The Maiden’s War
The young couple Ema and Viktor go out to enjoy a beautiful weekend together at Viktor's cottage. However, their stay is disrupted by an attack by masked attackers - a clan of women uncovering Viktor's dark past.
A short student film devoted to the current activities of extremist groups, including their negative and dangerous manipulations. Overturning all life values and their subsequent transgression, including the worst - murder. The story of the film is loosely inspired by the legendary Czech legend The Maidens' War.
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Pavel BartovskýDirector
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Pavel BartovskýWriter
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Pavel BartovskýProducer
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Fakulta designu a umění Ladislava Sutnara Západočeské univerzity v PlzniProducer
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Barbora MudrováKey Cast"Ema"
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Vojtěch HájekKey Cast"Viktor"
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Zuzana PáleníkováKey Cast"Vlasta"
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Pavel SýkoraCinematographer
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Yurii FenynetsSound design
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Lukáš SkalníkEditor
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Pavel BartovskýColor Grading
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Pavel BartovskýVisual Effects
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Tereza BartovskáSet Production Manager
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Olga MyškováMakeup artist
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Project Title (Original Language):Volavka
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Crime, Thriller, Horror
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Runtime:11 minutes 19 seconds
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Completion Date:January 2, 2024
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Country of Origin:Czech Republic
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Country of Filming:Czech Republic
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Language:Czech
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
Pavel Bartovský is a Czech film director, producer and project manager. He studied directing at the Miroslav Ondříček Film Academy in Písek and is now studying at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art in Pilsen. Pavel first drew attention to himself with the short horror film Visitor (2020), a film about domestic violence against women, which won numerous awards around the world, including Hollywood, and subsequently with the TV documentary Life Through the viewfinder of Petr Brukner (2023) and I Am Influencer (2022).
Film Director Biography:
2022: I Am Influencer (Short Documentary)
2021: Ekoteroristi: Únos / Eco-terrorists (Graduate Student Film)
2020: Lov / The Hunt (Student Film)
2020: Visitor (Student Short Film)
2023: Život hledáčkem Petra Bruknera / Life Through the viewfinder of Petr Brukner (TV Documentary)