František Filip Explained

František Filip
Birth Date:26 December 1930
Birth Place:Písek, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Nationality:Czech

František Filip (26 December 1930 – 9 January 2021) was a Czech film and television director.

Biography

During his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in the 1950s, he filmed his first documentary film. After graduation, he joined Czechoslovak Television in 1954, where he remained until his retirement. However; even after retirement he still continued to work in television. During the span of his career, he directed about 600 film and television programs of various genres for viewers of all ages. In 2017, he was awarded the Thalia Award.

Death

Filip died from COVID-19 in Prague on 9 January 2021, at the age of 90, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic.[1]

Filmography

Television series

Musical works

Other television productions

Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 January 2021. František Filip zemřel: Režisér Chalupářů podlehl covidu-19. 2021-01-09. Blesk.cz. cs.