Space Films

Space Films is a Czech film production and distribution company. According to its official website, it was the first private independent production and distribution company founded after 1989 in the then Czechoslovakia. Since 1992 it operates as a limited liability company, with Jiří Ježek as the sole owner throughout its existence. The company has been involved in the production of several Czech films, including 'Tankový prapor' (1990), 'Černí baroni' (1991), 'Dědictví aneb Kurvahošigutntag' (1992), 'Žákal léta' (1993), 'Kolja' (1995), and 'Báječná léta pod psa' (1996). It also produces documentaries and special audiovisual presentations.

Space Films was the first private independent production and distribution company founded after 1989 in the then Czechoslovakia. Since 1992 it operates as a limited liability company, with Jiří Ježek as the sole owner throughout its existence. The core team was formed during the production of the first Czech post-revolution privately produced film – an adaptation of Škvorecký's novel 'Tankový prapor' (1990, dir. Vít Olmer) for Bonton. Space Films also participated in the production of Czech films: 'Černí baroni' (1991, dir. Zdenek Sirový, executive production), 'Dědictví aneb Kurvahošigutntag' (1992, dir. Věra Chytilová, producer), 'Žákal léta' (1993, dir. Jan Hřebejk, production), 'Kolja' (1995, dir. Jan Svěrák, executive production), 'Báječná léta pod psa' (1996, dir. Petr Nikolaev, producer). Besides production and distribution of feature films, Space Films also engages in documentary production – for producing the film 'Voices of Children' (Hlasy dětí, dir. Zuzana Justman), Jiří Ježek received as the first Czech an EMMY award for the best documentary of 1998. For BBC Space Films shot miniseries 'The Scarlet Pimpernel I, II' (Červený bedrník) and 'Warriors' (Válečníci), for ČT a thirteen-part series with star cast 'Město nahoře' (2003, dir. Karel Smyczek, broadcast 2004). For TV Nova Space Films produced 24 episodes of the series Město v životě (dir. Jiří Chlumský, broadcast 2008). Since its founding, Space Films has also focused on the production of special audiovisual presentations. Here Jiří Ježek utilized his experience as executive producer of the project 'Minotaurus' (1988, based on a theme by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, stage Jindřich Smetana, music Michal Pavlíček). In 1991 Space Films produced an audiovisual show directed by Radeš Činčera for the centenary of the founding of Brown Bove...

1. 1Space Filmsspace-films.cz
2. 2Space Filmswikidata.org