Guests 2026

Guests

At the festival you can meet special guests from the ranks of filmmakers, filmmakers, scientists from abroad and from Czech universities.

Honza Šípek

Documentary filmmaker
and cinematographer

Honza Šípek

Documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. A graduate of FAMU’s Department of Documentary Film, where he subsequently taught for seven years. He has made 11 documentary films, including the black-and-white Koněv (2006, FAMUfest Award), the cinematic poem Přítomný okamžik (2008), the feature-length Fighting the Brain (2009, Special Mention at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival) and the meditative Buttons of Consciousness (2016). His work is particularly focused on intimate, close-up portraits. He has also worked as a cinematographer on dozens of documentaries, including Czech Beer War, Tears of Steel: Vladimír Stehlík Meets Lubomír Krystlík (Special Mention at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival), Epidemic of Freedom, The Limits of Work (Czech Joy and Audience Award at Ji.hlava, FAMUfest Award, Czech Film Critics’ Award), Limits of Europe and Actress.

Serge-Olivier Rondeau

Director of The Inheritors

Serge-Olivier Rondeau

Serge-Olivier Rondeau is a filmmaker whose work intersects media arts and experimental ethnography. His films and installations explore the relationships between humans and non- humans—particularly animals, plants and technology. His work has appeared in numerous exhibits and festivals across Canada and internationally, including as a member of the group Épopée and co-founder of the After Faceb00k collective. In 2021, he co-directed his first feature-length documentary Ressources with Hubert Caron-Guay, which made its premiere at IDFA. The Inheritors, his second documentary feature, launched at Dok Leipzig.

Judita Hunáková

Director of Micocosm

Judita Hunáková

Director of Micocosm

Raghunath 'Rana' Belur

Producer of My Otter Diary

Raghunath 'Rana' Belur

Raghunath ‘Rana’ Belur is a wildlife filmmaker and freelance cinematographer from Bengaluru, India, specialising in films related to wildlife, conservation, and social causes. A Jackson Wild Summit Fellow, he enjoys observing and learning animal behaviour while also geeking out on gadgets and the latest technology. His focus is on simplifying the most complex science subjects. How can a non-fiction story be made attractive enough for the masses with tiny attention spans? He believes that without understanding the wildlife, you cannot conserve them, and with this in mind, he often travels with his films, connecting with people and discussing issues and solutions. Their debut feature documentary, “My Otter Diary”, commissioned by ZDF/ARTE and NHK and distributed by All3Media International, was co-produced with Oxford Scientific Films and has been nominated for awards at the Wildscreen Panda Awards, the Jackson Wild Media Awards, and the Green Screen Film Festivals, and has been broadcast across many international networks.

Maciej Zapiór and Artem Koval

Producers of
Making Times Visible

Maciej Zapiór and Artem Koval

Producers of Making Times Visible

Sugandhi Gadadhar

Director of My Otter Diary

Sugandhi Gadadhar

Director of My Otter Diary

Ondřej Sovík

Director of
Making Times Visible

Ondřej Sovík

Director of Making Times Visible

Tomáš Větrovský

Scientist and indie game developer

Tomáš Větrovský

Scientist and indie game developer

Petr Hříbek

Gastroenterologist

Petr Hříbek

Gastroenterologist

Markéta Seidelová

Landscape ecologist and assistant professor at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at ČZU Prague

Markéta Seidelová

Landscape ecologist and assistant professor at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at ČZU Prague

Anežka Daníčková

Head of the Botanical Garden at the Faculty of Tropical Agriculture at ČZU Prague

Anežka Daníčková

Head of the Botanical Garden at the Faculty of Tropical Agriculture at ČZU Prague

Josef Hakl

Professor of Crop Production with a specialization in Forage Science

Josef Hakl

Professor in the field of crop production, specializing in forage crop production

Luděk Stádník

Professor of Animal Science specializing in cattle breeding and management with regard to health, fertility, and the quantity and quality of production

Luděk Stádník

Professor of Animal Science specializing in cattle breeding and management with regard to health, fertility, and the quantity and quality of production

Karolína Brandlová

Researcher specializing in the conservation of the giant eland and other large mammals of the African savanna

Karolína Brandlová

Head of the Botanical Garden at the Faculty of Tropical Agriculture at ČZU Prague

Petr Musil

An ornithologist specializing in waterbirds and their habitats in the context of current climate and environmental changes

Petr Musil

An ornithologist specializing in waterbirds and their habitats in the context of current climate and environmental changes

Zdislava Procházková

A specialist at the Botanical Garden who focuses on promoting tropical and subtropical crop plants

Zdislava Procházková

A specialist at the Botanical Garden who focuses on promoting tropical and subtropical crop plants

Jana Kocourková

Associate Professor and Lichenologist specializing in lichen taxonomy, systematics, evolution, and ecology

Jana Kocourková

A lecturer specializing in the taxonomy, systematics, evolution, and ecology of lichens

Vojtěch Klinger

Director of The Cost of Convenience, screenwriter, and host of educational and popular science programs

Vojtěch Klinger

Director of the film The Cost of Convenience, screenwriter, and host of educational and popular science programs

Guests

Honza Šípek

Serge-Olivier Rondeau

Judita Hunáková

Raghunath 'Rana' Belur

Maciej Zapiór and Artem Koval

Sugandhi Gadadhar

Ondřej Sovík

Tomáš Větrovský

Petr Hříbek

Markéta Seidelová

Anežka Daníčková

Josef Hakl

Luděk Stádník

Karolína Brandlová

Petr Musil

Zdislava Procházková

Jana Kocourková

Vojtěch Klinger

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