I'm a documentary film director and researcher based in London, originally from Prague, Czech Republic. I work as a full-time Lecturer in Film & Media Practice and am studying for a PhD in Film: Practice as Research at the University of Kent. As part of my PhD, I am developing a feature documentary film about the meaning of home in London. Besides that, I have just finished my first feature documentary film Chronicle of a Summer (2022), about Afghan and Ukrainian refugees in Europe.
In the past, I have made several short documentaries and experimental films, which were screened and in competition at international film festivals, and shortlisted for awards such as the Best Czech Short Documentary Award or Magnesia Award for the Best Student Film.
I have completed my Bachelor's degree at the Department of Documentary Film at FAMU in Prague and subsequently studied Master of Research in Art and Design at Liverpool John Moores University.
More details can be found at my website: www.alzbetabartonickova.com
Projects
- Chronicle of a Summer (2022) – feature documentary filmHow do you make a home when you’ve lost your home? What future can you have when your past has been stripped away? What is left when what was yours has been stolen or destroyed? To address these questions, the directors of Chronicle of a Summer (2022) provided training and equipment to a group of Afghan and Ukrainian university students who had taken refuge in different countries in Europe after the Taliban takeover in 2021 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Following a week together
- Brutal Beauty: A Video Tour of the Czech and Slovak Embassies in London"Join us for a tour of one of the prime examples of Brutalist architecture in London and discover what’s hiding behind the facade of the Czech and Slovak Embassies." Owen Hatherley, architecture critic and author of Landscapes of Communism: A History through Buildings, will guide you through the recently refurbished London Czech Embassy from its spectacular roof terrace with iconic water towers to the original cinema in the basement, exploring also the original interior of the Slovak Embassy whe
- Storyline (4min, CZ, 2017)An interplay of horizontal and vertical lines, as well as other types of lines, found in in the public space, evokes a lyrical narrative combining them into a visual continuity in one image. Among found objects, events, and spaces, new relationships and continuations are created. Shot on 35mm film. Film: https://vimeo.com/404609193 Review: https://bit.ly/2WLPK0K - world premiere at IDFF Jihlava in a competitive section Fascinations: Exprmntl.cz - screened at Liverpool Film Night 2017 - screeni
- Everything Will End Up In a Pine Box (18min, CZ, 2015)A mini-portrait, treading lightly on the fringe of a gently parodic self-portrait, of the collector/gynaecologist/animal breeder/honorary consul/Dutch/Czech gentleman Oldřich Uttendorfský. Through the panopticon of an ordinary day, we are introduced to a man in whom languages, times, and cultures blend in a way that is difficult to analyse and interpret. – shortlisted for Pavel Koutecký Award for the best Czech short documentary – screened at IDFF Ji.hlava – best cinematography nomination at F
- TV Documentary ‘Letovický Havel’ (26min, CZ, 2016)Commissioned by Czech Television for a programme Náš venkov, broadcasted on Channel 2. A documentary depicting the tensions between two groups of citizens in a small Czech town being torn over the issue of getting a statue of former president Havel; loved by many and hated by some.
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Work history
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Co-founderKino v Klidu
CzechiaFreelance
Co-founder & Initiator of the first Autism Friendly Screenings ‘Kino v Klidu’ in the Czech Republic. A successful launch of Autism Friendly Screenings in BIO OKO cinema in April 2018 in Prague, being now followed by so
far five other cinemas from across the Czech Republic who has shown an interest in starting this kind of event as well.
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Media managerCzech Alzheimer Foundation
CzechiaFreelance
Managing the Facebook profile, photographing events, creating video content for Czech Alzheimer Foundation (www.alzheimernf.cz).
The Alzheimer Nadační Fond was established in 2011 to support research into Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative or vascular diseases of the brain that lead to disorders of cognitive function and dementia. Another goal is to improve the quality of patient care, to extend the care provided and to improve the conditions under which it is provided.
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Skills
- Camera Operation
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Videography
- Directing
- Research
- Cinematography
- Audio Recording
- Editing Film
- Social Media Management
- Video Journalism
Education
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PhDUniversity of Kent
United Kingdom
I'm currently doing my PhD in Film: Practice as Research, working on both practical and theoretical project in between documentary film and anthropology.
As part of my PhD, I'm also teaching undergraduate students on two modules – Introduction to Filmmaking and Film Histories.
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Master of Research (MRes) Art & Design Liverpool John Moores University
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
An Exploration of Loneliness in Later Life Through Collaborative Filmmaking and Use of Technology (2018) - multidisciplinary practice-based research with two outcomes: a 19 000-word theoretical study and a collaborative documentary film Too Much of No One (2018), developed in collaboration with FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology).
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