Tomáš Hodan

Tomáš Hodan (b. 1980, Prague) attended various colleges, finally graduating from Zlín Film School (2002). After three short features he turned to documentaries, shooting in countries such as Angola and Afghanistan. He focused for a time on Transcarpathian Ukraine, shooting the short film Zakarpattia Oblast, Rakhiv Raion (Zakarpatská oblast, Rachovský rajon, 2003). There he also shot his first feature-length documentary Half Past Three (Půl čtvrté, 2006), in which he shows that although a country that may seem backward in the eyes of its neighbours, it has plenty of room for quirky characters, satisfying employment and the joys of life. A similarly positive message underlies his vibrant and imaginative portrait of Karel Zeman. Hodan has also taken on the role of cameraman and script editor and has recently worked as a scriptwriter (e.g. the series "Blaník's Office" / "Kancelář Blaník"). He currently has his own feature film in the pipeline.

50. MFF Karlovy Vary