Cenek Zahradnicek

Gender:

Male

Awards/Recognition:

International Amateur Movie Show, 1938

Films:

Příběh vojáka = A Soldier’s Story (1935)

Video: Via Vk

Profession:

Filmmaker

Biographical Notes:

From Prague, Czechoslovakia, "Čeněk Zahradníček (1900–1989), 'Man with a Camera', is known mainly as a respected pioneer of the Czech amateur film. Zahradníček began filming in the 1930s, and became a professional news cameraman in 1937. He was one of the founders of the Prague Pathé Club, he was also an active amateur filmmaker and the amateur film promoter" Brno 16 International Short Film Festival.

Bibliographic Resources:

American Cinematographer, April, 1938, 170.
"Amateur, avant-garde, contemporary – The Čeněk Zahradníček retrospective," Brno 16 International Short Fiction Film Festival. http://2012.brno16.cz/en/accompanying-program/amateur-avant-garde-contemporary-cenek-zahradnicek-retrospective
A Czech document from the Czech National Archives gives a brief biography of Zahradníček.