his film ''Indiánské léto'' at the Cottbus Film Festival. His 1999 film, '' Návrat idiota'', won him the

São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organized ...

International Jury Award, as well as several

Czech Lion Awards The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Fi ...

Selected filmography

* ''Indiánské léto'' (1995) * '' Návrat idiota'' (1999)

References

External links

* 1970 births Living people Film directors from Prague {{CzechRepublic-film-director-stub