He has his masters from FAMU film academy of the Czech Republic, where he is currently teaching cinematography. He is a founding member of the independent film company Lampafilm Praha and regularly works with Czech Television and private film producers. As DoP, he has a dozen full-length features to his credit. He has been nominated for the Czech Lion award of Best Cinematography and his feature films have six times been nominated and one time successfully awarded for best cinematography from the Association of Czech Cinematographers. His work includes numerous documentaries, award-winning experimental projects, films for television, music video clips and collaborative work with the National Theatre of Prague. He represents the Czech Republic in Imago, the European Society of Cinematographers. In 2012 Marek Jicha was elected as Prezident of Association of Czech Cinematographers.
Marek is teaching as Professor at FAMU in Prague in its camera department, since 2005 to 2016 functioning as Head of Camera Department (succeeding Prof. Jaromir Sofr) and as professor at AU Abroad Program Washington DC, CET program, NY UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, YALE UNIVERSITY, EMERSON UNIVERSITY + FAMU International Academic Programs. He is member of Czech Film and Television Academy CFTA and European Film Academy EFA. Since 2013 he works as Head of researching program NAKI AMU, Academy of Performing Arts. Subject is Methods of Digitization of national film fund.
Contact
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Praha 6 160 00
Czech Republic
References
Feature Film2018 - "VECNE TVA NEVERNA", director Milan Cieslar
2018 - "ALENKA V ZEMI ZAZRAKU" [Alice in the Land of Miracles], director Otakaro Schmidt, Jana Studnickova
2013 - "GOLETTE" [Golette], director Milan Cieslar
2011 - "LASKA JE LASKA" [Love is Love], director Milan Cieslar
2010 - "HLAVA-RUCE-SRDCE" [Head-Hands-Heart], director David Jarab
2009 - "SNEZNA NOC" [Snow Night], director Milan Cieslar
2009 - "ULOVIT MILIARDARE" [Catch the Billionaira], director Tomas Vorel
2008 - "LOVEC VODNIHO TICHA" Hunter of Silence], director Milan Cieslar
2007 - "GYMPL" [The Can], director Tomas Vorel
2005 - „SKRITEK" [The Imp], director Tomas Vorel
2004 - „VATERLAND - LOVECKY DENIK" [Vaterland A Hunting Logbook], director David Jarab
2001 - "CERNE SLZY" [Black Tiers], director Milan Cieslar
Documentary
2017 - "LADISLAV MRKVICKA", director Svetlana Lazarova
2016 - "JAKO BYCHOM DNES ZEMRIT MELI", director Roman Vavra
2016 - "MELANCHOLY OF MOVEMENT AND STILLNESS - Czech Photographers, Ekrt, Sudek, Lutterer", director David Jarab
2012 - "MOJE SLZA,TVUJ DEST“, director Eva Lustig
2007 - "PISNICKAR, KTERY NEZEMREL" [The Immortal Balladeer of Prague], director Pepi Lustig & Marek Jícha
2007 - "TITOVY DUCHOVE", director Mira Erdevički-Charap
2005 - "VALKA V PAMETI ZEN" „War in woman memory“, director Dasa Smrzova
2005 - "MARIANEK", director Rudolf Adler
2001 - "SOMEWHERE BETTER", director Mira Erdevicki-Charap
