Miroslav Donutil, one of the Czech Republic\u2019s most beloved actors, accepted the Actor\u2019s Mission Award at Art Film Fest today. He personally placed a bronze plaque bearing his own name in Festival Park, earning a place among other illustrious winners such as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Gina Lollobrigida, Jeremy Irons and Omar Sharif. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn acting circles it\u2019s said that we don\u2019t need prizes; the most important award is praise from audiences. But in my opinion awards can be a real boost, especially in our later years when motivation dwindles. For me it\u2019s a great honour to accept your award, and I’m deeply touched,\u201d said Donutil at today\u2019s press conference. <\/p>\n
Donutil has loved to show off from an early age, and despite his initial plans to become a journalist, acting became is lifelong passion. Today, he is doubtlessly one of the Czech Republic\u2019s elite performers, having won prestigious awards like the Czech Lion. <\/p>\n
While still a student at the Jan\u00e1\u010dek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno, he performed at the now-legendary Goose on a String Theatre (Divadlo Husa na prov\u00e1zku), where he went on to portray more than 50 unforgettable roles from the 1970s on, blossoming into a unique acting personality in the process. It was there that he met fellow Actor\u2019s Mission Award laureate Bolek Pol\u00edvka, the start of a twenty-year-long collaboration. Together they made a lasting impression on audiences with 1992’s The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday. \u201dBolek says he’s finished the script for a sequel \u2013 I say he hasn\u2019t. We\u2019ll see who’s right. If the film ever gets made, I\u2019d love to be in it,\u201d revealed Donutil at Art Film Fest. <\/p>\n
In 1990 Donutil joined Prague’s National Theatre, where he performs to this day. Since the beginning of his career, he has appeared in nearly 100 television programmes and films, in unforgettable roles including the spirited communist patriarch in the legendary Cosy Dens (1998) and the pastor in the Oscar-nominated \u017delary (2003). Equally memorable are his portrayals of military officers in the martial comedies Tankov\u00fd prapor (Tank Battalion, 1991) and \u010cierni bar\u00f3ni (The Black Barons, 1992). His performance as an emasculated assistant in the black comedy Traps (1998) earned Donutil a Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actor, and his most recent success is his starring role in the popular Novel for Men (2010), in which he plays a cynical, uncompromising lawyer.
Donutil also holds a permanent place in the public’s mind as a brilliant humourist. His one-man show, one of the touchstones of his career, has earned him a reputation as a witty storyteller and an objective, ironic observer with a warm sense of humour. \u201cI consider myself very fortunate that my audiences range in age from five to ninety and come from every possible walk of life,\u201d says Donutil.
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Art Film Fest 2012 \u2013 the 20th International Tren\u010dianske Teplice\/Tren\u010d\u00edn Film Festival
The festival is held under the auspices of Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico.<\/p>\n
Organizers: ART FILM, n.o., FORZA, a.s.<\/p>\n
Co-organizers: The Town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the City of Tren\u010d\u00edn, K\u00fapele Tren\u010dianske Teplice
Financial Support: The Audiovisual Fund<\/p>\n
General Sponsors: KOOPERATIVA pois\u0165ov\u0148a Vienna Insurance Group, Privatbanka<\/p>\n
Main Sponsors: Omnia Holding SE, Slovnaft, AquaCity Poprad, Hydrotour Travel Agency<\/p>\n
Official Transport Provider: Lancia <\/p>\n
Logistics Sponsor: DHL
Student cinepasses for only \u20ac5 provided by Prv\u00e1 stavebn\u00e1 sporite\u013e\u0148a, a. s. <\/p>\n
Sponsors: TIPOS, Slovak Telekom, Penzi\u00f3n Baske, Cinemax, Forza CZ, Omnia Motors, Omnia 2000, DOMO Omnia, Omnia KLF<\/p>\n
Official Suppliers: zna\u010dka Mo\u00ebt, Hotel Pax \u2013 the festival spa hotel, NAY Elektrodom, Esterle&Esterle, MF team, LampART, Stredn\u00e1 odborn\u00e1 \u0161kola polygrafick\u00e1<\/p>\n
Main Media Sponsors: Slovak Radio and Television, Pravda, R\u00e1dio FM, zoznam.sk<\/p>\n
Media Sponsors: TA 3, TV JOJ, Film Europe Channel, Central Europe Television, R\u00e1dio Europa 2, .t\u00fd\u017ede\u0148, Eurotelev\u00edzia, Pardon, OK!, Kine\u010dko, Kam do mesta, Focus, GONG SK, Boomerang Media, SITA News Agency, Pay-Per Vision Media, euroAWK, Bittner-print, moviemania.sk, filmneweurope.com<\/p>\n
Partners: The Tren\u010d\u00edn Self-governing Region, the European Commission Representation in Slovakia, the Slovak Film Institute, the Embassy of Israel in Slovakia, CzechTourism, Celtima SK, Hotel Fl\u00f3ra, KURSALON, versity, the Bratislava Culture and Information Centre, Hollywood Classic Entertainment, Niagara, Magic Box Slovakia, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava, Istituto Luce \u2013 Cinecitt\u00e1, Character \u2013 Film Development Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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