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The Long Flight

This movie captures a dream of two balloon pilots who have decided to be the first Czechs in history to participate in the world's oldest air race, which is at the same time an extreme in aeronautics - the Gordon Bennett Cup. With no money, no experience, no gas balloon... But they made it. The flight was finally the longest balloon flight of Czechs under the Czech flag in history and broke two national records.

  • Ales Vasicek
    Director
  • Ales Vasicek
    Writer
  • Ales Vasicek
    Producer
  • Ales Vasicek
    Key Cast
  • Jan Smrčka
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Other
  • Genres:
    Aviation
  • Runtime:
    41 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 20, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Czechia
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland
  • Language:
    Czech
  • Shooting Format:
    DV cam
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Ales Vasicek

Personal Data:
Name and Surname: Aleš VAŠÍČEK
title: Bc., M.A.
date of birth: 20. března 1980
place of birth: Trutnov, Czech Republic

Education:
2008-2010 Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands, Master Photographic studies , Master of Arts degree,
2005-2008 Charles University of Prague,Czech republic, bachelor degree in Jurnalism
1996-1999 Secondary technical school of communication technologies, Motion Picture and Sound technologies, Prague, Czech Republic

Work Experience:
2013 (IX.) - (now) reporter at curent affairs program Víkend, TV Nova

except hundreds of reports:
2017 (VI.) A Short TV documentary for TV Nova on return of the Prewalski Horses from Prague ZOO to Mongolia, Gobi-B protected in cooperation with Czech Military Air Force (reporter and cameraman)

2016 (XII) – 2017(I.) A Short TV documentary for TV Nova on preparation of Czech truck team at Dakar Rally (Czech republic, Argentina, Paraquay) - (reporter and cameraman)

2015 (III.) A Short TV documentary for TV Nova on Aeropostale - pioneers of the first air mail in Africa in 1920s and tracks of Antioine de Saint – Exupéry in Western Sahara (reporter and cameraman)

2013 (II.) - 2013 (VIII.) foreing news reporter, TV Nova

2012 (IX.) - 2013 (I.) Expedition „With Trabant across South America“, driver, cook, blogger and reporter of the Czech Radio Radiožurnál, www.transtrabant.cz

2011 (III.) - 2012 (VIII.) foreing news reporter, TV Nova

2009 (III.-IX.) Internship at Paradox, Edam, NL (www.paradox.nl) – curator of the project Farewell to Arms , presented and Noorderlicht Photo-festival 2009, Groningen, NL

2009 (I.-VI.) administative worker at World Press Photo, Amsterdam, NL – preparation of the contest of the year 2009

1999 - 2008 Freelance photographer and student

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Director Statement

Everything is different, when you fly.