Dagmar Smržová (b. 1966, Prague) graduated in documentary filmmaking from Prague’s Film Academy (FAMU) in 1992. Her graduation film Time for Someone, relating the story of a young person’s struggle with a serious illness, sparked initial interest in the director. Her key topics are reflected in documentaries presented on Czech Television: for the series “Eye – A Look at Today’s World” (produced by Febio) she created a brutal report about minors who kill their parents. For the “Up Close” series (produced by Czech TV) she shot an hour-long portrait of a male prison choir. For the “Ego” series (produced by MGB) she directed a portrait of a young Romany couple who grew up in an orphanage. Other films for Czech TV include two documentaries: War in the Memory of Women (2004) and The Hardest of Choices (2010). Her feature-length doc Saving Edwards, produced by HBO Europe, appeared in the fall of 2010.
48. MFF Karlovy Vary
