Bionaut

Bionaut is a fully integrated Czech film and TV production company based in Prague and founded in 1999. The company works with the production of fiction, documentary and animated films and television series. It is now one of the top Czech productions companies in the country.

In 2014, Bionaut expanded to include three new labels to support animation, documentaries and genre films and set up its own animation studio called Kredenc. In 2017 sister companies in Poland (Kosmonaut), Slovakia (Raketa) and Serbia (Aeronaut) were created by Bionaut production.

Planet Bionaut focuses on development, crowdfunding, production, postproduction, marketing and distribution support of several projects every year. All these activities in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia are making Bionaut a unique organization in Central Europe.

Bionaut Works is the service and line producing brand of Bionaut. Many years of experience with organization of filming in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, represent professional approach to your project and personally customized work which suits your specific needs and budget. For any international production company wishing to shoot part or all of their film in Czechia, they can provide creative and financial collaboration on co-productions, including also applications for co-production funding from the Czech Film Fund and access rebates through the Czech incentives scheme.

Bionaut and its network of companies through Central Europe (Slovakia, Poland and Serbia) offers a unique ability to access production services and funding across the region. Bionaut Works Team are reliable, fast, and love making motion pictures.

Contact

Dělnická 47
Praha 7 170 00
Czech Republic

References

Feature films:

Smradi / Brats, 2002 – d. Zdeněk Tyc (awards: Karlovy Vary IFF 2002 competition, IFF Istanbul – best director, Czech Film Awards – 7 nominations including best film, awarded for best actor – Ivan Trojan; Czech Rep., 2002)

Sentiment, 2003 – d. Tomáš Hejtmánek

Silný kafe / Bitter Coffee, 2004 – d. Borkur Gunnarsson

Žralok v Hlavě / Shark in the Head, 2005 – d. Maria Procházková

Kdopak by se vlka bál / Who Is Afraid of the Wolf , 2008 – d. Maria Procházková

Pouta / Walking Too Fast, 2010 – d. Radim Špaček (Český lev, Cena české filmové kritiky)

Vendeta / Vendetta, 2011 – d. Miroslav Ondruš

Místa / Places, 2014 – d. Radim Špaček

MY 2 / US 2, 2014 – d. Slobodanka Radun

Psi nenosí kalhoty / Dogs Don’t Wear Pants, 2019 – d. Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää (Cannes, Directors’ Fortnight)

Shoky & Morthy: Poslední velká akce / Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, 2021 – d. Andy Fehu

Hrana zlomu / Repulse, 2021 – d. Emil Křižka

V běhu / Runner, 2021 – d. Andrius Blaževičius (KVIFF 2021)

#annaismissing, 2023 – d. Pavel Soukup

TV and online series:

Přešlapy, 2009 – d. Kateřina Šulajová, Jaroslav Fuit, Radim Špaček, Dan Wlodarczyk

Zázraky života, 2010 – d. Jaromír Polišenský, Radim Špaček

Letiště, 2006–2007 – d. Petr Zahrádka, Radim Špaček, Jaroslav Fuit, Jakub Sommer

Základka, 2012 – d. Petr Zahrádka

Doktor Martin / Doc Martin, 2015 – d. Petr Zahrádka

Mamon, 2015– d. Vladimír Michálek (Český lev)

Parta Maraton, 2016 – r. Pavel Nosek

Svět pod hlavou / Shadow of the Ferns, 2017 – d. Marek Najbrt, Radim Špaček (Czech Lion award)

Dáma & Král / Lady & King, 2017–2019 – d. Vladimír Michálek, Petr Zahrádka, Slobodanka Radun,
Lukáš Hanulák

Zmlsané dějiny / Hungry History, 2018 – d. Pavel Soukup

Strážmistr Topinka / Constable Topinka, 2019 – d. Petr Zahrádka

#martyisdead, 2019 – d. Pavel Soukup (Český lev, Emmy – krátkometrážní seriál)

Mlsné medvědí příběhy / Hungry Bear Tales, 2020–2021 – d. Kateřina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová

Mlsné medvědí recepty / Hungry Bear Recipes, 2020 – d. Kateřina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová

Odznak Vysočina / Highland Badge, 2022 – d. Pavel Soukup, Andy Fehu

Jitřní záře / Morning Glow, 2022 – d. Dan Wlodarczyk

#annaismissing, 2023 – d. Pavel Soukup (Series Mania 2024, cena AČK,
cena Trilobit, cena České filmové kritiky)

What Haunts Us, 2024 – d. Lukáš Hanulák, Jan Haluza, Andy Fehu

Documentaries:

Obec B. / Village B., 2000 (awards: Best short documentary film at Karlovy Vary IFF 2002, IDFA Amsterdam 2002 Silver Wolf Competition) – d. Filip Remunda

Hry prachu, 2002 – d. Martin Mareček

Pátrání po Ester, 2005 – d. Věra Chytilová

Zdroj, 2005 – d. Martin Mareček

Houslový rytíř / The Violin Knight (d. Pavel Marek, Czech Rep., 2006)

Auto*mat, 2009 – d. Martin Mareček

Medvědí ostrovy, 2010 – d. Martin Ryšavý

Na Vodě, 2015 – d. Martin Ryšavý

Králové Šumavy, 2019 – d. Kris Kelly (MFDF Jihlava – cena studentské poroty)

Boylesque, 2022 – d. Bogna Kowalczyk

PSH Nekonečný příběh, 2022 – d. Štěpán FOK Vodrážka (KVIFF 2022)

Short animated films:

Mlsné medvědí příběhy: Vzhůru na pól! / Hungry Bear Tales: To the Pole!, 2023 – d. Kateřina Karhánková

Mlsné medvědí příběhy / Hungry Bear Tales, 2020 (Czech Rep., Slovakia, Poland, Ireland) – d. Kateřina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová

Jsme si o smrt blíž, 2019 – d. Bára Anna Stejskalová

Rosa & Dara a jejich velké prázdninové dobrodružství, 2015 – d. Martin Duda

Radio Kebrdle, 2006 – d. Zdeněk Durdil

Svetlonoš / Torchbearer, 2003 – d. Václav Švankmajer

Piktogramy a Bubáci, 2000 – d. Maria Procházková

Pod prahem, 1999 – d. Martin Krejčí

Příušnice, 1998 – d. Maria Procházková

Short films:

Yung Michal, 2022 – d. Štěpán FOK Vodrážka (KVIFF 2022)

Za polem / The Other Side of the Farmland, 2023 – d. Hana Neničková (Pragueshorts, KVIFF 2023)

Podcasts:

Pohřešovaná / Missing, 2020 – d. Petr Hátle (Audiokniha roku – nejlepší zvukový design)

Anatomie Strachu / Anatomy of Fear, 2020 – d. Brit Jensen (Audiokniha roku – mluvené slovo mimo kategorie)

Terapie sdílením / Therapy of Sharing, 2020 – d. Johana Ožvold

Gotťák, 2021 – d. Pavel Klusák

Zvuk umění / Sound of Art, 2022 – d. Damián Machaj

Nechat to bejt / Let it Be, 2023 – d. Jiří Slavičínský